Greek Cruiser Georgios Averof
Coordinates: 37°56′02″N 23°41′01″E / 37.93389°N 23.68361°E / 37.93389; 23.68361
Averof as a floating museum in Palaio Faliro, Athens |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Georgios Averof Θ/Κ Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ |
| Namesake: | George Averoff |
| Ordered: | 1909 |
| Builder: | Orlando Shipyards, Livorno |
| Laid down: | February 27, 1910 |
| Launched: | March 12, 1910 |
| Commissioned: | September 1, 1911 |
| Decommissioned: | August 1, 1952 |
| Fate: | museum ship at Faliron |
| Notes: | Action at Naval Battle of Elli, Naval Battle of Lemnos. Website http://www.bsaverof.com |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Pisa-class armored cruiser |
| Displacement: | Full load 10,200 tons Standard 9,956 tons |
| Length: | 140.13 m (459.74 ft) |
| Beam: | 21 m (68.90 ft) |
| Draft: | 7.18 m (23.56 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Boilers: 22 Belleville water tube type, Engines: 2 four cylinder reciprocating steam engines, Shafts: 2 (twin screw ship), Power: 19,000 shp (14.2 MW) |
| Speed: | 23.5 knots maximum 20 knots operational |
| Range: | 2,480 nautical miles (4,590 km) at 17.5 knots (32 km/h) |
| Complement: | 670 maximum capacity: 1200 |
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Georgios Averof (Greek: Θ/Κ Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ) is a Greek warship which served as the flagship of the Royal Hellenic Navy during most of the first half of the 20th Century. Although popularly known as a battleship (θωρηκτό), it is in fact an armored cruiser, (θωρακισμένο καταδρομικό) and one of a handful of such ships still in existence – the others being the protected cruisers Aurora and USS Olympia.
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