Georgios
Averoff is an Italian Pisa
Class Armored Cruiser, was purchased in October 1909 with funds left to
the Greek Navy for warship purchases by the Greek millionaire G.Averoff.
The cruiser was named after the navy's benefactor. She was the flagship of
the Greek Fleet during the Balkan Wars 1912-1913. The fleet under the
command of Rear Admiral Paul Kondouriotis, successfully stopped the
Turkish Navy from issuing from the Dardanelles and helped the army seize
territory. On January 18, 1913 Averoff
engaged the Turkish cruiser Medjidieh, four armored ships
and 13 torpedo craft. Averoff
met the Turkish squadron 12 miles from Lemnos and after two hours of
gunnery exchange, the Turks retired. Averoff
was refitted 1925-1927. On April 25, 1941 she escaped to Alexandria as
Greece was invaded by the German Army. During the war she was a convoy
escort in the Indian Ocean. The armored cruiser, Georgios
Averoff is still in existence as a
memorial at Poros Island, 40 miles south of Athens. (Conway's
All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921)
The YS Master Pieces model of
G. Averoff
reflects her appearance during the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913.
Vital Statistics
Averoff
Displacement: 9,958 tons normal; Dimensions: Length-
462 ft oa, 426 ft pp; Beam- 69 ft; Draught- 24 ft 8 in: Complement:
670 Armament: four 9.2 inch/45 cal
(234mm)(2x2); eight 7.5 inch/45 cal (190mm)(4x2); sixteen 3 inch
(76mm); two 47mm; three 18 inch (457mm) torpedo tubes Armor:
Belt- 8 inch -3.3 inch (203m-83mm); Deck- 2 inch (50mm);
Turrets- 8 inch (203mm); Conning Tower- 7 inch (178mm) Machinery:
2 shaft VTE, 22 Belleville boilers, 19,000 ihp; Speed: 22.5 kts
Range: 7125 nm @ 10 kts; Coal: 660/1500 tons
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