Miscellaneous Smaller Navies 1914

Contributed by Doug Thompson (doug_thompson@adg.ardemgaz.com):

Serbia- None
Belgium- None
Luxembourg- None
Kingdom of Bavaria (Part of the German Empire)-- None
Monte-Negro-- None
Czech revolt-- None


And courtesy of Cliff McMullen (celtic@osicom.net):

From the 1913/1914 Navy League Annual ( with misc. from 1915-16 Annual ). Note that some of this information may be superseded by more modern resources.

MINOR NAVAL POWERS

BULGARIA

The only important ship is the torpedo gunboat Nadiezda (1898), of 715 tons.

2,600=18.85 knots on trial. Armament 2 - 3.9" QF, 3 smaller QF, and 2 torpedo

tubes. Khrabri, Bistri, Smeli, Dree, and two other torpedo-gunboats

launched in 1907-10 in France, transported and put together at Varna.

Displacement 100 tons. IHP 2,000=26 knots. Armament 3 - 3 pdr QF and 3 tubes.

Also three of 97.5 tons launched 1904-05. IHP 1,900=24 knots. Armament, the

same as Khrabri. There are two armoured gunboats on the Danube, and a

dozen smaller steamers included in the fleet.

ECUADOR

Libertador Bolivar (ex-Almirante Simpson) (1896), 812 tons and 21 knots.

Armament , 2 - 4.7" QF, 4 smaller QF, and three tubes. Purchased from

Chili, 1908.

Two old despatch vessels, Papin and Inconstant, of 891 tons. A few

insignifcant gunboats.

ROUMANIA

Light Cruiser - Elizabetha (1887), 1,320 tons. IHP 3,000=17 knots. Armament

4 - 4.7" Creusot QF, 6 small QF, and 4 torpedo tubes. Joan Bratiano,

Lascar Cartargi, Lahovary, Mihail Cogalniceanu - monitors launched 1907.

Displacement 581 tons. IHP 1,800=14 knots. Armament 3 - 4.7" QF in

separate turrets, 2 - 4.7" howitzers, 4 - 3 pdr QF, and 2 machine guns.

Complement 80. Eight torpedo-boats launched 1906-07. Displacement 51 tons.

IHP 620=18 knots. Armament 1 - 3 pdr QF, 1 machine gun, and 2 torpedo tubes.

Three torpedo-boats of 26 knots and 100 tons were also completed 1907-08. A

number of these and a submarine boat are projected.

URUGUAY

Uruguay, Scout built at Stettin. Launched 1909. Displacement 1,250 tons.

Designed IHP 5,700=25 knots. Armament 2 - 4.7" QF, 4 - 3" QF,

6 - 3 pdr QF, 6 machine guns, and two torpedo tubes. Coal capacity

210 tons = 3,000 miles at 12 knots.

General Saurez, 300 tons. Training ship of 12.5 knots speed, and armed with

2 - 4.7" QF and a few small QF. A despatch vessel, General Rivera, and

a few gunboats. The light cruiser Montivideo, of 2,095 tons, was wrecked in

November 1912 and became a total loss. She was originally the Italian

Dogali and was purchased three years ago.

COLUMBIA

This State possesses the cruiser Almirante Lezo (1,200 tons, 18 knots, and a

few small guns), two 643-ton gunboats, Chercuito and Bogota, and two

400-ton river gunboats, General Nerino and Esperanza.

EGYPT

Egypt owns a flotilla of stern-wheel river gunboats of from 128 to 140 tons.

Their names are Sultan, Sheikh, Melik, Fateh, and Naseh. Older

vessels are the Abu-Klea, Hafir, Metemmeh, and Tamai.

HAYTI

Cruiser, Ferrier (ex-Umbria) (1891). Purchased from Italy. 2,245 tons,

7,500 IHP = 18.5 knots. Armament 8 - 4.7" QF, 16 smaller, and 2 tubes.

Corvette, Dessalines (1,200 tons). carrying 3 - 3.9" and 4 small QF. Gunboat

Capois la Mort, 260 tons, 1 - 3.9" and 4 - 1 pdr QF. Two sloops and a

gun vessel, 22nd of December.

SAN DOMINGO

Gunboat - Restauracion (1896), 1,000 tons. A few small guns. Independencia

(1894), 322 tons and seven machine guns.

SARAWAK

Four small yachts mounting guns of light calibre.

SIAM

Protected Cruiser and Royal Yacht - Maha Chakrkri, 2,500 tons, 18 knots,

and armed with 4 - 4.7" QF and smaller QF. Kaw-Sua-Tayarn-Schol and

two other destroyers built at Kobe, Japan in 1908-11. Armament 6 - 12 pdr QF,

and 2 torpedo tubes. Six torpedo boats also built at Kobe, launched 1908 or

building. Details uncertain. Suriya Monthon (1908), Customs cruiser of

260 tons. IHP 700=14.5 knots. Armament 1 - 6 pdr QF. In addition, six

modern gunboats of 600-700 tons, and a dozen smaller vessels and launches.

VENEZUELA

Bolivar (571 tons, 18.6 knots), gunboat armed with 2 - 4.7" barbette.

Miranda, 220 tons, 12 knot gunboat, two transports, and a few small,

old steamers.

CHINA

Light Cruisers
Name Launched Completed Displ (tons) Designed I. H. P. Speed Armament Coal Capacity
Nan-Shin 1883 1883 2,200 2,400 14.25 2 - 8" B.L.
7 - 40 pr Vavasseur
1 - 4.7" Q
4 Machine Guns
1/0 Tubes
460 tons
Pao-Nim 1884 1885 1,477 2,400 14.00 2 - 5.9" B.L.
6 - 4.7" Q
4 Machine
2/0 Tubes
360 tons
Ying-Ching 1886 1888 2,100 2,400 14.00 2 - 7" B.L.
7 - 40 pr B.L.
6 Machine
2/0 Tubes
360 tons
Ton-Chi 1895 1896 1,800 - 15.00 2 - 5.9" Q
1 - 4.7" Q
2 Machine
No Tubes
360 tons
Hai-Yung
Hai-Shew
Hai-Shen
1897
1897
1898
1898 2,950 7,500 19.50 3 - 5.9" Q
8 - 4" Q
13 Smaller Q
2/1 Tubes
200/500 tons
Hai-Chi 1898 1900 4,300 17,000 24.00 2 - 8" Q
10 - 4.7" Q
22 Smaller Q
5/0 Tubes
400/1,000 tons
Ying-Swei
Fei-Hung
Chao-Ho
1911
1912
1912
1912
1913
1913
2,500
2,650
2,850
6,000
(Turbines)
20.00 2 - 6" Q
4 - 4" Q
10 Smaller Q
2/0 Tubes
250/600 tons

Destroyers
Name Launched Compl. Displ in Tons Armament Remarks
Fu-Po
Fu-Yun
Chang-Feng
Lung-Tuan
1912 1912 425 2 - 12 pr Q
4 - 3 pr Q
2 torpedo tubes
Built at Schichau's Yard, Elbing
"
Built at the Stabilmento Tecnico, Trieste

Torpedo-Gunboats
Kien-Wei (1900), Kien-Ngan (1899). Displacement, 861 tons. I.H.P. 7,000 = 22.50 knots.
Armament, 1 - 3.9" Q, 9 smaller Q, and 2 torpedo tubes. Coal capacity 360 tons.
Fei-ying (1897). Displacement, 850 tons. I.H.P. 8,000 = 22.00 knots. Armament, 2 - 3.9" Q 10 smaller Q, 3 torpedo tubes. Coal capacity 150 tons.

Gunboats
Tschutai, Tschutung, Tschuju, Tschuhai, Tschujo, Tschukuan. Launched in Japan, 1906-07. Displacement, 570 tons. I.H.P. 1,350 = 13.00 knots.
Armament, 2 - 4.7" Q, 2 - 3" Q, 4 machine guns.
Kiangjuan. Launched, 1904. Displacement, 565 tons. I.H.P. 950 = 14.70 knots on trial.
Armament, 1 - 4" Q, 2 - 3 pr Q, 4 machine guns.
Kianghen, Kiangtschen, Kiangli. Launched, 1907. Displacement, 570 tons. I.H.P. 950 =
13.50 knots. Armament, 1 - 4.7" Q, 1 - 3" Q, 4 - 3 pr Q, and 4 machine guns.
Jung-Fung, Jung-Tschiang, Jung-Hsiang. Launched in Japan, 1912. Displacement,
780 tons. I.H.P. - = 13.00 knots. Armament, 2 - 4.7" Q, 4 - 3" Q, 4 machine guns.
Feihu, Fei-lung. Displacement, 1,000 tons. Speed, 14 knots. Building in China.

River Gunboats
Kiangtschi, Kiangku, Kiangkung, Kiangta. Launched, 1908. Speed, 14 knots.
Armament, 5 small guns.
Tschiang-kun, Tsin-Pei. Launched (Germania Yard), 1911-1912. Displacement,
149 tons. I.H.P. 500 = 13 knots. Armament, 7 small guns.

Torpedo-Boats
Tschang, Tschen, Litsch, Su. Launched, 1900-07, in Japan. Displacement, 97 tons. I.H.P. 1,200 = 23.50 knots. Armament, 2 - 3 pr Q, and 3 torpedo tubes.

Also three or four obsolete torpedo-boats.

There are a score of other cruising vessels of little value, but the above probably represents the entire effective Chinese Navy.

DENMARK

Coast Defence Battleships
Name Launched Compl. Displ. in Tons Designed I. H. P. Designed Speed Armament Belt Turret Coal Capacity
Iver Hvitfelt 1886 1889 3,208 5,100 15.60 2 - 10.2"BL
4 - 4.7" BL
12 Smaller Q
4 Tubes
11.5" 8.5" 250 tons
Skjold 1896 1899 2,115 2,200 13.00 1 - 9.4" BL
3 - 4.7" Q
6 Smaller Q
4 Tubes
9"-12" 7.8" 280 tons
Herluf Trolle
Olfert Fischer
Peder Skram
1899
1903
1908
1901
1905
1909
3,415 4,200 16.00 2 - 9.4" B.L.
4 - 5.9" Q
18 Smaller Q
0/3 Tubes
4"-7" 7" 250 tons
" A " Bldg - 3,675 5,400 16.00 2 - 9.4" B.L.
4 - 5.9" Q
18 Smaller Q
0/4 Tubes
4"-8" 7" -

Light Cruisers
Hekla (1890), Geiser (1892), Heimdal (1894). Displacement, 1,260 tons. I.H.P. 3,000 = 17.00 knots.
Armament, 2 - 5.9" B.L., 10 small Q, and 5 tubes ;
others, 2 - 4.7" Q, 4 - 3.4" Q, 6 machine, and 4 tubes. Coal Capacity, 125 tons.
Fyen (1882, 2,580 tons), Valkyrien (1888, 2,900 tons). Speeds, 12 - 14 knots. Armed with several Krupp breech-loaders and a few small quick-firers.

Gunboats
Ingolf (1876), 990 tons, 10.50 knots, 6 old Krupps.
Falster (1873), Oresund (1874), Lille Belt (1875), Store Belt (1875). 240 - 360 tons,
8 - 9 knots, and 1 - 10" Armstrong M.L., 2 - 3.4" B.L., and 4 machine.
Drogden (1872), 50 tons, 6 knots, 1 - 9" Armstrong M.L.
Gronsund (1883), Guldborgsund (1884). 215 tons, 11.5 knots, 2 - 4.7" B.L. and 2 machine.

Seven old gunboats, used as training or surveying ships.

Destroyers
Soridderen, Tumleren, Windhunden, Sparkhuggeren, Soulven, Flyvesishen.
Launched, 1911 - 12. Displacement, 230 tons. I.H.P. turbines 3,500 = 27 knots.
Armament, 2 - 12 pr Q, and 4 torpedo tubes. Coal, 80 tons.
Delfinen, Hoalrossen, Svaerdfishen. Launched, 1914. Displacement, 182 tons.
I.H.P. turbines 3,500 = 27 knots. Armament, 1 - 12 pr Q and 4 torpedo tubes.

Torpedo-Boats
Ten (10) of 105 - 142 tons, 23 knots, and three to four tubes, built 1887 - 1907.
Fifteen (15) older or smaller boats of no warlike value. Three torpedo-boats building.

Submarines
Dykkeren. Launched, 1909, at Spezia. Displacement, 103/130 tons. Speeds, 12 knots
on surface and 7.5 knots submerged. Armament, 2 torpedo tubes.
Aegir, Galathea, Neptun, Ran, Triton. Launched, 1912 - 1914. Displacement,
185/235 tons. H.P. 450/275. Speeds, 13 knots on surface and 8 knots
submerged. Armament, 2 torpedo tubes, Whitehead-Fiume type.
Havmanden, Havfruen, Nymfen, Najaden, Thetis, 2 April. Launched, 1912 - 1914.
Displacement, 170/200 tons. H.P. 450/275. Speeds, 13 knots on surface and
8 knots submerged. Armament, 2 torpedo tubes, Whitehead-Fiume type.
Three (3) others building, 450 tons displacement, similar to Havmanden type as given above.

Torpedo Transport
Beskytteren (1900), 389 tons, 12 knots, 3 - 3 pr Q.

Mine-Layer
Lossen (per 1915/16 Annual but 1913/14 Annual gives name as Nyt) (1910).
Displacement, 500 tons. Designed H.P. 900 = 11 knots speed. Armament, 3 - 3 pr Q.

TURKEY

War (and other ) Notes : The Turco-Italian War of 1912 cost the Turks : Drama, a sister-ship of the Hamidieh, on the stocks of a nation she had been at war and seized by Italy. On February 24th an Italian squadron off Beyrouth sank the aged 2,500 ton iron-clad, Awni-Illah, and the new 160-ton torpedo-boat Anatolia. The Tokat and Eliajot, with two motor gunboats were also destroyed.

The advent in 1912 of a new British naval advisor led to a major repression of old material. However, none of the Annuals have stated that they were actually scrapped. On the possibility that they were relegated to minor support duties they are included in this report.

The projected battleship Reshadieh was still in the reports for 1915.

On July 16th, 1914, Messrs. Vickers, Ltd., of Barrow-in-Furness, signed a contract for the construction of a new Turkish Dreadnought. This ship's name was reported to be the Sultan Mehmed Fatieh. Preparations were made for laying this ship down, but it is very doubtful if she was begun before the outbreak of war.

The German battle-cruiser Goeben and light cruiser Breslau were "sold" to Turkey in 1914 and now appear in German and Turkish Official Reports as the Sultan Yawuz Selim and the Midillu respectively. Since the "sale" was obviously spurious and a belligerent warship cannot change her nationality, the Goeben and Breslau are retained in the German Tables.

Six destroyers were laid down at Havre, France, for the Turkish Navy about April 1914.

On the recommendation of the British Naval Advisor, the 1910 Ottoman Navy prepared a programme of new construction that included six battleships, twelve destroyers, twelve torpedo-boats, six submarines, two mining vessels, two training vessels, twenty-four river gunboats, one hospital ship, and six transports. This programme is independent of any ships now in existence.

Battleships
Name Launched Compl Displ in Tons Designed I.H.P. Designed Speed Armament Belt Turret Coal Capacity
Messudieh
Reconstructed 1901 at Ansaldo's Yard Genoa, twin screws being fitted, and a new armament given her.
1874 1876 9,120 11,000 17.50 2 - 9.2" B.L.
12 - 6" Q
28 Smaller Q 0/2 Tubes
12" 9" 600 tons
Haireddin Barbarossa (ex-German Weissenburg) 1891 1893 9874 10,000 17.00 6 - 11" old BL
8 - 4.1" Q
16 Smaller Q
12"-15" 5"-12" 680/800
Torgat Reiss (ex-German K.F. Wilhelm which Turkey was forced to buy from Germany in 1910 for twice her actual value.) 1891 1893 - - - 16 Smaller Q
1/2 Tubes
- - -
Muin-i-Zaffer
Reconstructed by Ansaldo, (originally) Genoa, 1903 - 1906. Guns (1915) probably all removed and mounted ashore for coastal defence.Complement, 220
1860 1869 2,314 2,200 12.5 - 14 4 - 6" Q
6 - 12 pr Q
10 - 6 pr Q
2 - 3 pr Q
4 machine guns
1 torpedo tube
9" -6" 9" 220/600
Feth-i-Bulend
Awni-Illah (both per above notes)
1860 1870 - - - - - - -
Mukadem- i-Hair Complement, 220 1870 1872 2,806 3,500 14.00 4 - 9.2" B.L.
8 Smaller Q
1 torpedo tube
9" - 3" iron 9"-6" 300 tons
Nedfim-i-Chefket 1866 1868 2,050 1,900 11.30 1 - 9" Armstrong M.L.
4 - 4.7" M.L.
8 Smaller Q
1 torpedo tube
3"-6" iron 5" -
Assar-i-Tewfik This vessel was refitted at Kiel in 1906. Since condemned (1910) (but still on active fleet lists in 1912). 1868 1870 4,613 3,560 13.30 3 - 5.9" Q
7 - 4.7" Q
6 - 6 pr Q
2 Smaller Q
8" 6" 400/600
Hamidieh 1885 1887 6,700 6,800 13.00 10 - 10.2" B.L.
2 - 6.7" B.L.
8 Smaller Q
2/0 Tubes
7" -9" 5" 600 tons
Azizieh
Reconstructed 1894
Mahmudieh
Osmanieh
Reconstructed 1894 Orkanieh Reconstructed 1890.
1864
1864
1864
1865
1866
1866
1866
1867
6,400 3,735 12.00 1 - 8.2" B.L.
9 - 5.9" Q
8 - 3.1" Q
11 Smaller Q
0/2 Tubes
10" 5" 750 tons

Protected Cruisers
Name Launched Displ in Tons Designed I. H. P. Designed Speed Armament Coal Capacity
Hamidieh
from 1912 Annual: The protected cruiser Abdul Hamid has been renamed Hamidieh, the same name as that borne by an old existing battleship of 6,700 tons.
1903 3,800 12,500 22.00 2 - 6" Q
8 - 4.7" Q
12 Smaller Q
2 torpedo tubes
600 tons
Abdul Medjidieh 1903 3,422 - - - -
Heibetnuma 1890 1,960 2,500 13.00 3 - 5.9"
6 - 4.7" Q
6 Smaller Q
2 torpedo tubes
-
Lutfi-Hamayoun 1892 1,313 2,800 13.00 4 - 6"
6 - 4.7" Q
6 Smaller Q
2 torpedo tubes
-

Torpedo-Gunboats
Berk-i-Satvet, Peik-i-Schevket. Launched at Kiel, 1906. Displacement, 770 tons.
I.H.P. 5,500 = 22 knots. Armament, 2 - 4" Q, 6 - 6 pr Q, 4 smaller Q, and 3 torpedo tubes.
Pelenk-i-deria (840 tons), Namet (900 tons). Launched, 1890. I.H.P. 4,500 - 5,000 = 20 knots. Armament, 2 - 4" Q, 16 machine guns, and 2 torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 110 tons.
Shahani-deria (1892), 450 tons. I.H.P. 3,000 = 22 knots. Armament, 2 - 4.7", 6 machine guns, and 4 torpedo tubes.

Gunboats
Aintab, Bafra, Tash-kupri, Geukdjeh-dagh, Orden, Malatia, Nertschehir, Quokedfedok, Refadieh. Launched in France 1907 - 1908. Displacement, 210 tons. H.P. 325 = 13 knots. Guns, 2 - 3 pr Q, and 2 machine guns. (Five or six gunboats of this class were sunk on Jan. 7th, 1912, in the Turco-Italian War, but their names cannot be ascertained. This class now [1915] comprises only three or four of the ships named.)
Aidin-Reis, Berak-Reis, Doruk-Reis, Giasia-Reis, Hiziz-Reis, Preveda, Sakiz. Launched, 1912 - 1913, at St. Nazaire and La Seyne Yards, France. Displacement, 502 tons. I.H.P. 1,025 = 14 knots. Dimensions, 178.8-foot length, 18-foot beam, and 8.2-foot maximum draught. Guns, 2 - 3.9" Q, 2 - 3 pr Q, and 2 machine guns.
Sedul Bahr, Zuhaf, Kilid-el-Bahr (1894), 800 tons. H.P. 160 = 12.7 knots.
Guns, 4 - 4.7" Q, 6 machine guns, and 2 torpedo tubes. Coal capacity 120 tons.
Berek-i-Zaffer, Nasri Huda, Nouril Bahr, Shevket Numa, Siak-i-Shadi, Timsah-Reschanieh. Launched, 1894 - 1903. Displacement, 195 tons. H.P. 450 = 12 knots. Guns, 2 - 12 pr Q, 2 - 3 pr Q. Two torpedo tubes (above water).
Josgad, Kastamuni. Launched, 1906. Displacement, 185 tons. 12 knots speed.
Guns, 2 - 3 pr Q.
Seyat, Furat (1883), 200 tons. H.P. 100 = 10 knots. Guns, 2 old 3" and 2 - 6 pr Q.
Practically worthless [1915].

Destroyers
Jadikar-i-Millet, Muavenet-i-Millet, Gairet-i-watanieh, Numouneh-i-hamiet.
Purchased from Schichau, Elbing, 1909. Displacement, 607 tons. Designed I.H.P. 12,000 = 30 knots. Armament, 2 - 4.1" Q, 2 machine guns, and 3 torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 160 tons. Originally built for the German Navy as the S165 - 168 ; purchased by Turkey in 1910.
Berk-Eftschan, Taijar. Launched, 1909. 270 tons. H.P. 3,400 = 25 knots. Guns, 4 - 1 pr Q, 2 smaller Q, 2 torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 60 tons.
Samsoun, Basra, Yar Hissar, Tachoz. Launched, 1907. 305 tons. H.P. 6,000 = 28 knots. Guns, 2 - 12 pr Q and 2 torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 60 tons.

Torpedo-Boats
Abdul Meschid, Younis. Launched, 1901. 145 tons. H.P. 2,400 = 26 knots.
Guns, 2 - 3 pr Q, 2 torpedo tubes.
Ak-Hissar (1904), Dratsch (1906), Kutahija (1906), Mossul (1906), Urfa (1906).
160 tons. H.P. 2,400 = 26 knots. Guns, 2 - 3 pr Q, 2 torpedo tubes.

Also 21 Smaller Torpedo Boats :
6 launched 1885 - 1889, 40 - 45 tons, 20 knots speed.
14 launched 1886 - 1890, 85 tons, 21 - 22 knots speed.
1 ( Edjdax ) launched 1890. 120 tons. 24 knots speed.
All have two tubes and one or two guns. Practically worn out and only fit for the scrap-heap.

Submarines
Achmed ? (ex-French submarine Turquoise). Launched, 1908 ; captured in the Dardanelles, 1915. Displacement, 383/445 tons. H.P. 600/ - . Speeds, 12 knots above water and 8 knots submerged. Armament, 6 tubes. (Reported to have foundered with Turkish crew.)

Also other British and French submarines captured in the Sea of Marmora or the Dardanelles. No details available. Other submarines transported in sections from Germany and reassemble at Constantinople. Large German submarines of the " C " and " D " types (see German Tables) are operating in the Eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas.

Mine-Layer
Nusrat of 380 tons, was launched at the Germania Yard on December 4th, 1913.

Auxiliaries
Four trawlers were bought in England in 1914 for conversion to mine-sweepers. A lot of other steamers, ferry-boats, sailing craft, Customs motor-boats, and old craft have been requisitioned for various duties.

GREECE

Battleships
Name Launched Compl Displ in Tons Designed I.H.P. Designed Speed Armament Belt Turrets Coal Capacity
Hydra
Spetzal
Psara
These three vessels were reconstructed in 1897 - 1900
1889
1889
1890
1891
1891
1892
4,808 7,000 17.00 3 - 10.8" Canet B.L.
5 - 5.9" Q
1 - 3.9" Q
24 Smaller Q
3/0 Tubes
11.75" 13.5" 600 tons
Lemnos (ex- USS Idaho )
Kilkis (ex- USS Mississippi )
Purchased in 1914.
1905 1908 13,000
(14,470 full load)
10,000 17.00 4 - 12"
8 - 8"
12 - 7" Q
20 - 3" Q
30 Smaller Q
0/3 Tubes
7" -9" 7.5" -12" 700/1750

Armoured Cruiser
Name Launched Compl Displ in Tons Designed I.H.P. Designed Speed Armament Belt Turrets Coal Capacity
Giorgio Averoff 1910 1911 9,958 20,000
(Turbines)
24.00 4 - 9.2" B.L.
8 - 7.5" Q
16 - 3" Q
8 Smaller Q
0/3 Tubes
8" 7" 700/1600

Light Cruisers
Name Launched Compl Displ in Tons Designed I.H.P. Designed Speed Armament Belt Turrets Coal Capacity
Helli
Ex-Chinese Cruiser Fei-Hung purchased 1914.
1912 1914 2,650 8,000
(Turbines)
22.50 2 - 6" Q
4 - 4" Q
10 Smaller Q
2/0 Tubes
- - 400/600
Admiral Condouriotis
Lambros Katsonis
1914 1915 5,500 25,000
(Turbines)
25.50 8 - 6" Q
4 - 3 pr Q
0/2 Tubes
3" - 650/1,000

Corvette
Sfaktirea (1885), 1,000 tons. I.H.P. 2,400 = 14.5 knots. Armament, 2 - 3.9", 2 machine guns.
Coal capacity, 100 tons.

Gunboats
Acheloos, Alphios, Eurotas (1894), 420 tons. I.H.P. 400 = 10 knots. Armament, 2 - 3.7" and 3 machine guns. Coal, 50 tons.
Ambrakia, Aktion (1885), 440 tons. I.H.P. 380 = 10 knots. Armament, 1 - 10" Krupp and 2 machine guns.

Torpedo Depot Ship
Kanaris (1877), 1,100 tons. I.H.P. 500 = 14 knots. Armament, 2 - 3.9" Krupp and a few machine guns.

There are also sundry smaller gunboats of no value.

Destroyers
Aspis, Velos, Naphkratoussa, Thyella, Nike, Doxa, Lonhi, Sfendoni. Launched, 1906 - 1907. Displacement, 350 tons. I.H.P. 6,000 = 31 knots. Armament, 2 - 3" Q, 4 - 6 pr Q, and two torpedo tubes. Coal, 80 tons.
Aetos, Jerex, Leon, Paradalos. Built in England. Purchased from the Argentine Government October, 1912. Launched, 1911. Displacement, 980 tons. Designed I.H.P. 19,750 = 32 knots. Armament, 4 - 4" Q, 3 - 9 pr Q, and 4 - 21" torpedo tubes.
Keravnos, Neagenea. Launched, 1912. Displacement, 640 tons. I.H.P. 23,500 = 32.5 knots. Armament, 2 - 23 pr Q, 2 machine guns, and 4 - 19.5" torpedo tubes. Coal capacity, 200 tons. Purchased from the Vulkan Yard, Stettin, 1912.
Samos, Lesbos, Crete, Chios. Launched, 1914 - 1915. Displacement (about), 1,200 tons. Designed I.H.P. ? = 35 (?) knots. Armament, ? - 4" Q, ? torpedo tubes

Torpedo-Boats
Alcyon, Arethusa, Aigli, Dafni, Doris, Thetis. Launched, 1912 - 1913. Displacement, 125 tons. Designed H.P. - = 25 knots. Armament, 2 - 6 pr Q, 3 torpedo tubes.
Nikopolis, Tokat. Captured in Turkish War. Launched, 1906. Displacement, 160 tons. Designed H.P. 2,400 = 26 knots. Armament, 2 - 3 pr Q, 2 torpedo tubes.

Six of 85 tons built at Stettin in 1885, of 19 knots speed, and carrying 4 small Q and 1 tube. Coal, 20 tons. Of little or no value.

Six of 48 tons built by Yarrow in 1881, of 19 knots speed, and carrying 2 small Q and 2 tubes. Coal, 9 tons. Of little or no value.

Submarines
Delphin, Xiphias. Built at Creusot Works, France. Launched, 1911 - 1912.
Displacement, 300 tons on the surface and 460 tons submerged. Speeds, surface 14 knots, submerged 9 knots. Armament, 5 torpedo tubes. Two more building in France.


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