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Saturday 3 December 2016

Greece strengthening her navy according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1912-1913 no. 10

Salamis

An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau dated 12 February reporting that the Greek cabinet bough or ordered the building of several warships. In November was the shipyard Vulkan, Stettin ordered to built a 19.500 ton battleship (1) instead of a 12.500 tons battle cruiser, 6-125 torpedo boats were to be built by Vulcan and another German shipyard Germania. Rumours claimed that the 2.600 ton Chinese cruiser Tschao-Ho with a speed of 21 miles was bought by Yarrow. At Schneider en Creuzot was after the successful tests with the submarine Delphin the 460 ton submarine Xihias ordered.

Note
1. The Salamis with an main armament of 8-35cm/14” guns, laid down at AG Vulcan shipyard, Hamburg, Germany on 23 July 1913, work stopped on 31 December 1914 and finally broken up in 1932. Sometimes called Vasilefs Georgias.