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For other ships with the same name, see Greek ship Vasilefs Georgios.

The Greek ironclad Vasilefs Georgios (Greek: Βασιλεύς Γεώργιος) was an armored corvette built in Great Britain for the Royal Hellenic Navy during the 1860s. She became a cadet training ship before she was stricken from the Navy List in 1912. The ship was scrapped in 1915.

Description

Vasilefs Georgios had a length overall of 213 feet 3 inches (65.0 m) long, a beam of 33 feet 2 inches (10.1 m) and a mean draft of 20 feet (6.1 m). The ship displaced 1,774 long tons (1,802 t). She had horizontal single-expansion steam engines that drove two propellers.[1] The engines were designed to produce a total of 2,400 indicated horsepower (1,800 kW) to give the ship a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), but only produced 2,100 ihp (1,600 kW) for a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).[2] For long-distance travel, Vasilefs Georgios was fitted with two masts and schooner rigged. She carried 210 long tons (210 t) of coal that gave her a range of about 1,300 nautical miles (2,400 km; 1,500 mi) at full speed. The ship had a crew of 120 officers and crewmen.[1]

Vasilefs Georgios was armed with a pair of Armstrong nine-inch (229 mm) rifled muzzle-loading guns. The ship was a central-battery ironclad with the armament concentrated amidships in a hexagonal armored citadel. The citadel was protected by six-inch (152 mm) plates and the entire ship's side was covered by armor that had a maximum thickness of seven inches (178 mm) amidships and reduced to four point five inches (114 mm) at the ends.[3]

Construction and service

Vasilefs Georgios, named for King George I of Greece,[4] was built by Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, London. She was launched on 28 December 1867 and completed the following year.[3] In February 1870, Vasilefs Georgios was damaged at sea, guns in one of her turrets being dislodged. She put in to Lisbon, Portugal on 9 February for repairs, her crew refusing to proceed.[5] The ship became a training ship for naval cadets around the end of the 19th century.[3] She was stricken in 1912. Vasilefs Georgios was broken up in 1915.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Silverstone, p. 278
  2. ^ "Greek Ironclads Olga and Georgios", p. 212
  3. ^ a b c "Greek Ironclads Olga and Georgios", pp. 212–213
  4. ^ Silverstone, p. 281
  5. ^ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 26675. London. 16 February 1870. col F, p. 12.
  6. ^ Gardiner & Gray, p. 383

Bibliography

  • Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Greenwich: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
  • "Greek Ironclads Olga and Georgios". Warship International. X (2). Naval Records Club: 212–214. 1973. ISSN 0043-0374.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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