Niki-class destroyer

The Niki class of destroyers were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. These four ships were ordered from Germany in 1905 and were built in the Vulcan shipyard at Stettin.

Class overview
Name	Niki
Builders	AG Vulcan Stettin
Operators	Hellenic Navy
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Aetos
Planned	4
Completed	4
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	275 normal load 350 tons full load
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.1 m (20 ft)
Draught	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Endurance	1,250 nmi (2,320 km; 1,440 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	58
Armament	2 × 76 mm (3.0 in) (12-pdr Hotchkiss) 4 × 57 mm (2.2 in) (6-pdr 40 cal Hotchkiss QF) 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes in trainable deck mountings
Armour	2-7.6cm/2-5.7cm/2-45.7cm tt
Notes	Ships in class include: Niki, Aspis, Doxa and Velos.

During World War I, these ships were seized by the French Navy when Greece did not enter the war on the side of the allies, and were returned to the Hellenic Royal Navy in 1917 when Greece declared war.^{[clarification needed]}

The class consisted of four destroyers: Niki, Aspis, Doxa and Velos.

External links

• Naval History