User:The ed17/Sandbox/Greek cruiser Georgios Averof
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![]() Georgios Averof as a floating museum in Palaio Faliro, Athens
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Name |
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Namesake | George Averoff |
Builder | Cantiere navale fratelli Orlando, Livorno |
Laid down | 1907 |
Launched | 12 March 1910 |
Commissioned | 16 May 1911 |
Decommissioned | 1 August 1952 |
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Status | Ceremonially commissioned; Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Pisa-class armored cruiser |
Displacement | |
Length | 140.13 m (459.7 ft) |
Beam | 21 m (69 ft) |
Draft | 7.18 m (23.6 ft) |
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Speed | |
Range | 2,480 nmi (4,590 km; 2,850 mi) at 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
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Georgios Averof[A]
Background
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[edit]Construction and journey to Greece
[edit]The Balkan Wars
[edit]First and Second World Wars
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgios Averof (ship, 1910).
- Georgios Averof Museum Web Page
- 26 April, 2017, Towed Palaio Faliro (Athens) to Elefsis Drydock (Athens)
- 5–7 Oct. 2017, Towed Athens-to-Thessaloniki
- 5–7 Oct. 2017, Towed Athens-to-Thessaloniki (aerials)