| Greek ironclad Vasilefs Georgios | |
|---|---|
| Career (Greece) |  |
| Name: | Vasilefs Georgios |
| Namesake: | Queen George |
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, London |
| Launched: | 28 December 1867 |
| Completed: | 1868 |
| Decommissioned: | 1915 |
| Reclassified: | Training ship, early 1900s |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1915 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type: | Armored corvette |
| Displacement: | 1,774 long tons (1,802 t) |
| Length: | 200 ft 2 in (61.0 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10.1 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Installed power: | 2,100 ihp (1,600 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, 1 steam engine |
| Sail plan: | Schooner rigged |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 152 |
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The Greek ironclad Vasilefs Georgios (Greek: Βασιλεύς Γεώργιος), named for King George I of Greece, served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1868 to 1915.
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References[]
- Gardiner, Robert, ed (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds (1984). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1922. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
- "Greek Ironclads Olga and Georgios". Toledo, Ohio: Naval Records Club. 1973. pp. 212–14.
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