Greek ironclad Vasilefs Georgios

History
Greece
NameVasilefs Georgios
NamesakeKing George
BuilderThames Ironworks, Blackwall, London
Launched28 December 1867
Completed1868
Decommissioned1915
ReclassifiedTraining ship, early 1900s
FateScrapped, 1915
General characteristics (as built)
TypeArmored corvette
Displacement1,774 long tons (1,802 t)
Length200 ft 2 in (61.0 m)
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power2,100 ihp (1,600 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 steam engine
Sail planSchooner rigged
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range1,300 nautical miles (2,400 km; 1,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement152
Armament
Armor
  • Belt: 4.5–7 in (114–178 mm)
  • Battery: 6 in (152 mm)

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.


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