Greek cruiser Navarchos Miaoulis

Navarchos Miaoulis - Ναύαρχος Μιαούλης
History
Greece
Name	Navarchos Miaoulis
Namesake	Andreas Vokos Miaoulis
Ordered	1877
Builder	Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
Laid down	1878
Launched	1879
Commissioned	1879
Decommissioned	1931
Fate	stricken
General characteristics
Type	Cruiser
Displacement	Standard 1,820 tons
Length	75 m (246 ft)
Beam	11 m (36 ft)
Draught	4.4 m (14 ft)
Propulsion	sail; one propeller 2,400 hp (1,800 kW)
Speed	13.5-knot (25 km/h) maximum
Complement	180
Armament	3 × 6.7-inch (170 mm)/25 calibre guns in single mounts 1 × 6.7-inch (170 mm)/20 calibre gun 6 × 37 mm (1 in) 1-pounder guns in single mounts

Navarchos Miaoulis (Greek: Ναύαρχος Μιαούλης, "Admiral Miaoulis") was a 1,820 ton Greek masted cruiser (in Greek termed Εύδρομο) named for the admiral Andreas Miaoulis, the leader of the Greek rebels' fleet during the Greek War of Independence (1821-1829).

Navarchos Miaoulis was built by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée in France, and she was purchased by Greece as part of their program of naval expansion after the unsuccessful Cretan uprising of 1866. She was soon rendered operationally obsolete with the acquisition of newer, faster and larger ships such as the battleship Spetsai and was made into a training ship. She served on active duty in this capacity until decommissioned in 1931.

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External links[]

• A History of Greek Military Equipment (1821-today): Miaoulis II