From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Greek destroyer Niki
Greek destroyer Niki
lies in October, 1916, taken over by the French in Novem-
ber and served in the French Navy from 1917-18. By 1918,
they were back on escort duty under Greek colors, mainly
in the Aegean Sea.
Niki saw action in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
In 1919, she conducted escort missions in the Black Sea
carrying Greek refugees from Pontus. Later, while cover-
ing the Greek Army’s disorganized retreat after the fall
of Smyrna on September 4, 1922, Niki’s commander, Lt.
Commander D. Hatziskos was killed by a sniper.
After the war, Niki was refurbished from 1925-1927.
She also participated in the Second World War, first car-
Career (Greece) rying supplies in the Ionian Sea and after surviving the
German invasion of April, 1941, Niki served in conjunc-
tion with the Royal Navy based in Alexandria, Egypt.
Ordered: 1905 After the end of World War II, Niki was stricken in 1945.
Builder: Stettiner Vulcan AG
Laid down: 1905 See also
Launched: May 30, 1906 • History of the Hellenic Navy
Commissioned: 1906
References
Decommissioned: 1945
• (Minor mention) - Cooper; Bernd Langensiepen,
Fate: Broken up Ahmet Güleryüz; Translated by James Cooper (1995).
General characteristics The Ottoman steam navy, 1828-1923. University of
Michigan: Conway Maritime Press. p. 22.
Class and type: Niki class destroyer ISBN 0851776108. http://books.google.com/
Displacement: 350 tons books?ei=KeNSTZjVEYHGlQfItoCkCg&ct=result&id=MITfAAAAMAAJ
Length: 67 m
Beam: 6.1 m
Draught: 2.7 m
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 6,800 hp
Speed: 30 knots
Armament: Gun 2 X FR 3in 7.6cm 12pdr Hotchkiss Single &
Gun 4 X FR 57mm 6pdr 40cal Hotchkiss QF
Single & Torpedo 2 X FR 18in 45cm
Niki (Greek: Τ/Β Νίκη, "Victory") was a Niki class destroy-
er that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy (1907 - 1945).
The ship, along with her three sister ships, was or-
dered from Germany in 1905 and was built in the Vulcan
shipyard at Stettin.
During World War I, Greece belatedly entered the war
on the side of the Triple Entente and, due to Greece’s
neutrality the four Niki class ships were seized by the Al-
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