Niki-class destroyer

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The '''''Niki'' class''' of destroyers were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. These four ships were ordered from Germany in 1905 and were built in the Vulcan shipyard at Stettin.

During World War I, these ships were seized by the French Navy when Greece did not enter the war on the side of the allies, and were returned to the Hellenic Royal Navy in 1917 when Greece declared war.{{Clarify|Stettin was in Germany, who could the French navy seize anything?|date=June 2011}}

The class consisted of four destroyers: {{ship|Greek destroyer|Niki|1906|2}}, {{ship|Greek destroyer|Aspis|1906|2}}, {{ship|Greek destroyer|Doxa|1906|2}} and {{ship|Greek destroyer|Velos|1907|2}}.

==External links== *[http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyGreek.htm Naval History]

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