Name Navarchos Miaoulis Ordered 1877 Commissioned 1879 Construction started 1878 Length 75 m | Namesake Andreas Vokos Miaoulis Laid down 1878 Decommissioned 1931 Launched 1879 Draft 4.4 m | |
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Builder Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée |
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 & Chantiers de La Med La Seyne 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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