NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Aetos (ex-Άετός [Aetos], ex-San Luis)		698	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, UK	1910	2.2.1911	9.1912 // 12.1916	to Greece late 1918 (Άετός [Aetos])
Ierax (ex-Ιέραξ [Ierax], ex-Santa Fé)		699	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, UK	1910	15.3.1911	9.1912 // 12.1916	to Greece late 1918 (Ιέραξ [Ierax])
Leon (ex-Λέων [Leon], ex-Santiago)		700	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, UK	1910	15.7.1911	9.1912 // 12.1916	to Greece late 1918 (Λέων [Leon])

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	980
Displacement full, t	1175
Length, m	86.9 wl 89.3 oa
Breadth, m	8.45
Draught, m	2.60
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Parsons steam turbines, 5 White Foster boilers
Power, h. p.	22000
Max speed, kts	32
Fuel, t	coal 230 + oil 90
Endurance, nm(kts)	3000(10)
Armament	4 x 1 - 102/50 Mk 9, 4 x 1 - 533 TT (8)
Complement	90

Standard scale images

Project history

This class was built for Argentinian Navy under the order given out late 1909. Because of lacks which have come to light at trials and financial disagreements Argentinian Government as a result has ruptured the contract and refused already completed ships. Then Greece become interested in them and 12.9.1912 gained these destroyers at the price of 148,000 £ for each.    For their time ships had very strong armament. Smoke ducts were deduced into individual funnels that predetermined unique five-funnels outline profile of ships.    In 1916 3 destroyers (except Panthir, having problems with machinery) were captured by French troops and till the end of First World War served under French flag. For this time ships passed repair of boilers (on Aetos one of them was replaced by boiler from incomplete destroyer Enseigne Gabolde) and ships became three-funneled.

Modernizations

1917, all: + 1 x 1 - 57/40 Hotchkiss AA

Naval service

No significant events.