http://uboat.net/allies/ships/greek.htm

The Greek Navy was consisted of 1 old battleship (disarmed and turned to training duties in 1932), 1 minelayer, 10 destroyers and 6 submarines when Greece entered the war. The Greek Navy participated in a lot of operations in the Mediterranean and also in some convoys in the Atlantic Sea. The Greek merchant navy also contributed a lot during WWII.
The Greek vessels had big successes during whole war, fought bravely and contributed a lot in that war. The Greek Navy sank 2 Italian subs (the Uarsciek was captured by Greek and British destroyers on 15 Dec, 1942 in the Mediterranean but sank while in tow and the Neghelli) and 1 U-boat.

Greek Naval successes
The Greek destroyer Pindos sank the U-458 with depth charges on 22 August, 1943 south-east of Italy.

It is claimed from Greek sources that the destroyer Adrias had a successful depth charge attack on 27 January, 1943 in the North Atlantic Sea. No German U-boat can be attributed to this attack. Also the same destroyer is claimed from Greek sources to have sunk U-623 on 13 February 1943, in the South Atlantic, west of the African coast. This is not true since that boat was sunk by a British aircraft.



I guess the above vessels are the "Delfino" and the "Elli".

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Very famous pic of the old Greek Battleship settled on bottom of shallow waters surrounded by anti torpedo nets.

Cant find it at moment. You havent come across it have you Kai?

Id like to know the history of its sinking.

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Nope, Urgh!

I haven´t seen the pic but I think it might be this ship in the end.



Lemnos (Battleship, 1914-1941)
Name also transliterated as Limnos
Lemnos, a 13,000 ton battleship, was originally the USS Idaho (Battleship # 24). Sold to Greece in 1914, she was among the Greek navy ships temporarily seized by France in 1916 as part of an effort to install a favorable government in Athens. Lemnos was active in Turkish waters during the chaotic period following the end of the First World War. She passed out of active service during the 1930s, but was retained as a hulk. On 23 April 1941, during the German invasion of Greece, Lemnos was sunk at the Salamis naval base by German dive bombers.


Or is this the picture?



Greek battleships Kilkis and Lemnos

Sunk in the basin of the Greek naval base at Salamis after they were hit by German air attacks on 23 April 1941. Seen from the harbor pier following the arrival of the German army.
Kilkis, the former USS Mississippi (Battleship # 23), is in the foreground. Lemnos, ex-USS Idaho (Battleship # 24), is in the distance, with her guns removed.

So maybe it was Kilkis?

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/s...-hl/lemnos.htm

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Cheers Kai, certainly seems like the ship I am on about...Different pic but none the less has to be the one.

Thanks for the info, only thing I had was a pic on a book somewhere of it but no explanation of why it was on bottom..

Thanks

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William L. McGonagle, MOH, U. S. Navy, Commanding Officer, USS LIBERTY 1967.