HS AVEROF
 

HS AVEROF underway 100 years after her launching (under tow actually :)) ! How do you find this??

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During the battle of Dardanells (December 1912)

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Gunnery practice with HMS REVENGE (Indian Ocean 1942)

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Todayhttp://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2600/todayqz6.jpg

Makes you wonder what you're gonna do if you come across her in the Med. I haven't yet.

As you can see it has 7 lives!:rock:

"Battle of Dardanells" is not a photo. It's a painting, right?:lol:

DARDANELS
 

Yes, it is a paint after the Battle of Dardanels (Cape HELLEE) on the 3rd of December 1912 between the greek and the turkish fleet douring the 1st Balkan War.

Ok, thanks!

Sink her of course :yep: :arrgh!:

If you want to find the Averof try the entrance to the Suez Canal. "Uncle George" is sitting there guarding the area and flying the flag of the Hellenic Navy High :yep: :up:

HOT DAMN!:o

That is indeed a lovely sight to see. Early steel-era ships are my favorite. Congratulations on having such a treasure still around.:rock:

Great pics :up:
so you're Greek geosub?
πατριώτης ?

That is really a beautiful ship! I have to agree with Steve on this; It's truly a treasure! Thanx for posting this, geosub1978! :up:

To anyone who is confused or unaware from the posting above... The Averof is included in GWX and keeps to its historical locations and travels. :up: :up: :up:

(Awesome work VonHelsching and Co!)

The Averof is the last Armored Cruiser still afloat, right?

Beautiful ship :D

They don't build warships like they used to...:shifty:

Nice find!:up:

Averof-aurora
 

Yes it is the last afloat armored cruiser.

Here AVEROF as flagship leads the rest three greek pre-drednaughts to the desicive battle of LEEMONS (January 1913)


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And here is of the equal historiacl value the Russian light cruiser AURORA. A survivor of Tsusima and participating in the Octoberzka Revolutzija! Now still afloat!

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One of my friends who is a commercial diver recently got to dive underneath the USS Olympia, a protected cruiser, to check on the structural integrity of the ship. A real beautiful one as well!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Olympia_2.jpg

For those who are interested more on "Uncle George" you can either visit the Peer in Faliro Bay (easily accessible with bus or underground from the center of Athens) or visit the Hellenic Navy Web Page http://www.bsaverof.com/.

Enjoy :up:

I was there for the Athens olympics and just worked around the couner from her, but never got to vist her!:cry:

Well now you have one more reason to go back and visit Athens I guess ;) :D

I live in Volos and Athens is about 330km away, so I think I'm going there next week. I've been in Athens many times and haven't visited the Averof.

"Μέγα το της θαλάσσης κράτος"
"Great is the country that controls the sea"

Its a real beauty, from long gone days.
But isnt her Name BN Averof?
Because at that Time it was the Royal Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).
Just asking.