A preview of an WWI old timer I finished for GWX.
I used Gerome_73s Graf Spee as a base. Excellent and flawless model! Many thanks to Ref for UVMapping, Cdre Gibs for 3dhints and guns advices, Boris for the skin and AG124 for his continuous support.
RHN Georgios Averof (Pisa Class Armoured Cruiser / Panzerkreuzer). WWII paint scheme
Actual WWII pic:
Some history:
WWI Era
The ship was launched on March 12, 1910 and sailed in Faliron, near Athens, on September 1, 1911. Averof was at the time the most modern and powerful ship in the navies of either the Balkan League or the Ottoman Empire. As such, with the outbreak of the First Balkan War she took part, as the flagship of the Hellenic Royal Navy. During the naval battles at Elli (December 3, 1912) and Lemnos (January 5, 1913) against the Ottoman Navy, she almost single-handedly secured victory and the undisputed control of the Aegean Sea for Greece.
WWII Era
After Germany's attack against Greece in 1941 and the collapse of the front, the ship's crew disobeyed the orders to scuttle the ship to avoid capture by the Germans, and sailed to Alexandria to join the Allied forces, under constant German air attacks along with the remaining Greek fleet.
From August 1941 to the end of 1942, the ship was assigned to convoy escort and patrol duties in the Indian Ocean, based at Bombay. After that she returned to Port Said, where she was used as a headquarters ship, and was assigned to harbour protection missions.
Today
She is preserved as a museum in Athens, Greece. The ship is still regarded as in active service.
Every Hellenic Navy ship entering or sailing in Faliron Bay honours the Averof while passing; every man on decks stands to attention, officers saluting, looking to the side where the Averof is in sight until "Continue" is ordered.
See also
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=93329
VonHelsching
11-19-06, 04:31 PM
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