Hydra-class ironclad

The Hydra class of ironclads composed three ships, Hydra, Spetsai, and Psara. The ships were ordered from France in 1885 during the premiership of Charilaos Trikoupis, as part of a wider reorganization and modernization of the Greek armed forces, which had proved themselves inadequate during the Cretan uprising of 1866. Launched in 1889 and 1890, the ships were ready for service with the Greek Navy by 1892. They were armed with a main battery of three 10.8-inch (274 mm) guns and five 5.9-inch (150 mm) guns, and had a top speed of 17 knots.

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1889  Wikimedia, Wikidata
length 102 metre, draft 5.49 metre, beam 15.8 metre, 
ironclad warship, Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Hellenic Navy, Greece, 

Hydra, Psara, Spetsai, 

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  Hydra ⓘ
  1889 Hydra-class ironclad

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  Psara ⓘ
  1890 Hydra-class ironclad

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  Spetsai ⓘ
  1889 Hydra-class ironclad

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"SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT No. 1100 January 30, 1897" from- Canet naval guns for the Greek ironclads (cropped)

Greek ironclad Hydra NH 94217

Psara2

Spetse2b

Idra2b

Spetsai - Brassey's Naval Annual 1890

Thorikton Spetsai

Thorikton Hydra

153 16 Hydra désarmé Salamine

Canet naval guns for the Greek ironclads

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hydra	Hydra-class ironclad, ironclad warship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Psara	coastal defence ship, Hydra-class ironclad	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Spetsai	ironclad warship, Hydra-class ironclad	Wikidata
commons	image		"SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT No. 1100 January 30, 1897" from- Canet naval guns for the Greek ironclads (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Greek ironclad Hydra NH 94217		Commons
commons	image		Psara2		Commons
commons	image		Spetse2b		Commons
commons	image		Idra2b		Commons
commons	image		Spetsai - Brassey's Naval Annual 1890		Commons
commons	image		Thorikton Spetsai		Commons
commons	image		Thorikton Hydra		Commons
commons	image		153 16 Hydra désarmé Salamine		Commons
commons	image		Canet naval guns for the Greek ironclads		Commons