Spetsai

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Spetsai was a Greek ironclad battleship of the Hydra class that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1890 until 1920. She was named after the Saronic Gulf island of Spetses, which played a key role in the war at sea during the Greek War of Independence. Spetsai she was ordered in 1885 in response to a crisis in the Balkans and Ottoman naval expansion. The ship was launched in 1889 and delivered to Greece by 1902. She was armed with a main battery of three 10.8 in (274 mm) guns and five 5.9 in (150 mm) guns, and had a top speed of 17 knots.

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length 102 metre, draft 5.49 metre, beam 15.8 metre, 
Hydra-class ironclad, ironclad warship, Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la MéditerranéeHellenic Navy


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