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Lemnos or Limnos was the English-language name of Θ/Κ Λήμνος, a 13,000 ton Mississippi-class battleship originally built by the United States Navy in 1904–1908. As USS Idaho (BB-24) , she was purchased by the Greek Navy in 1914 and renamed Lemnos , along with her sister Mississippi , renamed Kilkis .
Both ships continued to see service in the Greek fleet until the early 1930s, with Kilkis serving as the flagship of the fleet. [10] In 1932, Lemnos was disarmed and used as a barracks ship, and Kilkis was reduced to a training ship. [3] Lemnos was used as a barracks ship after 1937, [11] and Kilkis became a floating battery at Salamis Naval ...
Three ships of the Hellenic Navy have borne the name Lemnos or Limnos (Greek: Λήμνος), named after the island of Lemnos and the First Balkan War Battle of Lemnos: Greek battleship Lemnos (1914–1932), a Mississippi-class pre-dreadnought battleship; Greek landing ship Lemnos (L158) (1943–1977), an LST1-class landing ship
Lemnos (1914–1932) – The ex-USS Idaho (BB-24) was in Greek service named after the Naval Battle of Lemnos, hulk sunk by German aircraft in 1941 [2] Salamis (1914) Taken over by Germany 1914, not completed – BU 1923; Vasilefs Konstantinos A Bretagne-class battleship ordered in 1913 but not completed due to the outbreak of World War I ...
The Battle of Elli (Greek: Ναυμαχία της Έλλης, Turkish: İmroz Deniz Muharebesi) or the Battle of the Dardanelles took place near the mouth of the Dardanelles on 16 December [O.S. 3 December] 1912 as part of the First Balkan War between the fleets of the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Greek battleship Lemnos This page was last edited on 25 February 2013, at 09:46 (UTC). ...
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... Greek battleship Lemnos This page was last edited on 14 February 2024, at 19:04 (UTC). ...
Lemnos (foreground) and Kilkis (background) sunk after German air attack, 1941 My conclusion rests on the photo of the Kilkis under air attack in her article and on a famous aerial photo of the Kilkis already sunk in my books. pietro 151.29.200.96 ( talk ) 12:34, 28 June 2017 (UTC) [ reply ]