The Thyella class of destroyer

Destroyer

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s were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I

World War I

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 when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. These four ships were ordered from Britain in 1905 and were among the last vessels built at the Yarrow

Yarrow Shipbuilders

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 shipyard at Cubitt Town

Cubitt Town

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, London

London

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, before its move to the Clyde.

The class consisted of four destroyers: Lonchi

Greek destroyer Lonchi

Lonchi was a Thyella class destroyer that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy beginning in 1907. The ship, along with her three sister ships, was ordered from England in 1906 and was built in the Yarrow shipyard at Cubitt Town, London...

, Nafkratousa

Greek Destroyer Nafkratousa

Nafkratousa was a Thyella class destroyer that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy . It was named after an ancient ship of the Greek-Egyptian colony of Naucratis....

, Sfendoni I

Greek Destroyer Sfendoni I

Sfendoni was a Thyella class destroyer that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy . It was the second ship of that name in the Hellenic Navy, but the first destroyer-type vessel bearing the name....

 and Thyella

Greek destroyer Thyella

Thyella was a Thyella class destroyer that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy . It was the first ship of that name in the Hellenic Navy....

.

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• Naval History