Greek Battleship Salamis

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Salamis (Greek: Σαλαμίς or Σαλαμινία) was a dreadnought battleship ordered for the Greek Navy from the AG Vulcan shipyard in Hamburg, Germany in 1912. She was ordered in response to Ottoman naval expansion begun in 1911. The ship was to have been 569 feet 11 inches (173.7 meters) long, armed with eight 14-inch (356 mm) guns, and have had a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph). Salamis was named after the Greek naval victory over a Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis in 480 BC.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510660139
• ISBN13: 9785510660135
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"