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- Named Ensign of the Royal Hellenic Navy in
1910
- Participated in the naval battles of the First
Balkan War (1912-1913)
- Commanding Officer of the first Greek
submarine "DOLPHIN"
- Participated in World War I as executive
officer of the destroyers "LONGHI" and
"KERAVNOS".
- Refused to participate in any of the coups
d'état that took place in Greece between the
two World Wars .
- Served as Superior Commander of the
destroyers fleet in 1939, on board of the
destroyer "KING GEORGE".
- Following the sinking of the "KING
GEORGE" in 1941, he raised his banner on
the destroyer "HYDRA".
- Wounded at the sinking of "HYDRA" by the
German Luftwaffe.
- Escaped from German occupation and
joined the Hellenic Navy based in Alexandria
Egypt.
- Named Admiral Chief of the Navy and Chief
of the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 1945
and Inspector General of the Royal Navy in
1947.
- After his retirement in 1949, he consulted on
technical issues the National Radio
Foundation and he wrote books on naval
strategy and military operations of World
War II.

Destroyer HYDRA
1891 - 1978
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