Greek destroyer Thyella

Greek destroyer Thyella

"Thyella" (Greek: Α/Τ Θύελλα, "Storm") was a "Thyella" class destroyer that served in the Royal Hellenic Navy (1907-1941). It was the first ship of that name in the Hellenic Navy.

The ship, along with her three sister ships, was ordered from Britain in 1905 and was built in the Yarrow shipyard at Poplar, London.

During World War I, Greece belatedly entered the war on the side of the Triple Entente and, due to Greece's neutrality the four "Thyella" class ships were seized by the Allies in October 1916, taken over by the French in November and served in the French Navy 1917-18. By 1918, they were back on escort duty under Greek colors, mainly in the Aegean Sea. "Thyella" saw action in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).

In World War II, "Thyella" saw action and was sunk during the German invasion on April 21, 1941 off Vouliagmeni near Athens.

ee also

*History of the Hellenic Navy


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