Greek destroyer Hydra
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Hydra ({{langx|el|ΒΠ Ύδρα}}) (sometimes spelled Ydra) was a Greek destroyer of the {{sclass|Kountouriotis|destroyer|4}}, which served with the Hellenic Navy during the early stages of the Second World War. It was named after the Saronic Gulf island of Hydra, which played an important role in the Greek War of Independence, and was the fourth ship to bear this name.
Design and construction
The Greek Navy ordered four destroyers from the Italian shipyard Cantieri Odero in October 1929, with the design similar to contemporary Italian destroyers such as the {{sclass|Freccia|destroyer|4}}.{{harvnb|Whitley|2000|p=154}}{{harvnb|Gardiner|Chesneau|1980|p=405}} The ships were {{convert|92.35|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}} long between perpendiculars, with a beam of {{convert|9.75|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}} and a draft of {{convert|3.30|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}}. Displacement was {{convert|1389|LT|t|abbr=on}} standard and {{convert|2050|LT|t|abbr=on}} full load. Three Yarrow Express boilers fed steam to two sets of Parsons geared steam turbines, with the machinery rated at {{convert|44000|shp|kW|abbr=on}}, giving a speed of {{convert|38|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}}. {{convert|630|LT|t|abbr=on}} of oil was carried, giving a range of {{convert|5800|nmi|mi km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|20|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on}}.
Armament consisted of four 120 mm (4.7 in) Ansaldo Model 1926 guns in single mounts, with anti aircraft protection provided by three 40 mm guns. Two triple 533 mm (21 inch) torpedo tubes were fitted, while Hydra was fitted for minelaying, and had rails for 40 mines. The ship had a crew of 156.
Hydra was launched at Odero's Sestri Ponente shipyard on October 21, 1931, and was commissioned by the Hellenic Navy in November 1932.
Service
On July 12, 1940, Hydra went to the aid of the lighthouse tender Orion which had been attacked by Italian aircraft, and was itself attacked by the Italian aircraft,{{harvnb|Shores|Cull|Maliza|1987|pp=4–5}} but was unharmed.{{harvnb|Whitley|2000|p=155}} After the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War, she participated in the first naval raid against Italian shipping in the Strait of Otranto (November 14–15, 1940). During the German invasion of Greece, she was attacked by German bomber aircraft on April 22, 1941, and sunk near the island of Lagousa in the Saronic Gulf, together with her commander, Cmdr. Th. Pezopoulos and 41 members of her crew.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
References
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=Citations=
- {{cite book |editor-last1=Gardiner |editor-first1=Robert |editor-last2=Chesneau |editor-first2=Roger |title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946 |year=1980 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
- {{cite book |last1=Rohwer |first1=Jürgen |last2=Hümmelchen |first2=Gerhard |author-link1=Jürgen Rohwer |title=Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945 |year=1992 |publisher=Greenhill Books |location=London |isbn=1-85367-117-7}}
- {{cite book |last1=Shores|first1=Christopher |last2=Cull |first2=Brian |last3=Maliza |first3=Nicola |title=Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete: 1940–41 |year=1987 |location=London |publisher=Grub Street |isbn=0-948817-07-0}}
- {{cite book|last=Whitley|first=M. J. |author-link=Michael J. Whitley |title=Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia |year=2000 |publisher=Cassell & Co |location=London |isbn=1-85409-521-8}}
External links
- [http://ccouclelis.googlepages.com/sinkinghydra Account of the sinking of Hydra by Vice Adm. G. Mezeviris, RHN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017210046/http://ccouclelis.googlepages.com/sinkinghydra |date=October 17, 2006 }}
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Category:Kountouriotis-class destroyers
Category:World War II destroyers of Greece
Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea
Category:Maritime incidents in April 1941
Category:Destroyers sunk by aircraft