Niki-class destroyer

Class overview
NameNiki
BuildersAG Vulcan Stettin
Operators Hellenic Navy
Preceded bynone
Succeeded byAetos
Planned4
Completed4
General characteristics
TypeDestroyer
Displacement
  • 275 normal load
  • 350 tons full load
Length67 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam6.1 m (20 ft)
Draught2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Endurance1,250 nmi (2,320 km; 1,440 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement58
Armament
Armour2-7.6cm/2-5.7cm/2-45.7cm tt
NotesShips in class include: Niki, Aspis, Doxa and Velos.

The Niki class of destroyers were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. These four ships were ordered from Germany in 1905 and were built in the Vulcan shipyard at Stettin.

During World War I, these ships were seized by the French Navy when Greece did not enter the war on the side of the allies, and were returned to the Hellenic Royal Navy in 1917 when Greece declared war.[clarification needed]

The class consisted of four destroyers: Niki, Aspis, Doxa and Velos.