Greek torpedo boat Kydoniai

History
Royal Hellenic Navy ensignGreece
OrderedJanuary 16, 1912
Laid downMarch 28, 1914
LaunchedJanuary 15, 1915
Acquired1920 as war reparation from Austria-Hungary
Commissioned1920
DecommissionedApril 26, 1941
FateSunk south of Peloponnesos during the German invasion of Greece
General characteristics
Displacement270 tons standard
Length60.5 m (198 ft)
Beam5.6 m (18 ft)
Draft1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Propulsion5,000 shp; 2 Yarrow boilers; 2 set Melms & Pfenniger turbines
Speed31 knots (57 km/h) maximum (32 knots (59 km/h) after 1925)
Armament2 × 66 mm (2.6 in) L/30, AA:2 machine guns, 4 × 450 mm torpedo tubes (2 × 2)

The Greek torpedo boat Kydoniai (Greek: TA Κυδωνίαi) served in the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1920–1941. Originally the ship was the Austro-Hungarian Fiume-class torpedo boat SMS Tb 100-M. She was named for the ancient Greek city of Kydoniai (today known as Ayvalık) located in Anatolia; the city was part of the territory awarded to Greece for joining the side of the allied in the Treaty of Sèvres at the end of World War I.

The ship, along with two sister ships of Monfalcone-built torpedo boats Kios and Kyzikos was transferred to Greece as a war reparation from the Central Powers in 1920.[1]

  1. ^ "Greek torpedo boats". Archived from the original on 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2007-06-26.