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Sunday, 22 December 2013

USA interested in buying complete Greek fleet according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 28 April 1898

An item dated Athens, Greece the 25th reported that the probably sale of the Greek navy to the USA still was discussed. Some week earlier offered the US government to pay 45 million francs for the complete fleet.(1) Several newspapers tried to persuade the Greek cabinet to accept this proposition.

Note
1. The USA was between 25 April and 12 August 1898 in war with Spain.