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Monday, 12 September 2011

Ships bought or built by the Greek Navy between 1833-1835 according to Frederick Strong

Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That's quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible.

P. 316: “List of ships built and purchased in 1833, 1834, and 1835.
brig of war Nelson, purchased, 10 guns 12-pounders
cutter Nautilus, built, 4 guns 18-pounders
cutter Glaucus, ditto, 4 guns 18 pounders
cutter Lion, purchased for the use of His Majesty as yacht.
gunboat Miaulis, built, 1 gun 18 pounder
gunboat Hastings, ditto, 3 guns, 18 pounders
gunboat Tsamados, ditto, 2 guns, 18 pounder, 68 pounder
gunboat Tombasis, ditto, 2 guns, 18 pounder, 68 pounder
gunboat Apostolis, ditto, 2 guns, 18 pounder, 24 pounder
gunboat Cochrane, ditto, 1 gun 1pounder
gunboat Sachtouris, ditto, 2 guns, 12 pounders
gunboat Androutzos, ditto, 1 gun 18 pounder
gunboat Kriezis, ditto1, gun 18 pounder
gunboat Canaris, ditto, 1gun 18 pounder
gunboat Endecaton (No. 11.), built, 1 gun 18 pounde
gunboat Dodecaton (No. 12.), ditto, 1gun 18 pounder
bellou Samos, purchased, 2 guns 6 pounders
schooner Mathilde, built, 10 guns
schooner Nauplia, ditto
dikroton Emanuel, purchased.
Bought in London two bagging-engines and a diving apparatus for fishing up sunk ships, guns, &c.”

Source
Frederick Strong. Greece as a kingdom; or, a statistical description of that country. From the arrival of king Otho, in 1833, down to the present time. London, 1842.