Hermes
Royal Hellenic Navy, then Kriegsmarine (Germany)
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Vasilefs Georgios |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 5″ guns |
Service
| to 1942 | Vasilefs Georgios | |
| from 1942 | Hermes Raised and commissioned by the Germans as ZG3 |
Built in Britain for Greece as Vasilefs Georgios, flagship of the Greek destroyers in 1940–41. Sunk in a floating dock at Salamis during the German invasion, she was raised and commissioned by the Germans as ZG3 Hermes, and escorted convoys to North Africa. She sank the British submarine Splendid off Capri on 21 April 1943; crippled by Allied bombers days later, she was scuttled as a blockship off Tunis in May.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 12.7 cm (5 in) guns
- 4 × single 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
- 2 × quadruple 1.27 cm (0.5 in) AA machine guns
- 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 2 × depth charge launchers and 1 depth charge rack
| Builder | Yarrow & Company, Scotstoun |
|---|---|
| Laid down | February 1937 |
| Launched | 3 March 1938 |
| Commissioned | 15 February 1939 |
| Displacement | 1,371 t (1,349 long tons) (standard) 1,879 t (1,849 long tons) (deep load) |
| Length | 97.5 m (319 ft 11 in) (o/a) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 162 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched as Vasilefs Georgios
3 March 1938
Renamed Hermes
March 1942 · Raised and commissioned by the Germans as ZG3
21 April 1943
Former Greek Vasilefs Georgios
Fate
Scuttled, 7 May 1943
Salvaged, 1943, then scrapped after 1945