Greek battleship Kilkis
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USS Mississippi was the lead ship of the Mississippi class originally built by the US Navy in 1904–1908. The class was built to a design smaller than other American battleships as the result of a limi
Mississippi, while still in US Navy service
Plan and profile drawing of the Mississippi class
Mississippi during fitting out
Mississippi after her aft lattice mast was installed in 1909
Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas
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The Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas took place between Greece and Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War. The two countries fought for the town of Kilkis in Central Macedonia from 19 to 21 June 1913 O.S. wit
Greek battleship Kilkis
…Commissioned 1 February 1908 Decommissioned 10 July 1914 Identification Hull number: BB-23 Fate Sold to Greece, 8 July 1914 Greece Name Kilkis Namesake Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas Acquired 21 July 1914 Fate Sunk on 23 April 1941 General characteristics Class & type Mississippi-class battleship Displacement Normal: 13,000 long…
A Greek lithograph depicting the battle by Sotiris Christidis