Wild Beast-class destroyer
Wild Beast class (as completed)
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| Name: | Wild Beast |
| Builders: | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
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| In commission: | 1912 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Type: | Destroyer |
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| Beam: | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power: | 5 × coal-fired White-Forster boilers |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Parsons geared turbines; 2 shafts; 22,000 shp (16,405 kW) |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Complement: | 90 |
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The Wild Beast (Greek: Θηρία) class, or Aetos class, of four destroyers were originally constructed for the Argentine Navy as the San Luis class. They were purchased by the Royal Hellenic Navy in October 1912 when the Greek government expanded its navy after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and in anticipation of the Balkan Wars. In December 1916, during World War I, three of the destroyers were seized by France and served in the French Navy until 1918, all except Panthir. They were returned to Greece in 1918. In 1924–1925, they were extensively rebuilt and continued in service into World War II, where they fought with the Allies. Leon was sunk by German aircraft at Suda Bay, Crete. The other three destroyers survived the war and were used as station ships during the Greek Civil War. They were discarded in 1946.
The Wild Beast class, also known as the Aetos class, were 89.3 metres (293 ft 0 in) long overall and 86.9 metres (285 ft 1 in) at the waterline with a beam of 8.4 metres (27 ft 7 in) as built. The destroyers had a draught of 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in), a standard displacement of 980 long tons (1,000 t) and a fully loaded displacement of 1,175 long tons (1,194 t). The Wild Beast class was powered by two Parsons geared turbines turning two shafts and fed steam by five coal-fired White-Forster boilers. The engines were rated at 22,000 shaft horsepower (16,405 kW) and had a designed speed of 32 knots (59 km/h). They carried 230 long tons (230 t) of coal. The destroyers were initially armed with four single-mounted 4-inch (102 mm) guns and four single-mounted 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. They had an initial complement of 90.
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