Greek ironclad Vasilissa Olga

For other ships with the same name, see Greek ship Vasilissa Olga.

Vasilissa Olga - Βασίλισσα Όλγα
History
Greece
Name	Vasilissa Olga
Namesake	Queen Olga
Ordered	1868
Builder	Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
Laid down	February 3, 1869
Launched	January 18, 1870
Commissioned	November 21, 1870
Decommissioned	1925
Fate	Scrapped, circa 1925
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Armored corvette
Displacement	2,030 long tons (2,060 t)
Length	294 ft 4 in (89.7 m)
Beam	39 ft (11.9 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power	1,950 ihp (1,450 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 steam engine
Sail plan	Barque rigged
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	258
Armament	2 × 9-inch (228.6 mm) rifled muzzle-loading guns 10 × 7-inch (177.8 mm) rifled muzzle-loading guns
Armor	Belt: 4–6 in (102–152 mm) Battery: 4.7 in (120 mm) Bulkheads: 4.7 in (120 mm)

The Greek ironclad Vasilissa Olga (Greek: Βασίλισσα Όλγα), named for Queen Olga of Greece, served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1869 to 1925. She was the first of two Hellenic Navy ships to bear this name.

The ship was ordered from the Austro-Hungarian shipbuilder Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino. Vasilissa Olga served on active duty from 1870 to 1915, but the ship never saw action, as she was converted into cadet training ship in 1897. She was decommissioned in 1925 and was scrapped.

References

• Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
• Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships: 1906–1921. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-907-3.
• "Greek Ironclads Olga and Georgios". Warship International. X (2). Toledo, Ohio: Naval Records Club: 212–14. 1973. ISSN 0043-0374.