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The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy.
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Greek frigate Hellas
Flagship of the Revolutionary Hellenic Navy (in service 1825-31)
The Greek frigate Hellas was the flagship of the Revolutionary Hellenic Navy. After an arbitration hearing in New York due to financial default by the Greek government, she was delivered to Greece in 1826. She was burned in 1831 by the Greek Admiral Andreas Miaoulis when the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nafplio
Municipality in Greece
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Hellenic Navy
Maritime warfare branch of Greece's military
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