Greek destroyer Doxa (1906) explained

The Greek destroyer (τορπιλλοβόλον) Doxa (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δόξα, "glory"), served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1907–1917. She was one of four s ordered from Germany in 1905 and was built in the Vulcan shipyard at Stettin.^[1]

She saw action in the First Balkan War in 1912–13 under Alexandros Chatzikyriakos. During World War I, Greece did not enter the war on the side of the Triple Entente until 1917 and, due to Greece's neutrality the four Niki-class ships had been seized by the Allies in October 1916, taken over by the French in November and served in the French Navy until 1917. On 27 June 1917, while serving with the French Navy on escort duty,^[2] Doxa was attacked and sunk by the Imperial German Navy submarine in the Straits of Messina at 38.1333°N 50°W, resulting in 29 deaths.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• History of the Hellenic Navy

Notes and References

1. 1708. Doxa. 1ship.
2. Web site: Greek Navy, World War 1 . 2012-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100328203331/http://www.worldwar1atsea.net/WW1NavyGreek.htm . 2010-03-28 . dead .
3. Spindler, Handelskrieg, Vol IV, p.349
4. Book: Randal Gray. Przemyslaw Budzbon. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. 28 October 2012. 1 May 1985. Naval Institute Press. 978-0-87021-907-8. 386.