Thyella-class destroyer
title: "Thyella-class destroyer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["destroyer-classes", "thyella-class-destroyers", "ships-built-in-cubitt-town"] topic_path: "general/destroyer-classes" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyella-class_destroyer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | Thyella-class-silhouette.gif |
| image_caption | A silhouette of a Thyella-class destroyer |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/class overview |
| name | Thyella class |
| builders | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Cubitt Town, London |
| class_after | |
| total_ships_completed | 4 |
| total_ships_retired | 4 |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| type | Destroyer |
| displacement | 350 tonnes |
| length | 67.1 m |
| beam | 6.2 m |
| draught | 1.8 m |
| speed | 30 kn |
| armament | *2 × 12-pounder (76 mm) guns |
| :: |
|section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=Thyella-class-silhouette.gif |image_caption=A silhouette of a Thyella-class destroyer
|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview |name=Thyella class |builders=Yarrow Shipbuilders, Cubitt Town, London |operators= |class_before= |class_after= |built_range= |in_service_range= |in_commission_range= |total_ships_completed=4 |total_ships_retired=4
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |type=Destroyer |displacement=350 tonnes |length=67.1 m |beam=6.2 m |height= |draught=1.8 m |power= |propulsion= |speed=30 kn |range= |endurance= |complement= |armament=*2 × 12-pounder (76 mm) guns
- 4 × 6-pounder (57 mm) guns
- 2 × 457 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes |notes=
The Thyella class of destroyers were ordered by the Royal Hellenic Navy before World War I, when the Greek government embarked on a naval buildup after losing the Greco-Turkish War of 1897. These four ships were ordered from Britain in 1905, and were among the last vessels built at the Yarrow shipyard at Cubitt Town, London, before its move to the Clyde.
The class consisted of four destroyers: , , and .
Ships in class
::data[format=table] | Ship||Laid down||Launched||Completed||Fate | |---| | {{ship|Greek destroyer|Nafkratousa | | (Θύελλα, "Storm") | | (Λόγχη, "Spear") | | (Σφενδόνη, "Sling") | ::
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