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===Royal Hellenic Navy=== Two ships, modified versions of the G class, were built for the Greek [[Royal Hellenic Navy]] (RHN) by Yarrow in the late 1930s. The ships were fitted with German-made [[12.7 cm SK C/34 naval gun|{{convert|127|mm|0|adj=on}} guns]] and [[3.7 cm SK C/30|{{convert|37|mm|1|adj=on}} AA guns]]. The number of torpedo tubes was reduced by two on these ships to compensate for the additional topweight. The installation of the armament was carried out in Greece as the Germans refused to ship the weapons to Britain.<ref>Whitley, p. 155</ref> {{ship|Greek destroyer|Vasilefs Georgios|D14|2}}, named after King [[George I of Greece|George I]], served with the RHN during the [[Greco-Italian War]]. Damaged by German aircraft, the ship managed to reach the [[Salamis Island|Salamis]] Navy Yard and was put in [[dry dock]] for repairs, where after further damage during German air attacks, she was finally scuttled to prevent capture. The Germans raised and repaired her and she was commissioned into the [[Kriegsmarine]] as ''Hermes'' (ZG3) on 21 March 1942. ''Hermes'' was heavily damaged off [[Cape Bon]], Tunisia, on 30 April 1943 and scuttled on 7 May 1943. {{ship|Greek destroyer|Vasilissa Olga|D15|2}}, named after Queen [[Olga Queen of Greece|Olga]], served with the RHN during the Greco-Italian War. Along with other ships, she escaped to [[Alexandria]] in May 1941 and joined the Allied forces. She was lost to German aircraft while anchored in [[Lakki Bay]], [[Leros]], on 26 September 1943.<ref name=c5>Roberts, p. 405</ref>
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