Greek Armored Cruiser Georgios Averof

[Pim vW]

Lloyd’sList presented Averof with the "Ship of the Year 2017" award!


http://www.proelasi.org/2017/11/27/lloy ... BF-%CE%BA/

Nice, congratulations! I guess there wouldn't be an English version of the article around somewhere?

[Ayanamikun]

Ok I found the official link through the Lloyd’sList page

http://greekshippingawards.gr/

But its not news, its before the event

[Ayanamikun]

Seems the above link is now updated with this year's awards.

BTW the weather worsens by the day, and Averof will now return to Athens without stopping to Lemnos island..

[Ayanamikun]

Hmm a beautiful video about her return from the drydock back in July. I wonder how it slipped past me, maybe because it was posted in Vimeo and not Youtube. In any case I saw it once it was uploaded in her website. I cropped and hosted some printscreens:



http://averof.mil.gr/syllogi-video/

[Ayanamikun]

Official photos from the return trip from Thessaloniki

http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/el/enimerosi ... oniki.html

[Pim vW]

In below picture she appears to be towed by F460 Aegeon/ΑΙΓΑΙΟΝ:

I sailed for two years on her sister ship Kortenaer-class frigate HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen (F-816)

[Ayanamikun]

No, the frigate was honor guard, she was towed by private tugs.

[Ayanamikun]

Averof''s new deck: The progress is slow though, don't know why they take their time: