A month later, the ship returned to Greece with a replacement crew.Īfter the fall of the Junta in July 1974, some of the officers returned to the navy. While the captain, six officers, and twenty-five petty officers remained in Italy as political refugees, the rest of the crew were advised (to not say ordered) to stay on board the ship and later return to Greece in fear of retaliation against their families. The captain and his crew refused to return to Greece as a form of protest against the dictatorship of the Junta and a press conference was organized to reveal the horrors of the regime. In May 1973, under the command of Nikolaos Pappas, the ship that was taking part in a NATO exercise anchored at Fiumicino in Italy. Velos/Charrette’s most notable action wouldn’t be an act of war but instead, an act of mutiny. She took part in almost all Greek and NATO exercises and was also deployed during various crises with Turkey. In June 1959, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Velos. After the war, the ship was placed in reserves and later on decommissioned in January 1947. She also took part in a few raids to sink Japanese ships, mostly convoys or small combat units. The ship was laid down in February 1942, launched in June 1942, and commissioned in May 1943.Īfter her commissioning, the ship was deployed in the Pacific and spent the major part of the conflict on screening duty for carriers and battleships. Velos started life as USS Charrette, one of the many Fletcher-class destroyers of the U.S. Now the question is… is Velos worth the money? Is she able to step up from being a simple Fletcher sidegrade? Here is my opinion. The ship sadly enters the restrained club of tier IX ships only available for paid currency/money. Afterward, at the beginning of 2023, she will be available in the Premium shop for 63,49€ or in the Armory for 19 300 doubloons only. Velos will first be available through a Portal Campaign Adventure similar to the one we had with Black. Velos will soon be fully released and it is time to see what it is capable of. Ladies and Gentlemen, we are here today to witness the arrival of the first Greek ship in the game.
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