Photo #: NH 77440
Greek battleships Kilkis and Lemnos
Sunk in the basin of the Greek naval base at Salamis after they
were hit by German air attacks on 23 April 1941. Seen from the
harbor pier following the arrival of the German army.
Kilkis, the former USS Mississippi (Battleship
# 23), is in the foreground. Lemnos, ex-USS Idaho
(Battleship # 24), is in the distance, with her guns removed.
Photograph and some caption information were provided by Franz
Selinger, via the U.S. Naval Institute.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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