Few ships had quite as exciting a career as the armored cruiser Georgios Averof. For a ship belonging to a minor power like Greece, she saw more combat than many ships of much larger navies. Including more combat where she held off an entire fleet on her own.

Twice over.

She may not have done much in the World Wars, but she survived, and that counts for something. Even, to this day, she remains ceremonially in commission with the Greek Navy as a result.