Greek corvette Loudovikos

History
Greece
Name: Loudovikos
Builder: Poros Naval Shipyard, Poros
Launched: 1838
Commissioned: 1838
Decommissioned: 1873
Renamed: Messolongion, 1862
General characteristics
Displacement: 1,000 long tons (1,016 t)
Length: 44.1 m (145 ft)
Complement: 182
Armament:
  • 2 × 22-pounder guns
  • 4 × 20-pounder long guns
  • 24 × 32-pounder carronades

Loudovikos was a corvette of the Hellenic Navy built in 1838 at the Poros Naval Shipyard, designed by naval architect Georgios Tombazis. It was a relatively large ship (length 44.1 m, 1000-ton displacement), was armed with two 22-lb plus four 20-lb long guns, and twenty-four 32-lb carronades, and had a crew of 182. The ship was not operationally utilized, and since 1846 it was used as a training ship (renamed Messolongion in 1862). It officially remained in service with the Hellenic Navy until 1873.

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