''Miaoulis'' ( el, ΒΠ Μιαούλης) was a Type III

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

that was originally built for the British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

as HMS ''Modbury'' but never commissioned. Before her completion, she was transferred to the

Royal Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the Navy, naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of ...

and commissioned on 25 November 1942 as ''Miaoulis'' in order to relieve heavy losses of ships sustained by the Royal Hellenic Navy during the German invasion of 1941. ''Miaoulis'' served in the Mediterranean Theatre throughout the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. On 10 October 1943, during the Dodecanese Campaign, she saved the crew of the British destroyer . She served during the

Greek Civil War The Greek Civil War ( el, ο Eμφύλιος �όλεμος ''o Emfýlios'' 'Pólemos'' "the Civil War") took place from 1946 to 1949. It was mainly fought against the established Kingdom of Greece, which was supported by the United Kingdom ...

, was returned to the Royal Navy in 1959 and broken up for scrap in 1960.

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RHS Miaoulis (L 91)
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