Greek destroyer Hydra

	Hydra (D 97) - ΒΠ Ύδρα (D 97)
History
Greece
Namesake	Hydra Island
Builder	Cantieri Odero
Launched	October 21, 1931
Commissioned	November 1932
Fate	Bombed and sunk April 22, 1941, near Lagousa Island
General characteristics
Class and type	Kountouriotis-class destroyer
Displacement	Full load 2,050 tons; Standard 1,389 tons;
Length	92 m (302 ft)
Beam	9.5 m (31 ft)
Draft	3.65 m (12.0 ft)
Propulsion	Boilers: 3, Engines: 2 shaft Parsons type geared turbines, Power: 44,000 hp
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) maximum
Complement	156
Armament	4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) (4 × 1); 3 × 40 mm/39 pom-pom A/A guns (3 × 1); 4 × 13.2 mm MG; 6 × 21 in T/T; 54 mines;

Hydra (Greek: ΒΠ Ύδρα) (sometimes spelled Ydra) was a Greek destroyer of the Kountouriotis class, which served with the Hellenic Navy during the early stages of the Second World War. It was named after the Saronic Gulf island of Hydra, which played an important role in the Greek War of Independence, and was the fourth ship to bear this name.

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