The Greek battleship ‘Averof’ is docked at the bay of Palaio Faliro. It has a long and extensive history.

It was built in Italy and sold to the Hellenic Navy in 1909. The estate of George Averoff donated a third of the sume to purchase the ship. The 10,000-ton armoured cruiser boasted the most modern weaponry of its time. The Averof participated in the victorious naval battles of Elli in 1912 and Limnos in the beginning of 1913, during the Balkan War.