The brig Aris - 1818
by Panagiotis Mastrantonis
Title
The brig Aris - 1818
Artist
Panagiotis Mastrantonis
Medium
Drawing - Drawing - Chinese Ink On Fabriano Paper
Description
The brig Aris (named after the god of war, Ares) of the historic Hydriot* Tsamados family, was one of the most distinguished Greek ships during the Greek War of Independence and continued to serve in the Greek Navy until the early 20th century as a training ship.
Aris participated in many of the early naval clashes with the Ottoman Navy, but became famous after the action fought at Navarino on 8 May [O.S. 26 April] 1825, which became known as the "Sortie of Aris", when the ship after the killing of her captain (Anastasios Tsamados) sailed through the midst of the Turco-Egyptian fleet, being attacked on all sides for several hours and facing in total 32 ships one after another, before reaching the open sea. Casualties among the crew were just two dead and six wounded.
* of the Greek island of Hydra.
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April 28th, 2021
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