The participation of our Navy in the Second Balkan War was focused on transporting troops and supporting infantry movements, such as cover provided by G. Averof with her cannons to the Hellenic Army, which was attacked by the Bulgarians in the port of Amphipolis. Noteworthy event is the liberation of Kavala. More specifically, on June 26, 1913, “G. Averof” along with the Battleship “Hydra” and the Destroyers “Leon “, “Lance “, ” and “Aspis” participated in a mock landing resulting in the flight of the Bulgarian army and the liberation of the city from the hellenic naval landing.

With the end of the Balkan Wars, for Greece came the ultimate vindication of the National desires. Her territorial gains were beyond all expectations, areas with rich Greek history and presence were integrated into the national body. More in detail, although the Northern Continent was not added as expected, the Epirus with Ioannina, western and central Macedonia with important cities Thessaloniki, Seres, Drama and Kavala. The new borders were formed east of the river Nestos. As for the island country, Crete and all the islands of the Northeast Aegean except Imbros and Tenedos which remained under Turkish occupation as well as the Dodecanese islands, which were held by the Italians.

It follows that the great successes of our Navy were largely due to the availability of the right weapon in the right hands. A prime example of such a weapon is the G. Averof which, being the most modern ship in the Eastern Mediterranean, enabled Admiral Kountouriotis to carry out his bold operational plans. Combination of the above with the leading and decisive character of Kountouriotis, the excellent staff training of Commander Sophocles Dousmanis, Commanding Officer of the Averof and the high morale of the Hellenic crews were the main factors that determined the outcome of the confrontations. This vindicates Kountouriotis’ saying “No nation has the right to sail as long as it does not consider warships destined to be endangered’’.