▁nearby ▁and ▁to wed ▁A et os ▁to ▁Al gi ers . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁During ▁the ▁B alk an ▁Wars , ▁the ▁Royal ▁H ellen ic ▁Navy ▁purchased ▁only ▁the ▁minimum ▁amount ▁of ▁am mun ition . ▁Tor ped o es ▁were ▁not ▁available ▁for ▁this ▁class ▁of ▁ship , ▁and ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁these ▁ships ▁were ▁initially ▁named ▁' sc outs ' ▁rather ▁than ▁' destroy ers '. ▁She ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Commander ▁A . ▁D our out is , ▁R H N . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁Greece ▁bel ated ly ▁entered ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Ent ente . ▁Due ▁to ▁Greece ' s ▁neutral ity , ▁the ▁four ▁A et os - class ▁ships ▁were ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁November , ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 - 1 8 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁they ▁were ▁back ▁on ▁esc ort ▁duty ▁under ▁Greek ▁colors , ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁A ege an ▁Sea . ▁ ▁A et os ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁Gree ks ▁from ▁Russia ▁during ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁Gre co - T urk ish ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 9 - 1 9 2 2 ) ▁in ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Mar m ara ▁and ▁the ▁A ege an