27-28/9/2025 Celebration of the anniversary of the naval battle of Itea
The SHP and the Philhellenism Museum participated in the celebrations for the 198th anniversary of the naval battle of Itea (Angali), which took place on 27 and 28/9/2025.
This historic naval battle played a decisive role in the success of the Greek Revolution and paved the way for the liberation of Western Central Greece. The great Philhellene Frank Abney Hastings, commander of Karteria, founder of the Hellenic Navy and national benefactor of Greece, played a leading role in it.
The anniversary is dedicated to all the Philhellenes who, through continuous fundraising, financed the equipment of the Greek army and navy during the Revolution. It is also dedicated to all the Greeks and Philhellenes volunteers, who manned the Karteria, the first steam-powered warship in the history of Europe, and fought with it for the freedom of Greece.
After 200 years, the SHP implemented the decision of the Fourth National Assembly and handed over the Philhellenes monument, that has been placed on Vasilissis Sophias avenue in front of the War Museum, listing 2000 names of Philhellenes.
At the same time, the SHP recently agreed with the Prefecture of Central Greece and the Municipality of Delphi – Itea, to finance and deliver to Itea, in September 2026, a monument with a bust of Hastings, on the trunk of which will be engraved all the names of the Greeks and Philhellenes of the crews of the Karteria and the fleet that participated in the naval battle of Angali. Among them are the British Georges Thomas, the French Baron Denzel, the Danish officer Fabriciοus, the African-American James Williams and many others.
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