Dimitrios Papanikolis Military person

Dimitrios Papanikolis (Greek: Δημήτριος Παπανικολής) (1790–1855) was a naval hero of the Greek Revolution, famous for being the first to successfully employ a fireship to destroy an Ottoman ship of the line.

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Dimitrios Papanikolis
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1790
Birth place
Ottoman Empire , Psara
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1855
Place of death
Athens , Greece

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