The ships that served in the Greek Navy had been assigned German numbers V5 and V6, but were purchased before entering service in the German Navy, from the German shipyard Vulcan AG in Stettin, when the Balkan Wars were under-way (they were replaced in the German service with another V5 and V6).
The ships that operated in the Greek Navy were assigned German numbers V5 and V6, but were purchased before their service began in the German Navy from the German shipyard Vulcan AG in Stettin while the Balkan Wars were ongoing (they were later replaced with another pair of V5 and V6 in the German fleet).