 After the war's end, the ship participated in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 and helped in the evacuation of the refugees after the Greek Army's defeat.In 1925–1927 "Georgios Averof" was reconstructed in France and rearmed.The ship was seized by rebels during the failed 1935 Greek coup d'état attempt and was present at the 1935 Silver Jubilee Fleet Review for King George V. During World War II, the ship escaped to Egypt after the Allied defense began to collapse in 1941 during the Battle of Greece.