 The British naval architect Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt issued a study in support of Argyropoulos, pointing out that "Salamis" would likely also be faster than "Yavuz" and would have a stronger anti-aircraft battery.Commander Andreas Kolialexis opposed acquiring "Salamis", and he wrote a memorandum in mid-1929 to Venizelos, who was again the Prime Minister, where he argued that completing "Salamis" would take too long and that a fleet of torpedo-armed vessels, including submarines, would be preferable.Venizelos determined that the cost of completing "Salamis" would be too high, since it would preclude the acquisition of destroyers or a powerful naval air arm.