 When the Argentine government refused to sell the ship, he agreed to redesigning "Salamis", and a committee that included Greek and British naval officers was created to revise the design.The committee favored a design, but Hubert Searle Cardale, the only member of the British mission drawn from the Royal Navy's active list, proposed an increase to , since the increase would allow for a substantially more powerful vessel.Venizelos initially approved an increase in displacement to 16,500 LT, but he opposed any further increases.