Limeniko Soma

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Λιμενικό Σώμα - Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή
Limeniko Soma - Elliniki Aktofylaki

State level Federal authority
position Police / Coast Guard / Armed Forces of Greece
Supervisory authority Ministry of Internal Security
founding 1911
Headquarters Athens
Authority management Chief Vice Admiral Stamatios Raptis
Servants 2,000
Web presence [1]

Limeniko Soma ( Greek Λιμενικό Σώμα - Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή Limeniko Soma - Elliniki Aktofylaki - literally "Harbor Corps - Hellenic Coast Guard") is the national coast guard of Greece .

History and structure

Similar to the Greek police, it is a civil but paramilitary organization. In crises and war situations, it reports to the Ministry of Defense and supports the Greek Navy. The coast guard was founded in 1919 by a resolution of the Greek parliament (N. 1753/1919) and is one of the oldest coast guards in the world. In 1927 its institutional constitution was reformed. The current name was decided by a law in 2011 (3022/2011).

The tasks of the coast guard consist of border protection , the fight against smuggling, especially drug smuggling and SAR operations . The Greek coast guard repeatedly rescued boat refugees from the Mediterranean. Sometimes she was also criticized for her dealings with illegal immigrants.

equipment

To carry out its tasks, the coast guard has a number of its own patrol boats, as well as helicopters and maritime patrols . Limeniko Soma also has fishery protection vessels and various land vehicles in use.

Sea vessels

Lambro PB-57 patrol boat ΛΣ-172 in Piraeus
MotoMarine Panther 57 patrol boat
SAR-513, one of ten Arun-60 lifeboats operated by the Greek Coast Guard
Boston Whaler ΛΣ 798 HCG patrol boat at a parade

The list of Limeniko Soma's vessels is incomplete, as official data are hardly publicly available. The following list is based on research in the English Wikipedia article and contains information from the Limeniko Soma homepage and our own research, in descending order of displacement:

Type commitment Length in m Displacement in t origin in service Remarks
Saar 4 Ocean patrol boat 58 450 IsraelIsrael Israel / GreeceGreeceGreece  3 with 30 mm gun; ΛΣ-060 , ΛΣ-070 , ΛΣ-080
Ladies-stan-patrol-boat-5509 OPV 58 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 1 (ordered) appointed in July 2014 by BVScheepswerf Damen Gorinchem .
Dilos Patrol boat 29 100 GreeceGreece Greece 6th Designed by Abeking & Rasmussen ΛΣ-010 , ΛΣ-020 , ΛΣ-030 , ΛΣ-040
Vosper Europatrol 250 Mk1 Open Sea Patrol 47.3 240 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 1 ΛΣ-050 , previously a customs boat
CB-90HCG Coastal patrol boat 15.9 20th SwedenSweden Sweden 3 ΛΣ-134 , ΛΣ-135 , ΛΣ-136
Arun Halmatic Lifeboat 16 37 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 10 SAR-510
Lambro Halmatic 60 Lifeboat 18th 37 GreeceGreece Greece 10 SAR-511 - SAR-520
LCS-57 (Lambro-57) Coastal patrol boat 17.4 m 35 GreeceGreece Greece 35 ΛΣ-137 series, ΛΣ-601 series
POB-24 Coastal patrol boat 24.6 CroatiaCroatia Croatia 6 (ordered) ordered in April 2014 - design by Montmontaza Greben Ltd Shipyard
LCS-53 (Lambro Guardian-53) Patrol boat 16.8 11 GreeceGreece Greece 11 ΛΣ-114 series
Javelin-74 Patrol boat 19.2 27 GreeceGreece Greece 3 ΛΣ-192 to ΛΣ-194 series
D-45 Coastal patrol boat 13.9 25th GreeceGreece Greece 4th
D-45M Coastal patrol boat 13.9 25th GreeceGreece Greece 5
Olympic L-44 Patrol boat 14th 25th GreeceGreece Greece 3 ΛΣ-153 series
Olympic L65 / 74 Coastal patrol boat 23 GreeceGreece Greece 4th ΛΣ-102 series
System 33 / Nemesis RIB Coastal patrol boat 10.35 GreeceGreece Greece 10 Donated by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
MIL-38 Coastal patrol boat 11.85 7th GreeceGreece Greece 2
MIL-40 Coastal patrol boat 13 7th GreeceGreece Greece 2 ΛΣ-132 , ΛΣ-133
Madera MRCD-1250 Coastal patrol boat 12.5 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
Magna 110 Hurricane Mk.I / II Coastal patrol boat 10.8 GreeceGreece Greece 2
Magna Onda Coastal patrol boat 11.7 5.4 GreeceGreece Greece 2
Super Onda Coastal patrol boat 8.6 2.8 GreeceGreece Greece 2
Magna 31 Coastal patrol boat 8.6 2.8 GreeceGreece Greece 3 1 donated at 2014 by Dmitry Rybolovlev
Oceanic Interceptor Coastal patrol boat GreeceGreece Greece ?
Gibli-1025 Coastal patrol boat 10.25 GreeceGreece Greece 12
Oceanic 9000 stealth Coastal patrol boat 9 2 GreeceGreece Greece 18th
Mostro Top Gun 864/964 Coastal patrol boat 9.3 / 9.9 1.4 / 1.6 GreeceGreece Greece 19th
Boston whaler Coastal patrol boat 9 United StatesUnited States United States 3 ΛΣ-798 , donated by USCG in 2004
Holder Marine HSB Coastal patrol boat United StatesUnited States United States 1 Donated in 2004 by the USCG
Wellcraft Coastal patrol boat United StatesUnited States United States 1 Donated in 2004 by the USCG
LS-413 (LMPA) Multipurpose ship 29 240 SpainSpain Spain 3 from Astilleros Gondan, Spain.
Pollcat Multipurpose ship 18.5 85 3

Aircraft

Reims Cessna F-406 aircraft of the Hellenic Coast Guard

The Greek Coast Guard has Lynx Mk.86 helicopters for air missions . She has access to the Lockheed C-130 - maritime patrol aircraft of the Greek Navy . It also operates the small Dekelia airport near Acharnes north of Athens .

The four AS.332 Super Puma SAR helicopters are operated by the 384 Squadron of the Greek Air Force based at Elefsis Air Base (LGEL). The crews are Air Force soldiers and Coast Guard employees.

Surname ID Type version origin In service Remarks
Cessna 172 Skyhawk AC-1, AC-2 utility 172RG United StatesUnited States United States 2
Cessna 406 Caravan II AC-21 to AC-23 maritime patrol F406 FranceFrance France 3 built by Reims
Eurocopter Super Puma SAR helicopter AS 332C FranceFrance France 4th Operated by the Hellenic Air Force
Aérospatiale Dauphin HC-31 to HC-36 patrol helicopter AS 365N3 FranceFrance France 6th Based on the Kotroni Naval Air Station (LGKN) in cooperation with the Greek Navy
Socata TB AC-3, AC-4 utility TB 20 FranceFrance France 2

Known actions

Incomplete list of known actions by the Greek coast guard

  • November 27, 2014: A refugee boat with 700 people on board in distress was towed away. The freighter with the refugees on board had radioed distress around 45 kilometers southeast of Crete due to an engine failure . It took the coast guard over 24 hours in storms and heavy seas to secure the ship and tow it to Crete.
  • December 28, 2014: The Ro-Ro ferry Norman Atlantic had an accident on the way from Igoumenitsa to Ancona with 411 passengers and 56 crew members. 33 nautical miles from the island of Othoni, the Norman Atlantic sent a distress signal and started a rescue operation by the Greek and Albanian coast guards.


Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f World Military Aircraft Inventory, Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology , January 15, 2007.
  2. ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/37203/greek-coastguard-orders-six-coastal-patrol-craft
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.elmon.com
  4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from June 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Antipollution vessel ALPHA (PDF) Astilleros Gondan shipbuilders. 1994. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ Astilleros Gondan Alfa . Astilleros Gondan shipbuilders. 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ 700 refugees saved