List of maritime weapons systems of the Greek Navy
The Greek Navy currently maintains around 100 small and medium-sized warships in the main bases in Salamis , and in Souda, Crete .
Ship units
Frigates
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | displacement | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elli |
Netherlands / Greece |
Elli (F 450) Lemnos (F 451) Adrias (F 459) Aegeon (F 460) Navarinon (F 461) Kountouriotis (F 462) Bouboulina (F 463) Kanaris (F 464) Themistocles (F 465) Nikephoros Phokas (F 466 ) |
3800 t | Eight of them were former units of the Dutch Navy | |
Hydra |
Germany / Greece |
Hydra (F 452) Spetsai (F 453) Psara (F 454) Salamis (F 455) |
3200 t |
Submarines
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | displacement | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glaucoma | Germany |
Nereus (S 111) Triton (S 112) Proteus (S 113) |
1207 t | ||
Poseidon | Germany |
Poseidon (S 116) Amphitrite (S 117) Okeanos (S 118) Pontos (S 119) |
1285 t | ||
Papanikolis |
Germany / Greece |
Papanikolis (S 120) Pipinos (S 121) Matrozos (S 122) Katsonis (S 123) |
1930 t |
Anti-mine vehicles
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | displacement | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Osprey | United States |
Evniki (M 61) Kalypso (M 64) |
907 t | former units of the American Navy | |
Hunt | United Kingdom |
Europe (ΕΥΡΩΠΗ) (M 62) Callisto (ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΩ) (M 63) |
762 t | former units of the British Navy | |
Alkyon (M 211), Aura (M 214) Aedon (M 240), Kichle (M 241) Kissa (M 242), Pleias (M 248) |
Guided missile boats
Super Vita class , a total of 7 units were awarded to Great Britain (Vosper Thornycroft Shipbuilding) for just under one billion euros, 6 of which are being built in Greece, or 2 units are still under construction. The boats are armed with the Exocet Block 3 and anti-aircraft missile systems.
- Roussen (P 67)
- Daniolos (P 68)
- Krystallides (P 69)
- Gregoropoulos (P 70)
- Ritsos (P 71)
Missile speedboats
Combattante III class all 4 boats were built in France
- Laskos (P 20)
- Blessas (P 21)
- Mykonios (P 22)
- Troupakis (P 23)
Combattante IIIA class , all 4 boats were built in Greece, at the time the units are being upgraded
- Kavaloudis (P 24)
- Degiannis (P 26)
- Xenos (P 27)
- Simitzopoulos (P 28)
- Starakis (P 29)
Class S-148 , all boats in the class come from the stock of the German Navy
- Botsis (P 72)
- Pezopoulos (P 73)
- Blachavas (P 74)
- Maridakis (P 75)
- Tournas (P 76)
- Sakipis (P 77)
Amphibious ships
Class Samos , designed and built in Greece
LCU type 520 , from the fleet of the German Navy
- LSH Ios (L 167); ex- "BARBE" of the German Navy (L 790)
- LSH Paros (L 179); ex- "SALM" of the German Navy (L 799)
- LSH Sikinos (L 168); ex- "DORSCH" of the German Navy (L 792)
- LSH Pholegandros (L 170); ex- "FELCHEN" of the German Navy (L 793)
- 11 boats from the fleet of the German Navy, not all operational
- 55 boats, some of them from the fleet of the German Navy, not all operational
Pomornik-class hovercraft , imported from Russia
- LCAC Kephallenia (L 180)
- LCAC Ithaca (L 181)
- LCAC Kerkyra (L 182)
- LCAC Zakynthos (L 183)
Passenger transport ships
Gunboats
Thetis class (type 420) , from the fleet of the German Navy
- FS / PG Nike (P 62)
- FS / PG Doxa (P 63)
- FS / PG Eleutheria (P 64)
- FS / PG Karteria (P65)
- FS / PG Agon (P66)
Osprey 55 class , all boats were built in Greece
- PG Armatolos (P 18)
- PG Naumachos (P 19)
- PG Kasos (P 57)
- PG Polemistes (P 61)
- PG Machetes (P 266)
- PG Nikephoros (P 267)
- PG Aettetos (P 268)
- PG Krataios (P 269)
Asheville class , from the US Navy inventory
- PC / PG Tolme (P 229)
- PC / PG Horme (P 230)
Patrol boats
-
Tjeld class
- CP Andromeda (P 196)
- CP Kyknos (P 198)
- CP Pegasus (P 199)
- CP Toxotes (P 228)
- CP Diopos Antoniou (Ρ-286)
- CP Keleustes Stamou (Ρ-287)
Water tanker
- WT Kalliroe (A 468)
- WT Trichonis (A 466)
- WT Doirane (A 476)
- WT Kerkine (A 433)
- WT Prespa (A 434)
- WT Stymphalia (A 469)
Oil tankers
- OT Zeus (A 375)
- OT Uranos (A 416)
- OT Hyperion (A 417)
- OT Orion (A 376)
Supply ships
- AOR Prometheus (A 374)
- ATV Evros (A 415)
- LTV Karavogiannos (A 479)
- LTV Lykoudes (A 481)
- AO Axios (A 464)
- AO Aliakmon (A 470)
Hydrographic ships
- MRV Thetis (A 307)
- MRV Naphtilos (A 478)
- OCV Pythias (A 474)
- OCV Strabon (A 476)
- OCV Akatos 14 (AΚ 14)
tractor
- Danaos (A 427)
- Romaleos (A 442)
- Diomedes (A 409)
- Heracles (A 423)
- Odysseus (A 425)
- Jason (A 424)
- Atrometos (A 410)
- Gigas (A 432)
- Achilles (A 409)
- Aeas (A 412)
- Perseus (A 429)
- Atreus (A 439)
- Theseus (A 441)
- Nestor (A 428)
- Danaos (A 427)
- Pileus (A413)
- Pelias (A437)
- Aegeus (A 438)
Aircraft
The Greek naval aviators operate 18 helicopters (as of the end of 2019).
Aircraft | image | origin | use | version | active | Ordered | Remarks |
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helicopter | |||||||
Bell UH-1 | United States | Anti-submarine helicopter | FROM 212ASW | 7th | Will be replaced by seven new MR-60Rs . | ||
Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | Multipurpose helicopter | S-70 / B-6 MR-60R |
11 |
7th |
Land-based systems
- Crotale air defense system
- Exocet anti-ship missile
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Air Force 2020. Flight International , December 10, 2019, accessed January 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Gareth Jennings: US approves MH-60R sale to Greece. In: Jane's Information Group . July 15, 2019, accessed January 4, 2020 .