 Spetsai (F-453)
Φ/Γ ΣΠΕΤΣΑΙ (F 453)
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| History |
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 Greece |
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| Namesake | Spetses |
| Builder | Hellenic Shipyards Co. |
| Laid down | 11 August 1992 |
| Launched | 9 December 1993 |
| Commissioned | 24 October 1996 |
| Status | in active service as of 2010 |
| Notes | Official Hellenic Navy page |
| General characteristics |
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| Class and type | Hydra class frigate |
| Displacement | 3,350 tons |
| Length | 117 m (384 ft) |
| Beam | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
| Draft | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed |
- 31-knot (57 km/h) maximum
- 20-knot (37 km/h) cruise
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| Range | 4,100 nmi (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (diesels) |
| Complement | 173 |
Sensors and
processing systems |
- Signaal MW08 air search radar
- Signaal DA08 air surface radar
- 2 Signaal STIR fire control radar
- Racal Decca 2690 BT navigation radar
- Raytheon SQS-56/DE 1160 hull-mounted and VDS sonar
- SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
- Mk XII Mod 4 IFF radar
- 2 Signaal Mk 73 Mod 1 radar for ESSM
- Signaal STACOS Mod 2 combat data system
- SAR-8 IR searcher
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Electronic warfare
& decoys |
- Argo AR 700 ESM system
- Telegon 10 ESM system
- Argo APECS II ECM system
- 4 SCLAR decoy launchers
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar for 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk helicopter |
The Greek frigate Spetsai (F-453) (Greek: Φ/Γ ΣΠΕΤΣΑΙ) is the second ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. She is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramagas.[1] She is the fifth ship of the Hellenic Navy to be named after the Saronic Gulf island of Spetses. She has participated in international operations such as Enduring Freedom.
References
- ^ Vice Admiral C. Paizis-Paradellis, HN (2002). Hellenic Warships 1829-2001 (3rd ed.). Athens, Greece: The Society for the study of Greek History. ISBN 960-8172-14-4.
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