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.atSkaramagas.[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.
Spetsai (F-453) | |
| History | |
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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 | |
| 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) |
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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 |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar for 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk helicopter |
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