Hellenic Navy equipment
Personnel and composition of the Hellenic Navy.
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Officers | 3.800 |
| NCOs & Professional Sailors | 12.000 |
| Conscripts | 3.000 |
| TOTAL | 18.800 |
Total active staff is supplamented in general mobilization with reserves of 9,800 people.
| COMPOSITION OF THE NAVY | |
|---|---|
| Organization | Fleet Headquarters |
| Commands | Frigates, Submarines, Patrolboats, Gunboats, Navy Helicopters, Mine Warfare, Amphibious Forces, Underwater Demolition Teams, Naval Training, Logistics, Aegean, Ionian, Northern Greece |
Unfortunately, many of the supporting vessels operated by the Hellenic Navy should have undergone a mid-life modernization program many years ago, such as the Iason class (19-25 years old) and Hunt class (34 years old). The current state of the fleet of supporting vessels becomes more dramatic if we consider that coastal patrols and auxiliary ships, such as oil tankers, tugs, oceanographs, and aquifers, have entered service in the 60s and 70s, while some even exceed 70 years of continuous operation!
Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel
| TYPE | UNITS | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| LCU Klasse 520 | 4 | Landing Craft Utility |
| LCM Klasse 521 | 11 | Landing Craft Utility |
| LCVP-36F | 12 | Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel |
| LCVP-36 | 8 | Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel |
| Landing Ships | 55 |
Amphibious Operation Ships
| TYPE | UNITS | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| L173 CHIOS | SAMOS/LST JASON | 1996 |
| L174 SAMOS | SAMOS/LST JASON | 1994 |
| L175 ΙΚΑΡΙΑ | SAMOS/LST JASON | 1999 |
| L176 LESVOS | SAMOS/LST JASON | 1999 |
| L177 RHODOS | SAMOS/LST JASON | 2000 |
| L180 KEFALLINIA | 1232.2 ZUBR | 2001 |
| L181 ITHAKI | 1232.2 ZUBR | 2001 - Inoperable |
| L183 ZAKYNTHOS | 1232.2 ZUBR | 2001 - Inoperable |
| L184 KERKYRA | 1232.2 ZUBR | 2005 |
| L195 SERIFOS | 1 | Personnel carrier |
| L178 NAXOS | 1 | Personnel carrier |
Although the Hellenic Navy's ceiling of amphibious assault vessels was intended to reach a total of 11 ships, currently only 9 are in service.
Mine warfare
| TYPE | UNITS | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| Μ64 KALYPSO | OSPREY | 1992 |
| Μ61 EVNIKI | OSPREY | 1993 |
| Μ62 EVROPI | HUNT | 1985 |
| Μ211 ALKYON ALKYON | BLUEBIRD/MSC 319 | 1968 [1] |
| Μ214 AVRA ALKYON | BLUEBIRD/MSC 318 | 1968 [1] |
| Μ240 AIDON ALKYON | BLUEBIRD/MSC 310 | 1964 [1] |
| Μ241 KICHLI ALKYON | BLUEBIRD/MSC 308 | 1964 |
| Μ248 PLEIAS ΑΛΚΥΩΝ | BLUEBIRD/MSC 314 | 1970 |
| Minesweepers | 4 |
The ceiling for mine warfare ships operated by the Hellenic Navy is 7 units, however -with exception of the four HUNT and OSPREY class ships- the fleet is fast approaching the limits of its operating life at 50 years. Unfortunately, the huge cost of renewing the fleet does not lend itself to optimism as new ships require high-tech electronic and ship building techniques.
[1] Decommissioning
Support ship
| TYPE | UNITS | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| Α428 KADMOS | 1 | Tug |
| Α438 ANTAIOS | 1 | Tug |
| Α431 ACHILEAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α441 THISEAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α435 KEKROPAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α408 ATLAS | 1 | Tug |
| A443 TITAN | 1 | Tug |
| Α442 ROMALEOS | 1 | Tug |
| Α425 ODYSSEAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α440 DIOMIDIS | 1 | Tug |
| Α439 ATREAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α437 PELIAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α424 IASON | 1 | Tug |
| Α432 GIGAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α412 AISAS | 1 | Tug |
| Α375 ZEUS | 1 | Tanker |
| Α417 PERION | 1 | Tanker |
| Α376 ORION | 1 | Tanker |
| Α416 OURANOS | 1 | Tanker |
| Α469 STYMPHALIA | 1 | Aquifer |
| Α433 KERIKINI | 1 | Aquifer |
| Α434 PRESPA | 1 | Aquifer |
| Α-466 TRICHONIS | 1 | Aquifer |
| Α467 DIORANI | 1 | Aquifer |
| Α468 KALLIROI | 1 | Aquifer |
| A471 ATLAS Ι | 1 | General Support Ship [1] |
| A472 HERCULES | 1 | General Support Ship [2] |
| Α374 PROMITHEAS (Etna) | 1 | General Support Ship [3] |
| A470 ALIAKMON (Luneburg) | 1 | General Support Ship |
| Α464 AXIOS (Luneburg) | 1 | General Support Ship |
| Floating Crane | 2 | |
| Α307 THETIS | 1 | |
| Α419 PANDORA | 1 | Personnel carrier |
| Α420 PANDROSOS | 1 | Personnel carrier |
| Ammunition Transport Ships | 1 | |
| Α460 EVROTAS | 1 | Torpedo Fishing Boat |
| Α461 ARACHTHOS | 1 | Torpedo Fishing Boat |
| Α463 NESTOS | 1 | Torpedo Fishing Boat |
| Α474 PZTHEAS | 1 | Oceanographic |
| Α476 STRAVON | 1 | Oceanographic |
| Α478 NAZTILOS | 1 | Oceanographic |
| Α14 AKATOS 14 | 1 | Oceanographic |
[1] Donated by the P. Laskaridis Family, the ship is 70.4 meters long and 16 meters wide, with a draft of 8 meters and a displacement of 3,010 tons. It was built in 1999 for executing tugging, support and rescue missing for oil rig companies in open seas. It has a multi-purpose deck covering an area of 580 square meters, and a 15 meter long crane with a lifting capacity of 3.5 tons. It is equipped with two main engines, but also two auxiliary and an emergency engine. The maximum speed is 14 knots.
[2] Donated by the P. Laskaridis Family, the ship is 85m long, displaces 4,500 tons and was built in 2002. It has a maximum speed of 15kn and a carrying capacity on its open deck of over 2,600 tons. It has two propulsion engines of 9,600hp with two axial generators, and four transverse propellers in addition to the two main propellers of the main engines. It also has DP2 stabilizing capability in all weather conditions.
[3] On January 7, 2000, the Hellenic Navy signed a contract with Elefsina Shipbuilding and Industrial Enterprises, for the acquisition of an Auxiliary Tanker Refueling vessel based on the designs of the Italian Navy ETNA support vessel. The value of the contract was 39,500,000,000 drachmas and on February 19, 2002, A374 PROMETHEUS was launched. On 8 July 2003 she joined the Fleet Headquarters Support Squadron Command.
The ship can fully support a Frigate Squadron in long distance missions, with fuel supply and other logistical support. It can refuel two ships simultaneously using four offshore refueling stations at sea (RAS / FAS) on both sides. It is equipped with a helipad measuring 28 × 16 meters capable of hosting a helicopter of up to 15 tons, as well as two 50-ton cranes and two 4-ton lifts.
PROMETHEUS can provide all kinds of logistical support, such as health care (surgery, radiological and microbiological laboratory, dental clinic, Intensive Care Unit, patient ward), small-scale repairs or hosting crews from small ships that do not offer staff accommodation. It is equipped with 2 diesel engines Sultzer 12ZAV405 - 22,400 HP, Length / Ditch: 146.5 meters / 13.1 meters, Displacement: 13,400 tons, Speed: 21.5 knots, Autonomy: 7,600 nm, Crew: 150, Armament: 1 x Phalanx Mk15 Mod12 20mm Prox Defense System, 4 x 20mm guns, 2 x 12.7mm machine guns, 8 x 7.62mm machine guns.
The fleet of General Support Ships has been greatly reinforced with the introduction of the A374 PROMITHEAS type ETNA ship. Moreover, the ATLAS I and HERACLES ships have also drastically improved the situation, as the older AXIOS and ALIAKMON were too old and inadequate.
