The Greek frigate Salamis (F-455) (Greek: Φ/Γ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΣ) is the fourth ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. It is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramagas. It is the third ship of the Hellenic Navy to be named after Salamis Island and the famous Battle of Salamis, the first being the uncompleted dreadnought Salamis.
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 Salamis (F-455)
Φ/Γ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΣ (F 455) |
| History |
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 Greece |
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| Name | Salamis |
| Namesake | Battle of Salamis |
| Builder | Hellenic Shipyards Co. |
| Laid down | 20 December 1994 |
| Launched | 15 May 1996 |
| Commissioned | 16 December 1998 |
| Status | in active service as of 2023 |
| Notes | Official Hellenic Navy page |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & 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 &
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 |
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