Greek frigate Elli (F-450)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elli (F-450) (Φ/Γ Έλλη (F-450) |
|
| Career (Greece) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | the Naval Battle of Elli |
| Builder: | Royal Schelde |
| Launched: | October 10, 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 1982 |
| Fate: | in active service |
| Notes: | Official Hellenic Navy page |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Elli class frigate |
| Displacement: | 3,360 tons |
| Length: | 130.5 m |
| Beam: | 14.6 m |
| Draft: | 6.2 m |
| Propulsion: | CODOG system: 2 Rolls Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp each; 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp each (boost); 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 30-knot (56 km/h) maximum 20-knot (37 km/h) cruise |
| Complement: | 198 |
| Armament: | 2×OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal., 2×Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS, 2 Mk141 4×8 Harpoon missile launchers, Mk29 octuple launcher for 24×RIM-7M SAMs, 2 Mk32 2×324mm T/T for Mk46 torpedoes |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 AB 212 ASW helicopter |
The Greek Frigate Elli (F-450) (Greek Φ/Γ Έλλη) is the lead ship of the Greek Elli frigate class and the third Hellenic Navy ship by that name. It is based on the Royal Netherlands Navy Kortenaer class and was built in a Dutch shipyard; however, unlike later members of its class in the Hellenic Navy, it was not originally in Dutch service, but was sold directly to Greece.
The Elli was built at the Koninklijka Maatschappij de Schelde in Vlissingen, Holland, along with the frigate Limnos as part of a commission for the two ships from the Greek government. Her maiden voyage was on October 10, 1981 under her first captain, Grigoris Demestihas. She arrived in Greece on November 15 of that year.
The Elli took part in the Persian Gulf War from 1990-91, enforcing the UN resolution on Iraq in the neighborhood of the Red Sea.
[edit] External links
|
||||||||
 |
This article about a specific naval ship or boat is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
