Hellenic Shipyards Co.
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Hellenic Shipyards is a large Shipyard in Skaramangas near Athens, Greece. Its origins are connected with a shipyard created in order to build battleships in 1939; development ceased due to the War, when huge damages were inflicted on the facilities. Operation started in 1957 and since then the company has built a large number of ships (both civilian and military). Military constructions include Greek-designed Fast Patrol Boats and Gunboats (Pyrpolitis and Machitis-class) and foreign-designed Frigates, Fast Attack Crafts, Submarines, etc. A company division is involved in metal and machinery constructions, including specialized constructions for the Greek Industry, structures and platforms for offshore drilling, cranes, etc. A special branch has also been created since 1986, for the mass production of various types of railcars (Diesel and Electric), railroad cars (passenger and freight) and locomotives, mostly on German designs. The company was bought in 2002 by a group of German investors under the industrial leadership of the German shipyard HDW. HDW is a subsidiary of the German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
[edit] Ships built by Hellenic Shipyards
Dozens of commercial and military ship types, among which:
- La Combattante IIIb
- Gunboats Class HSY-55
- Gunboats Class Osprey HSY-56A
- Meko-200HN
- Type 214 submarines
[edit] Ships repaired at Hellenic Shipyards
Hundreds of ships, among which:
- HS Tombazis (D-215) - repaired between November 1978 and May 1979
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