Osprey 55 class gunboat

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The gunboat class Osprey 55 is a Danish-designed class of naval ship currently in service in the Hellenic Navy. Two ships were ordered in March 1988. The first one was laid down on 8 May 1989 and launched on 19 December 1989. The second ship was laid down on 9 November 1989 and launched on 16 May 1990. Armament is of modular design and therefore can be changed. 76-mm guns replaced the Bofors 40-mm in 1995, after being taken from decommissioned Gearing-class destroyers. Options on more of the class were shelved in favour of the Gunboats Class HSY-55.

1 Ships
2 Specifications
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Ships

Armatolos (P 18), commissioned 27 March 1990
Navmachos (P 19), commissioned 15 July 1990

[edit] Specifications

Displacement, full load: 563.8 tonnes
Length: 54.8 m
Beam: 10.5 m
Draught: 2.6 m
Range: 500 NM
Speed: 25 kn
Main machinery: 2 MTU 16V 1163 TB63 diesels; 10,000 hp(m) (7.3 MW) sustained; 2 shafts; Kamewa cp props.
Speed: 25 kn
Range: 500 NM at 25 kn; 2,800 NM at 12 kn
Crew: 36, plus 25 troops.
Missiles: SSM: 4 McDonnell Douglas Harpoon (can be fitted).
Guns: 1 OTO Melara 76 mm/62 compact, 1 Bofors 40 mm/70.
Mines: Rails.
Countermeasures: Decoys: 2 chaff launchers.
ESM: Thomson-CSF DR 2000S; intercept.
Weapons control: Selenia Elsag NA 21.
Radars: Surface search: Thomson-CSF Triton; G-band.
Fire control: Selenia RTNX; I/J-band.

[edit] See also

v • d • e Ship classes of the Hellenic Navy

Frigates	Hydra Class · Elli class ·

Gunboats	Thetis class · Osprey 55 class* · Osprey HSY-56A class · Asheville class*

Submarines	Glaukos class - Neptune I · Poseidon class - Neptune II · Papanikolis class ·

Fast Attack Guided Missile Vessels	Super Vita Class · La Combattante III Class · La Combattante IIIb Class · La Combattante IIa ·

Mine Warfare Ships	Hunt class Mine Hunter · Osprey class Mine Hunter ·

Landing Vessels	Iason Class LST · Zubr Class LCAC Type 520 LCU