| Hellenic Navy Πολεμικό Ναυτικό - Polemikó Naf̱tikó |
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Hellenic Navy Seal |
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| Active | 1821 (de facto) 1828 (official) |
| Country | Greece |
| Role | National Defense |
| Size | over 30,000 Personnel
84 Warships 49 Fleet Support & other Ships 29 Aircraft |
| Part of | Hellenic Armed Forces |
| Patron | St. Nicholas |
| Motto | Μέγα το της θαλάσσης κράτος - Méga to ti̱s Thalássi̱s Krátos "Great is the country that controls the sea" |
| Colors | Blue, White & Gold |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of the HN General Staff | Vice Admiral Kosmas Christidis |
| Notable commanders |
Admiral Andreas Miaoulis Admiral Konstantinos Kanaris Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis |
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| Identification symbol |
ΠΝ |
| Ensign | |
| Naval Jack | |
The Hellenic Navy (HN) (Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Greek Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1936–1973) it was known as the Royal Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).
The total displacement of all the navy's vessels is approximately 150,000 tons.
The motto of the Hellenic Navy is "Μέγα το της Θαλάσσης Κράτος" from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War.[1] This has been roughly translated as "Great is the country that controls the sea".[2] The Hellenic Navy's emblem consists of an anchor in front of a crossed Christian cross and trident, with the cross symbolizing Greek Orthodoxy, and the trident symbolizing Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. Pericles' words are written across the top of the emblem.
"The navy, as it represents a necessary weapon for Greece, should only be created for war and aim to victory."—Greek Government (1866)
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The history of the Hellenic Navy begins with the birth of modern Greece, and due to the maritime nature of the country, it has always featured prominently in modern Greece's military history.
At the beginning of the Greek War of Independence, the naval forces of the Greeks consisted primarily of the merchant fleet of the Saronic islanders from Hydra, Spetsai and Poros and also the islanders of Psara and Samos. The fleet was of crucial importance to the success of the revolt. Its goal was to prevent as much as possible the Ottoman Navy from resupplying the isolated Ottoman garrisons and land reinforcements from the Ottoman Empire's Asian provinces.
Although Greek crews were experienced seamen, the light Greek ships, mostly armed merchantmen, were unable to stand up to the large Turkish ships of the line in direct combat. So the Greeks resorted to the use of fireships (Greek: πυρπολικά or μπουρλότα), with great success. It was in the use of such ships that courageous seamen like Constantine Kanaris won international renown. Under the leadership of capable admirals, most prominently Andreas Miaoulis of Hydra, the Greek fleet achieved early victories, guaranteeing the survival of the revolt in the mainland.
However, as Greece became embroiled in a civil war, the Sultan called upon his strongest subject, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, for aid. Plagued by internal strife and financial difficulties in keeping the fleet in constant readiness, the Greeks failed to prevent the capture and destruction of Kasos and Psara in 1824, or the landing of the Egyptian army at Modon. Despite victories at Samos and Gerontas, the Revolution was threatened with collapse until the intervention of the Great Powers in the Battle of Navarino in 1827. There the Egypto-Ottoman fleet was decisively defeated by the combined fleets of the Britain, France and the Russian Empire, effectively securing the independence of Greece.
When Ioannis Capodistrias became governor of newly liberated Greece in 1828, the Greek fleet consisted of few remaining ships, which had participated in the war for independence. The first minister of "Naval affairs" was Constantine Kanaris, and the most powerful ship of the fleet at that time, the frigate Hellas, had been constructed in the United States in 1825. The Hellenic Navy established its headquarters at the island of Poros and the building of a new series of ships began at the naval base while old ships were gradually being retired. Furthermore, continuous efforts towards the education of officers were initiated. Young people were initially trained at the military school of Scholi Evelpidon and afterwards they were transferred to the navy, as there was no such thing as a Naval Academy.[3]
In 1831, Greece descended into anarchy with numerous areas, including Mani and Hydra, in revolt. It was during this revolt that the flagship Hellas, docked at Poros, was set on fire by Admiral Andreas Miaoulis.[4] Capodistrias was assassinated a few months after.
When the new King Otto arrived in the Greek capital, Nafplion, in 1832 aboard the British warship HMS Madagascar, the Greek fleet consisted of 1 corvette, 3 brigs, 6 gollettes, 2 gunboats, 2 steamboats and a few more small vessels. The first Naval School was founded in 1846 on the Corvette Loudovikos and Leonidas Palaskas was assigned as its director. However the inefficient training of the officers, coupled with conflict between those who pursued modernization and those who were stalwarts of the traditions of the veterans of the struggle for independence, resulted in a restricted and inefficient navy, which was limited to policing the sea and the pursuit of pirates.
During the 1850s, the more progressive elements of the navy won out and the fleet was augmented with more ships. In 1855, the first iron propeller-driven ships were ordered from England. These were the steamships Panopi, Pliksavra, Afroessa, and Sfendoni.[3]
During the 1866 Cretan revolt, the ships of the Royal Hellenic Navy were in no condition to support it. Such failure led to the government awakening to the problem of naval insufficiency and the adoption of a policy stating that: "The navy, as it represents a necessary weapon for Greece, should only be created for war and aim to victory." Because of this, the fleet was supplied with new and bigger ships, reflecting a number of innovations including the use of iron in shipbuilding industry and the invention of the torpedo; with these advances, the effectiveness and the appearance of the Hellenic Navy changed.
Meanwhile after 1878, because of the Russo-Turkish War and the need to expand the Greek navy, a new and larger naval base was established in the area of Faneromeni of Salamis and a few years later it was transferred to the area of Arapis where it remains today. At the same time the Naval Academy was founded and Ilias Kanellopoulos was made Director. A committee from France headed by Admiral Lejeune introduced a new, advanced naval organization and the methodological training of enlisted personnel through the establishment of a training school in the old building of the naval base in Poros. During the government of Charilaos Trikoupis in 1889, the fleet was further increased with the acquisition of new battleships:Hydra, Spetsai, and Psara from France. Thus, when Greece went to war in the Greco-Turkish War in 1897, the Hellenic Navy established its dominance in the Aegean Sea, however, it was unable to change the outcome of the war on land, which was a national humiliation.
In 1907, the Hellenic Navy General Staff (Γενικό Επιτελείο Ναυτικού) was founded, with then-Captain Pavlos Kountouriotis as its first head. After the war, in 1897, the Ottoman Empire embarked on a program of naval expansion for its fleet and as a response to that, in 1909, the cruiser Georgios Averof was bought from Italy. In 1910, an English naval mission arrived, headed by Admiral Tuffnel, in order to recommend improvements in the organization and training of the navy. The mission led to the adoption of the English style of management, organization and training, especially in the area of strategy.
The Navy, shortly before the Balkan Wars, was composed of a destroyer and battleship fleet. Its mission was primarily offensive, aiming at capturing the Ottoman-held islands of the Eastern Aegean, and establish naval supremacy in the area. To that end, its commander-in-chief, Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, established a forward base at the Moudros bay at Lemnos, directly opposite the Dardanelles straits. After defeating the two Turkish sallies from the Straits at Elli (December 1912) and Lemnos (January 1913), the Aegean Sea was secured for Greece.
The Balkan Wars were followed by a rapid escalation between Greece and the Ottoman Empire over the as yet unclear status of the islands of the Eastern Aegean. Both governments embarked on a naval armaments race, with Greece purchasing the obsolete battleships Limnos and Kilkis and the light cruiser Elli as well as ordering two dreadnoughts, the Vasilefs Konstantinos and the Salamis and a number of destroyers. However, with the outbreak of the First World War, construction of the dreadnoughts stopped.
Initially during the war, Greece followed a course of neutrality, with the Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos favoring the Entente and pro-German King Constantine I advocating neutrality. This dispute eventually led to a deep political conflict, known as the "National Schism". In November 1916, in order to apply pressure on the royal government in Athens, the French confiscated the Greek ships. They continued to operate with French crews, primarily in convoy escort and patrol duties in the Aegean, until Greece entered the war on the side of the Allies in June 1917, at which point they were returned to Greece. Subsequently, the Greek Navy took part in the Allied operations in the Aegean, in the Allied expedition in support of Denikin's White Armies in the Ukraine, and in the operations of the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922 in Asia Minor.
After Greece's catastrophic defeat, the 1920s and early 1930s were a politically turbulent period, with the economy in a bad state, so the Navy received no new units, apart from the modernization of four destroyers and the acquisition of six French submarines in 1927 and four Italian destroyers in 1929.
In 1938, Greece ordered four modern Greyhound class destroyers in English shipyards, making a serious step towards modernization. The outbreak of war in Europe, however, allowed only two to be delivered. Greece entered World War II with a navy consisting of 2 battleships, 1 armoured cruiser, 14 destroyers, and six submarines.[5]
During the Greco-Italian War, the Navy took over convoy escort missions in the Ionian Sea and even embarked on three raids against the Italian supply convoys in the Strait of Otranto. The most important role was given to the submarines, which although obsolete, managed to sink several Italian cargo ships in the Adriatic.
But when Nazi Germany attacked Greece, the RHN suffered heavily at the hands of the Luftwaffe, with 25 ships, including the old battleship, now artillery training ship, Kilkis and the hulk of her sister Limnos, lost within a few days in April 1941. It was then decided to shift the remaining fleet (one cruiser -the famous Averof-, three destroyers and five submarines) to the join up with the British Mediterranean Fleet at Alexandria.
As the war progressed, the number of Hellenic Royal Navy vessels increased after the concession of several destroyers and submarines by the British Royal Navy. The most notable aspects of the Hellenic Royal Navy's participation in World War II include the operations of the destroyer Vassilissa Olga which, until sunk in Leros on September 23, 1943, was the most successful Allied destroyer in the Mediterranean Sea; the participation of two destroyers in Operation Overlord; and the story of the destroyer Adrias, which while operating close to the coast of Kalymnos in October 1943 hit a mine, resulting in the loss of the vessel's prow, while blowing the two-gun forward turret over the bridge. After some minor repairs at Gümüşlük Bay in Turkey the Adrias managed to return to Alexandria in a 400-mile (640 km) trip, even though all the forepart of the ship, up to the bridge, was missing.
After World War II, the Royal Hellenic Navy was significantly strengthened by the concession of British and Italian ships. The organisation also changed in line with modern naval doctrines of that era after the entrance into NATO in 1952. At the beginning of the 1950s, US military aid formed the core of the country's armed forces. The Royal Hellenic Navy received the first Bostwick-class destroyers which took on the name Beasts (Θηρία), while withdrawing the British ones.
The next significant change was during the early 1970s, when Greece was the first Mediterranean naval force to order missile-equipped Fast Attack Craft (Combattante II) and the Type 209 submarines, whereas US military aid continued in the form of FRAM II class destroyers. In 1979, Hellenic Navy placed an order in the Netherlands for two modern Standard class frigates (the Elli class). These were the first acquisitions of new main surface vessels, rather than the use of second-hand ships, in almost four decades.
Hellenic Navy was enhanced to its maximum point during the last decade. The arrivals of Hydra class (MEKO 200 HN) and more Standard class frigates along with the orders for more missile corvettes, Poseidon class Type 209 submarine submarines and naval helicopters allowed the retirement of the obsolete vessels.
Greece also received four Charles F. Adams class destroyers from the US Navy in 1991-1992. All four have since been decommissioned since their electronics and armament were obsolete while they required large crews.
The advance continued when Greece ordered Type 214 submarines that feature an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system, Sikorsky S-70B-6/10 Aegean Hawk helicopters and Project 1232.2 Zubr class hovercraft from Russia and the Ukraine.
Recent plans included the modernization of Standard class frigates with new electronics and radar systems, the modernization of Glaukos and Poseidon class submarines with new sonars, electronics and air-independent propulsion engines (programs Neptune 1/2), while on January 2009 the order of six (4+2) FREMM multipurpose frigates was announced by the Hellenic Navy.[6][7]
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Naval Service Hellenic Navy
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| Organization |
| Navy General Staff |
| Current fleet |
| Salamis Naval Base |
| Naval Academy |
| History |
| History of the Navy |
| Historic ships |
| Standing Hellenic Navy Deployments |
| NATO SNMG2 |
| NATO SNMCMG2 |
| Operation Active Endeavour |
| Operation UNIFIL |
| EU NAVFOR Atalanta |
| Officer Grade Structure of the Hellenic Navy | ||||||||||
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| OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||
| Ναύαρχος (Admiral) |
Αντιναύαρχος (Vice Admiral) |
Υποναύαρχος (Rear Admiral) |
Αρχιπλοίαρχος (Commodore) |
Πλοίαρχος (Captain) |
Αντιπλοίαρχος (Commander) |
Πλωτάρχης (Lt. Commander) |
Υποπλοίαρχος (Lieutenant) |
Ανθυποπλοίαρχος (Sub-Lieutenant) |
Σημαιοφόρος (Ensign) |
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| NCO Rank Structure of the Hellenic Navy | ||||||||
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| OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
| Ανθυπασπιστής[10] Anthypaspistis (Warrant Officer) |
Αρχικελευστής Archikelefstis |
Επικελευστής Epikelefstis |
Κελευστής Kelefstis |
Δίοπος Diopos |
Ναύτης Naftis (Seaman) |
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| Class (Type) | Photo | Name | # | Name in Greek | In Service | Notes |
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| Frigates | ||||||
| Hydra (Type: Meko-200HN)[11] | HS Hydra HS Spetsai HS Psara HS Salamis |
F 452 F 453 F 454 F 455 |
Φ/Γ Ύδρα Φ/Γ Σπέτσαι Φ/Γ Ψαρά Φ/Γ Σαλαμίς |
4 | Within the next 2 years a modernization and upgrading program will be launched for all 4 vessels.[12] | |
| Elli (Type: Standard)[11] | HS Elli HS Limnos HS Adrias HS Aigaion HS Navarinon HS Kountouriotis HS Kanaris HS Themistoklis HS Nikiforos Fokas |
F 450 F 451 F 459 F 460 F 461 F 462 F 463 F 464 F 465 F 466 |
Φ/Γ 'Ελλη Φ/Γ Λήμνος Φ/Γ Αδρίας Φ/Γ Αιγαίον Φ/Γ Ναυαρίνον Φ/Γ Κουντουριώτης Φ/Γ Κανάρης Φ/Γ Θεμιστοκλής Φ/Γ Νικηφόρος Φωκάς |
9 | F Elli (F-450) & F Limnos (F 451) built specifically for the Hellenic Navy. Modernization of Six frigates of the S Class completed by the end of 2010.[12] | |
| Gunboats | ||||||
| Osprey 55
HSY-55 Osprey HSY-56A |
HS Armatolos HS Navmachos HS Kasos HS Polemistis HS Machitis HS Nikiphoros HS Aittitos HS Krataios |
P 18 P 19 P 57 P 61 P 266 P 267 P 268 P 269 |
Κ/Φ Αρματωλός Κ/Φ Ναυμάχος Κ/Φ Κάσος Κ/Φ Πολεμιστής Κ/Φ Μαχητής Κ/Φ Νικηφόρος Κ/Φ Αήττητος Κ/Φ Κραταιός |
8 | Class HSY-55 designed by the Hellenic Navy. Modular concept so that weapons and sensors can be changed as required. |
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| Asheville | HS Tolmi HS Hormi |
P 229 P 230 |
Κ/Φ Τόλμη Κ/Φ Ορμή |
2 | HS "Tolmi" is ex USN USS Green Bay (PG-101).[13] HS "Hormi" is ex USN USS Beacon (PG-99).[14] |
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| Fast Attack Missile | ||||||
| Roussen (Type: Super-Vita) | HS Roussen HS Daniolos HS Krystallidis HS Grigoropoulos HS Ritsos HS Karathanasis HS Vlahakos |
P 67 P 68 P 69 P 70 P 71 P 72 P 73 |
ΤΠΚ Ρουσσέν ΤΠΚ Δανιόλος ΤΠΚ Κρυσταλλίδης ΤΠΚ Γρηγορόπουλος ΤΠΚ Ρίτσος ΤΠΚ Καραθανάσης ΤΠΚ Βλαχάκος |
4 | However, only the first four vessels have so far been delivered to the Hellenic Navy; the fifth was launched in 2006 but has remained alongside, pending the reinstatement of equipments removed by Hellenic Navy in August 2009 to support standard repairs and maintenance of the in-service vessels. The final pair remain in the assembly hall at Elefsis Shipyards. | |
| La Combattante III | HS Laskos HS Blessas HS Mykonios HS Troupakis |
P 20 P 21 P 22 P 23 |
ΤΠΚ Λάσκος ΤΠΚ Μπλέσσας ΤΠΚ Μυκόνιος ΤΠΚ Τρουπάκης |
4 | Upgraded (2006). Fitted with MM38 Exocets. | |
| La Combattante IIIb | HS Kavaloudis HS Degiannis HS Xenos HS Simitzopoulos HS Starakis |
P 24 P 26 P 27 P 28 P 29 |
ΤΠΚ Καβαλούδης ΤΠΚ Ντεγιάννης ΤΠΚ Ξένος ΤΠΚ Σιμιτζόπουλος ΤΠΚ Σταράκης |
5 | Upgraded (2006-2011). Fitted with P24-P29 Penguins (Mk2/Mod3). | |
| La Combattante IIa | HS Votsis HS Pezopoulos HS Maridakis |
P 72 P 73 P 75 |
ΤΠΚ Βότσης ΤΠΚ Πεζόπουλος ΤΠΚ Μαριδάκης |
3 | Fitted with RGM-84 Harpoons. | |
| Submarines | ||||||
| Glafkos (Type: 209 (1100)) | HS Nireus HS Triton HS Proteus |
S 111 S 112 S 113 |
Υ/Β Νηρεύς Υ/Β Τρίτων Υ/Β Πρωτεύς |
3 | Program "Neptune I" upgrades. | |
| Poseidon (Type: 209 (1200)) | HS Poseidon HS Amphitriti HS Okeanos HS Pontos |
S 116 S 117 S 118 S 119 |
Υ/Β Ποσειδών Υ/Β Αμφιτρίτη Υ/Β Ωκεανός Υ/Β Πόντος |
4 | Program "Neptune II" upgrades (Program canceled after the modernization of the first boat Okeanos). | |
| Papanikolis (Type: 214) | HS Papanikolis HS Pipinos HS Matrozos HS Katsonis ** HS ??? ** HS ??? (**Under Construction) |
S 120 S 121 S 122 S 123 S 124 S 125 |
Υ/Β Παπανικολής Υ/Β Πιπίνος Υ/Β Ματρώζος Υ/Β Κατσώνης Υ/Β ??? Υ/Β ??? |
1 | The remaining 3 submarines are under sea trials in Skaramagas and 2 more will be built in Greece to replace the Neptune II modernization program. | |
| Mine-Sweepers | ||||||
| Type: Coastal | HS Alkyon HS Avra HS Aidon HS Kichli HS Pleias |
M 211 M 214 M 240 M 241 M 248 |
Ν/Α Αλκυών Ν/Α Αύρα Ν/Α Αηδών Ν/Α Κίχλη Ν/Α Πλειάς |
5 | ||
| Hunt
Osprey |
HS Evropi HS Kallisto HS Evniki HS Kalypso |
M 62 M 63 M 61 M 64 |
Ν/ΘΗ Ευρώπη Ν/ΘΗ Καλλιστώ Ν/Α Ευνίκη Ν/Α Καλυψώ |
4 | HS "Europa" is ex RN HMS Bicester, M-36. HS "Kalypso" is ex RN HMS Berkeley, M-40. HS "Evniki" is ex USN USS Pelican, MHC-53.[15] HS "Kalypso" is ex USN USS Heron, MHC-52.[16] Two more Hunters Class Osprey are expected to be commissioned in the HN |
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| Torpedo Retrievers | ||||||
| Class: 430/430A | HS Arachthos HS Evrotas HS Nestos |
A 461 A 460 A 463 |
ΠΑΤ Αραχθός ΠΑΤ Ευρώτας ΠΑΤ Νέστος |
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| Landing crafts | ||||||
| Jason LST | HS Chios HS Samos HS Ikaria HS Lesvos HS Rodos |
L 173 L 174 L 175 L 176 L 177 |
Α/Γ Χίος Α/Γ Σάμος Α/Γ Ικαρία Α/Γ Λέσβος Α/Γ Ρόδος |
5 | Military lift of 300 troops plus vehicles; 4 LCVPs. | |
| LCU (Type: 520) | HS Ios HS Paros HS Sikinos HS Irakleia HS Pholegandros |
L 167 L 179 L 168 L 169 L 170 |
Α/Β 'Ιος Α/Β Πάρος Α/Β Σίκινος Α/Β Ηρακλειά Α/Β Φολέγανδρος |
5 | ||
| Zubr | HS Kephallenia HS Ithaki HS Kerkyra HS Zakynthos |
L 180 L 181 L 182 L 183 |
ΠΤΜ Κεφαλληνία ΠΤΜ Ιθάκη ΠΤΜ Κέρκυρα ΠΤΜ Ζάκυνθος |
4[18] | Military lift of total 130 tons of cargo (battle tanks, personnel carriers, troops or combinations of those). |
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| Patrol boats | ||||||
| Tjeld (Type: Nasty)
(Type: Esterel) |
HS Andromeda HS Kyknos HS Pegasus HS Toxotis HS Diopos Antoniou HS Kelevstis Stamou |
P 196 P 198 P 199 P 228 Ρ 286 Ρ 287 |
ΠΠ Ανδρομέδα ΠΠ Κύκνος ΠΠ Πήγασος ΠΠ Τοξότης ΠΠ Κ/Β Δίοπος Αντωνίου ΠΠ Κ/Β Κελευστής Στάμου |
6 | Formerly called: torpedo boats. | |
| Transport | ||||||
| Personnel Transport | HS Pandora HS Pandrosos HS Naxos HS Serifos |
A 419 A 420 L 178 L 195 |
ΠΜΠ Πανδώρα ΠΜΠ Πάνδροσος ΠΜΠ Νάξος ΠΜΠ Σέριφος |
4 | PTV "Naxos" and PTV "Serifos" are converted LCUs. | |
| Tankers | ||||||
| Oil Tankers | HS Zeus HS Ouranos HS Hyperion HS Orion |
A 375 A 416 A 417 A 376 |
Π/Φ Ζεύς Π/Φ Ουρανός Π/Φ Υπερίων Π/Φ Ωρίων |
4 | ||
| Water Tankers | HS Kalliroe HS Trichonis HS Doirani HS Kerkini HS Prespa HS Stymphalia |
A 468 A 466 A 476 A 433 A 434 A 469 |
Υ/Φ Καλλιρόη Υ/Φ Τριχωνίς Υ/Φ Δοϊράνη Υ/Φ Κερκίνη Υ/Φ Πρέσπα Υ/Φ Στυμφαλία |
6 | ||
| Other | ||||||
| Oceanographic & Scientific Research | HS Naftilos HS Pytheas HS Strabon HS Akatos 14 |
A 478 A 474 A 476 AΚ 14 |
Υ/Γ-Ω/Κ Ναυτίλος Υ/Γ-Ω/Κ Πυθέας Υ/Γ-Ω/Κ Στράβων Υ/Γ-Ω/Κ Άκατος 14 |
4 | ||
| Auxiliary Vessels Class: Etna (AOR) Class: Thetis (AN 103) Net/Buoy Tender |
HS Promitheus HS Thetis |
A 374 A 307 |
ΠΓΥ Προμηθεύς ΦΘ Θέτις |
1 1 |
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| Lighthouse Tenders | HS Karavogiannos HS Lykoudis |
A 479 A 481 |
ΠΦΑ Καραβόγιαννος ΠΦΑ Λυκούδης |
2 | ||
| Replenishment Ships Class: 701C (Type: Luneburg) |
HS Axios HS Aliakmon |
A 464 A 470 |
Π/Φ Αξιός Π/Φ Αλιάκμων |
2 | ||
| Memorial Ships | ||||||
| Pisa-class Armored Cruiser | HS Georgios Averof | - | Θ/Κ Γεώργιος Αβέρωφ | 1 | Museum ship. The ship is regarded as in active service, carrying the Rear Admiral's Rank Flag. It is the only Armored Cruiser worldwide still in existence. | |
| Trireme | HS Olympias | - | Τριήρης Ολυμπιάς | 1 | Olympias is a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme. She is hand-built and considered in active service.[19] | |
| Tugboats | ||||||
| Tugboat | HS Aias HS Gigas HS Danaos HS Iason HS Minos HS Nestor HS Pelias HS Persefs HS Adamastos HS Atrefs HS Atromitos HS Achillefs HS Diomidis HS Odyssefs HS Romaleos HS Thisefs |
A 412 A 432 A 427 A 424 A 436 A 421 A 437 A 429 A 411 A 439 A 410 A 409 A 440 A 425 A 442 A 441 |
Ρ/Κ Αίας Ρ/Κ Γίγας Ρ/Κ Δαναός Ρ/Κ Ιάσων Ρ/Κ Μίνως Ρ/Κ Νέστωρ Ρ/Κ Πελίας Ρ/Κ Περσεύς Ρ/Κ Αδάμαστος Ρ/Κ Ατρεύς Ρ/Κ Ατρόμητος Ρ/Κ Αχιλλεύς Ρ/Κ Διομήδης Ρ/Κ Οδυσσεύς Ρ/Κ Ρωμαλέος Ρ/Κ Θησεύς |
16 | The Navy operates a mixed fleet of tugboats based at the two major naval docks of Salamis and Souda Bay. The list includes both open sea and harbour tugboats. | |
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In Service[20] | Total Numbers | Notes | Photo |
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| Sikorsky S-70 Aegean Hawk | United States | Anti-submarine warfare | S-70B-6
S-70B |
8
3 |
11 | ||
| Agusta-Bell AB-212 | Italy | Anti-submarine warfare
Naval ESM |
AB-212 ASW
AB-212 EW |
8
2 |
10 | Upgraded naval version of the UH-1N Twin Huey. The 2 AB-212EW are in storage. | |
| Aérospatiale Alouette III | France | Trainer | SA-319B | 2 | 2 |
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