Greek frigate Hydra (F-452)


Hydra (F-452) (Φ/Γ Ύδρα (F-452)
Career (Greece)
Namesake: the Hydra Island
Builder: Blohm + Voss
Launched: June 25, 1991
Commissioned: 1992
Fate: in active service
Notes: Official Hellenic Navy page
General characteristics
Class and type: Hydra class frigate
Displacement: 3,350 tons
Length: 117 m
Beam: 14.8 m
Draft: 6 m
Propulsion: [2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers ,
2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 60,656 hp
2 MTU 20V 956 diesel engines, 10,040 hp
Speed: 31-knot (57 km/h) maximum
20-knot (37 km/h) cruise
Range: 4,100 nm at 16 kts (diesels)
Complement: 173
Sensors and
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
Electronic warfare
and decoys:
  • Argo AR 700 ESM system
  • Telegon 10 ESM system
  • Argo APECS II ECM system
  • 4 SCLAR decoy launchers
Armament: Mk 45 Mod 2A,
Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS,
2 Mk141 4×8 Harpoon missile launchers,
Mk 48 Mod 2 vertical launcher for 16×RIM-162 ESSM,
2 Mk32 Mod 5 2×324mm T/T for Mk46 torpedoes
Aircraft carried: 1
Aviation facilities: Hangar for 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk helicopter

The Greek Frigate Hydra (F-450) (Greek Φ/Γ Ύδρα) is the lead ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class and flagship of the Hellenic Navy. It is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built in its shipyard; Three more vessels were built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramangas in the following years.[1]

Her maiden voyage was on November 12, 1992 under the commands of Captain Antonios Pappachristodoulou, when she suffered serious fire damage. After the necessary repairs Hydra arrived at Salamis Naval Base on January 28, 1993. She has participated in various NATO and international operations such as Sharp Guard, Decisive Enhancement, Enduring Freedom, etc.

References

  1. ^ Vice Admiral C. Paizis-Paradellis, HN (2002). Hellenic Warships 1829-2001 (3rd Edition). Athens, Greece: The Society for the study of Greek History. pp. 78. ISBN 960-8172-14-4. 

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