Osprey HSY-56A class gunboat
The Gunboat class Osprey HSY-56A is a class of naval vessel currently in service in the Hellenic Navy. These ships are similar to Gunboats Class HSY-55 and were also built by Hellenic Shipyards (HSY). First commissioned in 2003, four ships are in active service.
Ships
- PG Makhitis (P 266), commissioned 23 October 2003
- PG Nikiforos (P 267), commissioned 30 March 2004
- PG Aittitos (P 268), commissioned 5 August 2004
- PG Krataios (P 269), commissioned 20 October 2005
Specifications
- Displacement, full load: 575 tons
- Length: 56.5 m
- Beam: 10 m
- Draught: 3.6 m
- Main machinery: 2 Wärtsilä Nohab 16V25 diesels; 10,000 hp(m) sustained; 2 shafts
- Speed: 22 kn
- Range: 2,500 NM at 15 kn
- Crew: 50 (7 officers) plus 21 troops
- Missiles: SSM: 4 McDonnell Douglas Harpoon (can be fitted). FIM-92 Stinger
- Guns: 1 OTO Melara 3 in (76 mm)/62 compact; 85 rounds/min to 16 km (8.6 NM) anti-surface; 12 km (6.6 NM) anti-aircraft; weight of shell: 6 kg. 1 Bofors 40 mm/70. 2 Rheinmetall 20 mm.
- Mines: 2 rails.
- Combat Management System: ICMS TACTICOS
- Weapon Control Systems: LIROD; Electro Optical: Mirador
- Radars: Air & Surface search: Variant; Navigation: Βridgemaster-Ε
- Launchers: CHAFFS LAUNCHERS/SRBOC MK36 (2X6)
- RHIB: 2 Barracuda 7(m) 2 X 150 ΗΡ each
- Crane: 1.3 tons
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