Greek frigate Psara (F-454)

Psara (F-454) (Φ/Γ Ψαρά (F-454)
Career (Greece)
Namesake: the Psara Island
Builder: Hellenic Shipyards Co.
Launched: December 20, 1994
Commissioned: 1998
Fate: in active service
Notes: Official Hellenic Navy page
General characteristics
Class and type:Hydra class frigate
Displacement:3,350 tons
Length:117 m (384 ft)
Beam:14.8 m (49 ft)
Draft:6 m (20 ft)
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 nmi (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) (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:1 × Mk 45 Mod 2A,
2 × 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 Psara (F-454) (Greek Φ/Γ Ψαρά) is the third ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. It is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was buil by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramangas as part of the programm. She has participated in various NATO and international operations such as Sharp Guard, Decisive Enhancement, Enduring Freedom, EU Operation Atalanta, etc.

On 29 March 2009, as flagship of EU NAVFOR Atalanta, Psara was involved in the capture of Somalian pirates fleeing from an unsuccessful hijack attempt on FGS Spessart, along with HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, SPS Victoria and USS Boxer.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Hellenic Navy Press release

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