Greek frigate Salamis (F-455)
 Salamis (F-455) Φ/Γ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΣ (F 455) | |
| Career (Greece) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Battle of Salamis |
| Builder: | Hellenic Shipyards Co. |
| Laid down: | 20 December 1994 |
| Launched: | 15 May 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 16 December 1998 |
| Status: | in active service as of 2010 |
| 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
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| Electronic warfare and decoys: | Argo AR 700 ESM system Telegon 10 ESM system |
| 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 Salamis (F-455) (Greek: Φ/Γ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΣ) is the fourth ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. It is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramagas. It is the second ship of the Hellenic Navy to be named after Salamis Island and the famous Battle of Salamis, the first being the uncompleted dreadnought Salamis.