Greek frigate Spetsai (F-453)
 Spetsai (F-453) Φ/Γ ΣΠΕΤΣΑΙ (F 453) | |
| Career (Greece) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Spetses |
| Builder: | Hellenic Shipyards Co. |
| Laid down: | 11 August 1992 |
| Launched: | 9 December 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 24 October 1996 |
| 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 Spetsai (F-453) (Greek: Φ/Γ ΣΠΕΤΣΑΙ) is the second ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. She is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramagas.[1] She is the fifth ship of the Hellenic Navy to be named after the Saronic Gulf island of Spetses. She has participated in international operations such as Enduring Freedom.