Osprey 55-class gunboat


Class overview
Osprey 55 class gunboat HS Navmachos (Κ/Φ Ναυμάχος) at Faliron Bay.
Builders:	Hellenic Shipyards, Scarmanga (Greek ships) Danyard A/S, Frederikshaven, Denmark
Operators:	Hellenic Navy, Royal Moroccan Navy, Senegalese Navy
Built:	1986–1990
Completed:	7
Active:	7
General characteristics Armatolos class (after re-arming)^[1]
Type:	Patrol boat
Displacement:	555 long tons (564 t) full load
Length:	54.8 m (179 ft 9 in)
Beam:	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draught:	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion:	2× MTU 16V 1163 TB63 diesels 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) 2 shafts
Speed:	25 kn (29 mph; 46 km/h)
Range:	500 mi (430 nmi; 800 km) at 25 kn (29 mph; 46 km/h) 2,800 mi (2,400 nmi; 4,500 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Troops:	25
Complement:	36
Sensors and processing systems:	Thomson-CSF Triton Surface search radar Selenia RTNX fire control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Thomson-CSF DR 2000S ESM
Armament:	1× OTO Melara 76 mm gun 1× Bofors 40mm gun Provision for mines

The gunboat class Osprey 55 is a Danish-designed class of naval ship currently in service in the Hellenic Navy and Royal Moroccan Navy. Two ships were ordered by Greece in March 1988 and built by Hellenic Shipyards. The first one was laid down on 8 May 1989 and launched on 19 December 1989. The second ship was laid down on 9 November 1989 and launched on 16 May 1990. Armament is of modular design and therefore can be changed. 76-mm guns replaced the Bofors 40-mm in 1995, after being taken from decommissioned Gearing-class destroyers. Options on more of the class were shelved in favour of the slightly larger HSY-55 class.

4 other ships were ordered by the Royal Moroccan Navy all received between 1987 and 1990.^[2] Built in Frederikshavn, Denmark, they were only armed with 1 Bofors 40 mm and 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. El Lahiq is equipped with a cartographic sonar and North American navigation systems for Hydrographic researches.^[3]

Ships

Pennant number	Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned
Greece
P 18	Armatolos	Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga	8 May 1989^[1]	19 December 1989^[1]	27 March 1990^[1]
P 19	Navmachos	Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga	9 November 1989^[1]	16 May 1990^[1]	15 July 1990^[1]
Morocco
308	El Lahiq	Danyard A/S Frederickhaven		July 1987^[4]	11 November 1987^[5]
309	El Tawfiq	Danyard A/S Frederickhaven		October 1987^[4]	31 January 1988^[5]
316	El Hamiss	Danyard A/S Frederickhaven		April 1990^[4]	9 August 1990^[5]
317	El Karib	Danyard A/S Frederickhaven		July 1990^[4]	23 September 1990^[5]
Senegal
	Fouta	Danyard A/S Frederickhaven	November 1986^[6]	March 1987^[6]	1 June 1987^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saunders 2002, p. 282.
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1 2 3 4 Baker 1998, p. 520.
1 2 3 4 Saunders 2002, p. 471.
1 2 3 Baker 1998, p. 774.

Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
Saunders, Stephen (2002). Jane's Fighting Ships 2002–2003. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0710624328.
Hellenic Navy website

Ship classes of the Hellenic Navy

Frigates	Hydra class Elli class

Gunboats	Asheville class Thetis class Osprey 55 class Osprey HSY-56A class

Submarines	Glafkos class (Neptune I) Poseidon class (Neptune II) Papanikolis class

Fast attack craft	La Combattante IIa class La Combattante III class La Combattante IIIb class Roussen class

Mine warfare ships	Hunt class mine hunters Osprey class mine hunters MSC-294 class minesweepers

Landing Vessels	Jason class LSTs Zubr class LCACs Barbe class

Ship classes of the Royal Moroccan Navy

Frigates	FREMM Frigate Descubierta class Floréal class FMMM

Corvettes	FMMM

Offshore patrol vessels	OPV-70 OPV-64 Osprey 55 class Lazaga class Cormoran class PR-72P class

Landing Vessels	BATRAL LST

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