Greek frigate Limnos
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Limnos (F451) is an Elli-class frigate of the Hellenic Navy, and the third Greek warship to bear the name. The class is based on the Royal Netherlands Navy's Kortenaer class and was built in a Dutch shipyard; however, unlike later members of her class in the Hellenic Navy, she was not originally in Dutch service, but was sold directly to Greece. Limnos was constructed in Vlissingen, Netherlands, along with her sister ship Elli. The contract for her construction was signed in Athens in July 1981 and her commissioning took place on 18 September 1982. After commissioning, Limnos joined the Hellenic Fleet on 5 November 1982 and since then she has actively participated in its activities.[1]
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Name | Limnos |
Namesake | Lemnos island and the Battle of Lemnos (1913) |
Laid down | 13 June 1978 |
Launched | 27 October 1979 |
Commissioned | 18 September 1982 |
Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Elli-class frigate |
Displacement | 3,500 tons (3,800 t max) |
Length | 130 m (426 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
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Complement | 196 |
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Aircraft carried | 2 AB 212 ASW helicopter or 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk |