Ships in service with the
Hellenic Navy currently include
frigates of the ''
Hydra'' and ''
Elli
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'' classes. In the late twentieth century the navy also used
''Knox''-class frigates. Going back to the early nineteenth century,
sailing ship
A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety of sail plans that propel sailing ships, employing square-rigged or fore-and-aft sails. Some ships ...
s such as the
''Hellas'' were in service.
Serving
''Hydra'' (MEKO 200) class
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F-452 ''Hydra'' (''Ύδρα'')
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F-453 ''Spetsai'' (''Σπέτσαι'')
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F-454 ''Psara'' (''Ψαρά'')
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F-455 ''Salamis'' (''Σαλαμίς'')
''Elli'' (Kortenaer/Standard) class
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F-450 ''Elli'' (''Έλλη'')
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F-451 ''Limnos'' (''Λήμνος'')
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F-459 ''Adrias'' (''Αδριάς'')
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F-460 ''Aigaion'' (''Αιγαίον'')
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F-461 ''Navarinon'' (''Ναβαρίνον'')
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F-462 ''Kountouriotis'' (''Κουντουριώτης'')
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F-464 ''Kanaris'' (''Κανάρης'')
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F-465 ''Themistoklis'' (''Θεμιστοκλής'')
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F-466 ''Nikiforos Fokas'' (''Νικηφόρος Φωκάς'')
Historical
Sail
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''Hellas'' (1826-1831)
''Knox'' class
* (1992-2002)
* (1992-2001)
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''Elli'' class
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F-463 ''Bouboulina'' (''Μπουμπουλίνα'') (2001-2013)
Hellenic
Frigates
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...