The Osprey HSY-56A-class gunboat (also known as ''Machitis''-class gunboat) is a class of naval vessel currently in service in the

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vari ...

. These ships are similar to and were also built by Hellenic Shipyards (HSY). They are the most modern patrol vessels of Hellenic Navy. The first ship of the class named ''Machitis'' (pronounced "Makhitis") was commissioned on 29 October 2003. In 2018 all of the four ships of the class are in active service.

Incidents at sea

On 17 January 2018 the second ship of the class ''Nikiforos'' was bumped by a Turkish Coast Guard patrol boat while patrolling in the

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...

close to the

Imia Imia ( el, Ίμια) is a pair of small uninhabited islets in the Aegean Sea, situated between the Greek island chain of the Dodecanese and the southwestern mainland coast of Turkey. They are known in Turkey as Kardak. Imia was the object of a ...

islets. The Turkish patrol boat was conducting dangerous manoeuvres having as a result a slight collision of the two vessels. Turkish media reported the incident too but without highlighting the bumping of the Greek ship.Turkish patrol ships collide near disputed islets, Website of Hürriyet.com
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Ships

Gallery

File:20080702-Faliron-HS Aittitos P-268.jpg, P 268 ''Aittitos'' at Faliron Bay (2008) File:HS Aittitos.jpg, P 268 ''Aittitos'' at the port of Kos (2012)

References

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