The ''A5 class'' was a type of patrol/customs vessels of the Hellenic Navy, two of which were built at the

Lavrion Laurium or Lavrio ( ell, Λαύριο; grc, Λαύρειον (later ); before early 11th century BC: Θορικός '' Thorikos''; from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Gr ...

Shipyards in 1930, based on Italian designs. They were armed with a 76 mm gun, a machine gun, as well as depth charges. Both were destroyed during WWII (1941), the first bombed by RAF after it had been seized by the Germans.

References

*{{cite book , url=https://www.academia.edu/2899187/Greek_vehicle_and_machine_manufacturers_1800_to_present_A_pictorial_history , first=L.S. , last=Skartsis , title=Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History , publisher=Marathon , year=2012 , isbn=978-960-93-4452-4 , type=eBook Ships built in Greece Ships of the Hellenic Navy 1930 ships