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The Hellenic Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of Greece. As of 2024, the Navy operates a wide variety of warships including: 13 frigates, 10 submarines, 19 missile boats, 10 gunboats, and 15 helicopters.
The first two ships (Elli and Limnos), which have lengthened hangars and different armament were built specifically for the Hellenic Navy. The remaining ships are ex-Royal Netherlands Navy S-frigates of the Kortenaer class transferred to the Hellenic Navy in the 1990s and early 2000s. These robust and reliable ships constitute the backbone of ...
Skorpios, P55 (1977–1995) Ex-P-229, formerly German Navy P-6077 Kormoran; Typhon, P56 (1976–2005) Ex-P-230, formerly German Navy P-6073 Geier; The remaining three boats of the class (P-6069 Albatros, P-6074 Bussard and P-6076 Sperber) were also transferred to the Hellenic Navy and used as sources for spare parts.
Raab-AEKKEA R-26V, R-33 Tigerschwalbe [24] (Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Raab-AEKKEA R-27 [24] (German origin and Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Raab-AEKKEA R-29 [24] (Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic air force) Stearman-Boeing-Kaydet 75 PT-13 and PT-17 (American made)
The Hellenic Navy operates ten gunboats of the Osprey and Asheville classes. Both Osprey HSY-55 and Osprey HSY-56A classes are designed by the Hellenic Navy following a modular concept so that weapons and sensors can be changed as required. They were built by Hellenic Shipyards (HSY) in Greece.
Ships in service with the Hellenic Navy currently include frigates of the Hydra and Elli classes. In the late twentieth century the navy also used Knox-class frigates. Going back to the early nineteenth century, sailing ships such as the Hellas were in service.
The Hellenic Armed Forces (Greek: Eλληνικές Ένοπλες Δυνάμεις, romanized: Ellinikés Énoples Dynámis) are the military forces of Greece. They consist of the Hellenic Army, the Hellenic Navy, and the Hellenic Air Force. The civilian authority overseeing the Hellenic Armed Forces is the Ministry of National Defense.
Greek frigate Elli (F450) (Greek: Φ/Γ Έλλη) is the lead ship of the Greek Elli class of frigates, and the third Hellenic Navy ship by that 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 its class in the Hellenic Navy, it was not originally in Dutch service but was sold directly to Greece.