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ANTIPLIARKHOS LASKOS fast missile attack craft (1977-1981)

Antipliarchos Laskos 2000

Simeoforos Kavaloudis 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Αντιπλοίαρχος Λάσκος [Antipliarchos Laskos] P20   CMN, Cherbourg, France   6.7.1976 20.4.1977 in service (2019)
Αντιπλοίαρχος Μπλέσσας [Antipliarchos Blessas] P21   CMN, Cherbourg, France   10.11.1976 7.7.1977 in service (2019)
Υποπλοίαρχος Μυκονιός [Ipopliarchos Mykonios] P22   CMN, Cherbourg, France   5.5.1977 10.2.1978 in service (2019)
Υποπλοίαρχος Τρουπάκης [Ipopliarchos Troupakis] P23   CMN, Cherbourg, France   6.1.1977 8.11.1977 in service (2019)
Σημαιοφόρος Καβαλούδης [Simaioforos Kavaloudis] P24   Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga   10.11.1979 14.7.1980 in service (2019)
Αντιπλοίαρχος Κωστάκος [Antipliarchos Kostakos] P25   Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga   1.3.1980 9.9.1980 collision 4.11.1996
Υποπλοίαρχος Ντεγιάννης [Ipopliarchos Degiyannis] P26   Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga   14.7.1980 12/1980 in service (2019)
Σημαιοφόρος Ξένος [Simaioforos Xenos] P27   Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga   8.9.1980 21.3.1981 in service (2019)
Σημαιοφόρος Σιμιτζόπουλος [Simaioforos Simitzopoulos] P28   Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga   12.10.1980 6/1981 in service (2019)
Σημαιοφόρος Σταράκης [Simaioforos Starakis] P29   Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga   1981 12.10.1981 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

385

Displacement full, t

P20-23: 425

P24-29: 430

Length, m

52.5 pp 56.7 oa

Breadth, m

8.00

Draught, m

2.04 hull 2.70 propellers

No of shafts

4

Machinery

P20-23: 4 MTU 20V538 TB92 diesels

P24-29: 4 MTU 20V538 TB91 diesels

Power, h. p.

P20-23: 18000

P24-29: 15000

Max speed, kts

P20-23: 36.5

P24-29: 32.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

P20-23: 2000(15)

P24-29: 2750(15)

Armament

P20-23: 2 x 2 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38), 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 2 - 30/75 Emerlec EX-30, 2 - 533 TT (2 SST-4)

P24-29: 6 x 1 Penguin Mk 2 mod.3 SSM (6 Penguin Mk 2 mod.3), 2 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 2 - 30/75 Emerlec EX-30, 2 - 533 TT (2 SST-4)

Electronic equipment

P20-23: Decca 1226, Triton, Castor radars, 2x Panda e/o systems, DR-2000S ECM suite, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL

P24-29: Decca 1226, Triton, Castor radars, 2x Panda e/o systems, DR-2000S ECM suite

Complement

43

Project history: Save for the armament these closely resemble the 'La Combattante III' type large missile patrol boats in other navies including Israel's. The first group of four boats were ordered in September 1974 and all built by CM de Normandie at Cherbourg. The second group of six boats were ordered from the Hellenic Shipyard at Skaramanga in Greece, and were built under French supervision.

Modernizations: 2002-2003, all: - DR-2000S ECM suite; + DR-3000 ECM suite

2008, Antipliarchos Laskos; 2009, Antipliarchos Blessas, Ipopliarchos Mykonios: - Decca 1226, Triton radars, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL; + Scout Mk 2, Variant, LIROD Mk 2 radar, MSP-500 Mirador e/o system, 2x Alex decoy RL, TACTICOS CCS

2010, Ipopliarchos Troupakis: - 2 x 2 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38), Decca 1226, Triton radars, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL; + 2 x 2 Harpoon SSM (4 RGM-84C), Scout Mk 2, Variant, LIROD Mk 2 radar, MSP-500 Mirador e/o system, 2x Alex decoy RL, TACTICOS CCS

early 2010s, Simaioforos Kavaloudis, Ipopliarchos Degiyannis, Simaioforos Xenos, Simaioforos Simitzopoulos: - Decca 1226, Triton radars; + Scout Mk 2, Variant, LIROD Mk 2 radar, MSP-500 Mirador e/o system, 2x Alex decoy RL, TACTICOS CCS

early 2010s, Simaioforos Starakis: - 6 x 1 Penguin Mk 2 mod.3 SSM, Decca 1226, Triton radars; + 2 x 2 Harpoon SSM (4 RGM-84C), Scout Mk 2, Variant, LIROD Mk 2 radar, MSP-500 Mirador e/o system, 2x Alex decoy RL, TACTICOS CCS

Naval service: Ypopliarchos Mykonios wrecked 4.1.2010 and was discarded in 2013 but later repaired and returned to servce.

Simaioforos Simitzopoulos 2000

Plotarchis Blessas 2006

Simaioforos Starakis 2008

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