Chios 2000
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Χίος [Chios] | L173 | Elefsis SY | 13.4.1987 | 16.12.1988 | 30.5.1996 | in service (2019) | |
| Σάμος [Samos] | L174 | Elefsis SY | 9.1987 | 6.4.1989 | 20.5.1994 | in service (2019) | |
| Ικαρία [Ikaria] | L175 | Elefsis SY | 9.5.1988 | 22.10.1998 | 6.10.1999 | in service (2019) | |
| Λέσβος [Lesbos] | L176 | Elefsis SY | 6.4.1989 | 5.7.1990 | 22.2.1999 | in service (2019) | |
| Ρόδος [Rodos] | L177 | Elefsis SY | 20.11.1989 | 6.10.1999 | 30.5.2000 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
2770 |
|
Displacement full, t |
4440 |
|
Length, m |
106.4 pp 115.9 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
15.3 |
|
Draught, m |
3.68 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Wärtsilä-Nohab 16V25 diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
10000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 2 x 1 - 20/90 Rh-202, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck |
| Military load | 4 LCVP, 20 tanks or 17 AAPC or 15 trucks or 250t cargo, 300 troops |
|
Electronic equipment |
type 1007, Triton-G (TRS-3030), Pollux radars, 2x Panda e/o systems, DR2000 ECM suite, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL |
|
Complement |
108 |
Project history: Ordered in 1986 as replacements for the U.S. LST1/511 class. The program was considerably delayed by the builder's financial troubles, with the last ship originally scheduled to complete in September 1990. Have a raised helicopter deck aft capable of supporting one Agusta-Bell AB-212B helicopter. The bow ramp is capable of supporting 55t vehicles; there is also a stern loading ramp and a ramp from the upper deck amidships to the tank deck.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Samos 2003
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