Nafkratousa 1965
Nafkratousa 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Ναυκρατούσα [Nafkratousa] (ex-Eastway) | L153 | Newport News, USA | 11/1942 | 21.5.1943 | 9.1943 // 1953 | discarded 1971 | |
| Ναυκρατούσα [Nafkratousa] (ex-Fort Mandan) | L153 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 3.1944 | 2.6.1945 | 10.1945 // 1971 | discarded 2.2000 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
4490 |
|
Displacement full, t |
9375 |
|
Length, m |
138.4 wl 139.5 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
22.0 |
|
Draught, m |
4.83 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
Nafkratoussa(i): 2 Skinner Uniflow QuiPE, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers Nafkratoussa(ii): 2 sets Skinner geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
7000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15.4 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil 1770 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 7400 (15) |
|
Armament |
first: 1 x 1 - 76/40 HA/LA Mk 9, 2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1 second: 2 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2 |
| Military load | 3 LCT(5) or 3 LCT(6) or 2 LCT(3) or 2 LCT(4) or 14 LCM(3) or 1450 t of cargo or 41 LVT or 47 DUKW (up to 92 LVT or 108 DUKW if additional decks are installed), 332 marines |
|
Electronic equipment |
SPS-6 radar |
|
Complement |
254 |
Project history: The first ex-USN LSD to be acquired, Hyperion (LSD9, transferred to RN by lend-lease as Eastway), was taken over by the Greek Navy in 1953 and acted as the HQ Ship for the Greek amphibious forces. She was replaced in 1971 by ex-US Fort Mandan (LSD21), also renamed Nafkratousa, which had received a FRAM I modernization.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Nafkratousa 1973
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