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Former American SEMMES DDG18
DESTROYER G/M Charles F. Adams class |
Dimensions: 134/14,3/6,1 meters
Displacement: 3.370 tons
Propulsion: Steam turbines 70.000 hp, 2 propellers
Speed: 30 knots
Crew: 340
Armament : S/S Harpoon G/M,A/S G/M SM Mk I two 5 inch/34 guns, ASROC torpedo launcher, two triple Mk 32 torpedo launchers, 1 launcher of electronic countermeasures and a Fanfare torpedo countermeasures device, and the corresponding electronic equipment and radar devices
Built by the Avondale Marine Ways Inc. Shipyard. She was launched on May 20th 1961 and commissioned to the U.S. Navy on December 10th 1962. Four ships of this class (THEMISTOKLIS, KIMON, NEARCHOS and FORMION) were transferred on loan as part of the defense agreement between Greece and the U.S.A. (July the 8th 1990). The Greek Flag was hoisted on 12th September 1991 and Cdr Dim. Kallergis HN was her first CO. She arrived in Greece on 27th of May 1992. In commission (2001).
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