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Greek frigate Limnos

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Name
  
Limnos

Commissioned
  
1982

Launched
  
27 October 1979

Builder
  
Royal Schelde

Status
  
in active service

Length
  
130 m

Greek frigate Limnos

Namesake
  
Lemnos island and the Battle of Lemnos (1913)

Notes
  
Official Hellenic Navy page

The Limnos (F451) is one of the Greek Elli class of frigates and is 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.

Contents

The Limnos was built at the Koninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde in Vlissingen, Holland, along with the frigate Elli as part of a commission for the two ships from the Greek government.

Operations

The Limnos took part in several operations including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Shield and more.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the ship is a copy of the battleship Lemnos's coat of arms. It depicts the lyra of the ancient poet and kitharode Arion and dolphins in waves.

References

Greek frigate Limnos Wikipedia


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