Namesake Battle of Salamis Commissioned 16 December 1998 Construction started 20 December 1994 Length 117 m Displacement 3.039 million kg | Laid down 20 December 1994 Class and type Hydra class frigate Launched 15 May 1996 Weight 3,404 tons Builder Hellenic Shipyards Co. | |
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Status in active service as of 2010 Notes Official Hellenic Navy page | ||
The Greek frigate Salamis (F-455) (Greek: Φ/Γ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΣ) is the fourth ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. It is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramagas. It is the second ship of the Hellenic Navy to be named after Salamis Island and the famous Battle of Salamis, the first being the uncompleted dreadnought Salamis.
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