Namesake Spetses Commissioned 24 October 1996 Construction started 11 August 1992 Length 117 m Displacement 3.039 million kg | Laid down 11 August 1992 Class and type Hydra class frigate Launched 9 December 1993 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 Spetsai (F-453) (Greek: Φ/Γ ΣΠΕΤΣΑΙ) is the second ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. She is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramagas. She is the fifth ship of the Hellenic Navy to be named after the Saronic Gulf island of Spetses. She has participated in international operations such as Enduring Freedom.
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