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Greek ship Ermis

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Name
  
Hoheweg

Name
  
Oker, A-53

Commissioned
  
1972

Length
  
72 m

Laid down
  
1960

Acquired
  
1972

Launched
  
1961

Weight
  
1,521 tons

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Fate
  
Sold to the German Navy, 1972

Ermis (Α-373) (Greek: ΠΗΠ Ερμής, "Hermes") was an auxiliary ship of the Hellenic Navy, which served from 1988 to 2002 as an electronic surveillance ship.

She started her career as the 1500 tn trawler Hoheweg. In 1961 she was converted to an electronic surveillance ship by the German Navy and named Oker (A-53). In German Navy service she was classified as a Flottendienstboot (fleet service vessel), in Class 422.

In 1988 she was decommissioned and transferred to the Hellenic Navy, where she served under Hellenic Destroyers Command as a signals intelligence gathering ship. In 2002 she was decommissioned and sold for scrap.

References

Greek ship Ermis Wikipedia