| IMO: | 4550053 |
| MMSI: | |
| Flight Deck: | |
| Call Sign: | SZCB |
| Shipyard: | Blohm + Voss |
Events |
History of | |||||||||
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| 1989-feb-10 | Ordered | Ordered | |||||||
| 1990-dec-17 | Laid down | Laid down | |||||||
| 1991-jun-25 | Launched | Launched | |||||||
| 1992-nov-12 | Commissioned | Commissioned | |||||||
| 2005-jul-01 | Port Visit | Port Visit Present at International Festival of the Sea 2005, Portsmouth | |||||||
| 2024-mar-02 | Red Sea Operation Aspides transit through the Suez Canal to join Op Aspides | ||||||||
| 2024-apr-25 | Deployment | Deployment Gulf of Aden Engagement Operation Aspides engaged 2 Houthi UAV in the Gulf of Aden, to protect merchant vessels and ensure Freedom of Navigation on the high seas. | |||||||
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Specifications |
| Hydra class | |||||||
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| 173 | crew | ||||||
| 2710 | light (tn) | ||||||
| 3200 | full load (tn) | ||||||
| 109 | length (m) | ||||||
| 14.80 | beam (m) | ||||||
| 4.10 | draught (m) | ||||||
| 4100 | range (nm) | ||||||
| 31 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine diesel - MTU | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500 | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG | ||||||
| 2 | Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm) | ||||||
| 2 | Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm | ||||||
| 2 | Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar air search radar DA08 | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Radar fire direction radar STIR 180 | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar surface search radar MW08 | ||||||
| 1 | Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-56 | ||||||
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Aircraft| Typical | Max | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hellenic Navy | Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Hellenic Navy | Agusta AB212 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Builder |
Blohm + Voss, 