Elli-class vessels are a group of frigates operated by the Hellenic Navy

Hellenic Navy

The Hellenic Navy is the naval force of Greece, part of the Greek Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence...

. The ships are of Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 origin. The first two ships (the Elli and the Limnos), which had lengthened hangars and different armament were built specifically for the Hellenic Navy. The remaining ships are ex-Royal Netherlands Navy

Royal Netherlands Navy

The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

 S-frigates of the Kortenaer-class

Kortenaer class frigate

The Kortenaer class was a class of frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were built to be a general purpose frigate; able to combat all surface, submarine and aircraft targets. Like some of the other frigates of the 1970s and 1980s, they featured a COGOG propulsion system...

 transferred to the Hellenic Navy in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The Elli (F-450)

F-450 Elli

Greek frigate Elli is the lead ship of the Greek of frigates and the third Hellenic Navy ship by that name. The class is based on the Royal Netherlands Navy's and was built in a Dutch shipyard; however, unlike later members of its class in the Hellenic Navy, it was not originally in Dutch...

, for which the class is named, is itself named after two famous Greek cruisers, one of which was sunk during World War II

World War II

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There is a midlife modernization programme for six of the ten Greek ships.The program is in progress at HSY and will be completed in 2009. The Kountouriotis (F-462) and the Adrias (F-459) have been modernized. The other four ships are the Navarinon (F-461), the Limnos (F-451), the Elli (F-450), and the Aegaeon (F-460).
The main modernization works to be performed are the following:

• Replacement of the combat management system and installation of new sensors
• Overhaul and improvement of radars
• Replacement of navigation systems and upgrade of communications systems
• Replacement of propulsion control system and of defined platform systems.

Bouboulina (F-463) decomissioned due to financial cuts.It will be used as a source for spare parts.

Ships

Ship	Namesake
Aegeon (F-460) Φ/Γ Αιγαίον	Aegean Sea Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
Adrias (F-459) Φ/Γ Αδρίας	Adriatic Sea Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
Bouboulina (F-463) Φ/Γ Μπουμπουλίνα	Laskarina Bouboulina Laskarina Bouboulina Laskarina Bouboulina , 11 May 1771 - 22 May 1825) was a Greek naval commander, heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821, and posthumously, an Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy.-Early life:...
Elli (F-450) Φ/Γ Έλλη	Naval Battle of Elli Naval Battle of Elli The Battle of Elli , also known as the Battle of the Dardanelles, took place near the mouth of the Dardanelles on as part of the First Balkan War between the fleets of Greece and the Ottoman Empire...
Kanaris (F-464) Φ/Γ Κανάρης	Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris or Canaris was a Greek Prime Minister, admiral and politician who in his youth was also a freedom fighter, pirate, privateer and merchantman.-Early life:...
Kountouriotis (F-462) Φ/Γ Κουντουριώτης	Pavlos Kountouriotis Pavlos Kountouriotis Pavlos Kountouriotis was a Greek admiral and naval hero during the Balkan Wars and the first and third President of the Second Hellenic Republic.-Family Background:The Kountouriotes was a prominent Arvanite family from the island of Hydra...
Limnos (F-451) Φ/Γ Λήμνος	Naval Battle of Lemnos Naval Battle of Lemnos The Battle of Lemnos , fought on , was a naval battle during the First Balkan War, which defeated the second and last attempt of the Ottoman Empire to break the Greek naval blockade of the Dardanelles and reclaim supremacy over the Aegean Sea from Greece....
Navarinon (F-461) Φ/Γ Ναυαρίνον	Battle of Navarino Battle of Navarino The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence in Navarino Bay , on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. A combined Ottoman and Egyptian armada was destroyed by a combined British, French and Russian naval force...
Nikiforos Fokas (F-466) Φ/Γ Νικηφόρος Φωκάς	Nikephoros II Nikephoros II Nikephoros II Phokas was a Byzantine Emperor whose brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of Byzantine Empire in the tenth century.-Early exploits:...
Themistoklis (F-465) Φ/Γ Θεμιστοκλής -	Themistocles Themistocles Themistocles ; c. 524–459 BC, was an Athenian politician and a general. He was one of a new breed of politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy, along with his great rival Aristides...

Specifications

• Displacement: 3500 tons standard (3,800 tons max)
• Length: 130 m (427 ft)
• Beam: 14.5 m (47 ft)
• Draft: 4.4 m (14 ft 3 in)
• Propulsion: combined gas or gas
  Combined gas or gas
  Combined gas or gas is a propulsion system for ships using gas turbine engines. A high efficiency, low output turbine is used for cruising speeds with a high output turbine being used for high-speed operations. A clutch allows either turbine to be selected, but there is no gearbox to allow...
  
   (COGOG) system
  • 2 Rolls Royce
    Rolls-Royce Limited
    Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
    
     Tyne RM1C gas turbine
    Gas turbine
    A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
    
    s, 4900 shp each
  • 2 Rolls Royce
    Rolls-Royce Limited
    Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
    
     Olympus TM3B gas turbine
    Gas turbine
    A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
    
    s, 25700 shp each (boost)
  • 2 shafts
  • Range: 4700 nmi (8,704.4 km) at 16 knots (31.4 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 20 knots (39.2 km/h)
  • Maximum speed: 30 knots (58.8 km/h)
• Armament:
  • Elli class S-frigate (Elli, Limnos):
    • 2 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal.
      Otobreda 76 mm
      The Otobreda 76 mm gun is a naval artillery piece built by the Italian defence conglomerate Otobreda. It is based on the Oto Melara 76mm/L62 Allargato, which was bigger and heavier...
      
       gun
    • 2 × 4 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
    • 1 × 8 round RIM-7M Sea Sparrow SAM launcher (+ reloads);
    • 2 × Mk32 × 2 324 mm Torpedo Tubes;
    • 2 × CIWS Mk15 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm
      Phalanx CIWS
      The Phalanx CIWS is an anti-ship missile defense system. It is a close-in weapon system and was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division...
      
      
  • ex-Dutch S-frigates in Greek service:
    • 1 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal.
      Otobreda 76 mm
      The Otobreda 76 mm gun is a naval artillery piece built by the Italian defence conglomerate Otobreda. It is based on the Oto Melara 76mm/L62 Allargato, which was bigger and heavier...
      
       gun
    • 2 × 4 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM
    • 1 × 8 round RIM-7M Sea Sparrow SAM launcher (+ reloads);
    • 2 × Mk32 × 2 324 mm Torpedo Tubes;
    • 1 × CIWS Mk15 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm
      Phalanx CIWS
      The Phalanx CIWS is an anti-ship missile defense system. It is a close-in weapon system and was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division...
      
      
• Crew: 176-196
• Aircraft: 2 helicopters (AB-212)