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Greek frigate Psara (F-454)
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The Greek Frigate Psara (F-454) (Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
Φ/Γ Ψαρά) is the third ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class
Hydra class frigate
The Hydra class are a group of four frigates in service with the Hellenic Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. The programme was authorised in 1988 and partially paid for with FMS aid and previsioned for the...
. It is based on the Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss
Blohm + Voss , is a German shipbuilding and engineering works. It is a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems; there were plans to sell 80% of Blohm + Voss to Abu Dhabi Mar Group, but talks collapsed in July 2011.-History:It was founded on April 5, 1877, by Hermann Blohm and Ernst Voss as a...
MEKO 200
MEKO 200
The MEKO 200 is a frigate design by the Blohm + Voss shipyard of Germany, as part of the MEKO family of warships.-Anzac class :...
frigate class and was buil by Hellenic Shipyards Co.
Hellenic Shipyards Co.
Hellenic Shipyards is a large Shipyard in Skaramangas near Athens, Greece.Its origins are connected with a shipyard created in 1937 in order to build warships...
at Skaramangas as part of the programm.
She has participated in various NATO and international operations such as Sharp Guard
Operation Sharp Guard
Operation Sharp Guard was a multi-year joint naval blockade in the Adriatic Sea by NATO and the Western European Union on shipments to the former Yugoslavia. Warships and maritime patrol aircraft from 14 countries were involved in searching for and stopping blockade runners.The operation began on...
, Decisive Enhancement
NATO intervention in Bosnia
The NATO intervention in Bosnia consisted of a series of actions undertaken by NATO to establish and then preserve peace during and after the Bosnian War...
, Enduring Freedom, EU Operation Atalanta
Operation Atalanta
Operation Atalanta is a current military operation undertaken by the European Union and the European Union Naval Force. It is part of a larger global action by the EU in the Horn of Africa to deal with the Somali crisis; for example World Food Programme ships food aid to ports in Somalia and...
, etc.
On 29 March, 2009, as flagship of EU NAVFOR Atalanta, Psara was involved in the capture of Somalian pirates
Piracy in Somalia
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has been a threat to international shipping since the second phase of the Somali Civil War in the early 21st century...
fleeing from an unsuccessful hijack attempt on FGS Spessart
Spessart (A1442)
Spessart is a Rhön-class tanker of the German Navy. She was commissioned in Kiel on 5 September 1977.-History:Spessart was originally built for civilian service by Kröger of Rendsburg in 1974...
, along with HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën is the first ship of the De Zeven Provinciën class air defence and command frigates in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy...
, SPS Victoria
SPS Victoria (F82)
SPS Victoria is the second of the six Spanish-built s, based on the American design, of the Spanish Navy.Laid down on August 16, 1983, and launched on July 23, 1986, Victoria was commissioned in service on November 11, 1987....
and USS Boxer
USS Boxer (LHD-4)
The sixth USS Boxer is a of the United States Navy. She is the sixth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for a British ship captured by the Americans during the War of 1812....
.