HELLENIC
HS ARMATOLOS (Ρ 18)
Crest
The crest of HS ARMATOLOS presents a rigged mast of a 17th-18th century toll ship with a christian cross traversed with a sword. The depicted image symbolizes the struggle to defend God and country by the sailing ships crew, during the national revolution of 1821.
Technical Characteristics
History
- The HS ARMATOLOS is the first of a class of two gunboats built by the Hellenic Shipyards at SKARAMANGAS, Athens.The second ship of the class is HS NAVMACHOS. The design of the class was based upon the OSPREY-55 offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) by the danish company DANYARD.
- HS ARMATOLOS was officially commissioned for the Hellenic Navy on March 27, 1990.
- The first hellenic warship to bear the name “ARMATOLOS” was the corvette PT-42 (1948-1976). The name honors the brave fighters during the national revolution of 1821.
- The first Commanding Officer of HS ARMATOLOS was Lieutenant Commander Th.Geroukis HN.
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