Naval Base Kanellopoulos
Crest
The crest of NB KANELLOPOULOS depicts the insignia of the oldest specialties awarded to technician petty officers of the Navy. Incised in the center of the shield and in a symmetrical radial arrangement are depicted the insignia of the BOATSWAIN (anchor), the Electricians (lightning bolt), the Engineers (propeller) and the Armament technicians (torpedo). The background of the coat of arms is white and the name NB KANELLOPOULOS is written in the upper part of it.
The aforementioned specialization arrangement refers directly to the initial and basic mission of KANELLOPOULOS Naval Base as a Training Center for the low-ranking NCOs of the Navy.
History
After the liberation of Greece in 1945, the Navy along with the organization of other services, proceeded to organize the training of junior personnel, deciding that its main schools should be located in the area of Skaramangas, where the Artillery School was located before the war. Thus, in 1948, by decision of the Ministry of the Navy and the Headquarters of Naval Education, the KANELLOPOULOS Training Center was established at the same time as the PALASKAS Training Center and the POROS Training Center, with operating Schools of Navigation/Direction (N/C)-Artillery (P/B) – Radio locators (R/E) and Musicians (MOUS).
KANELLOPOULOS NB was named in honor of Vice-Captain Ilias Kanellopoulos HN
At 1999, it was decided to combine the Training Centers which were located at that time at Skaramagkas Area and Salamis Naval Base Area, under a new named as PALASKAS Training Center.
On June 19, 2008, with the decision of the Supreme Naval Council and in the context of improving the training provided, it was decided to separate the responsibilities of KANELLOPOULOS Naval Base with a separate administration and tasked with the military control of the area of the SKARAMAGA Naval Fort, while PALASKAS Training Center sume operating as the primary Training Center of the Navy.
Commander Ilias KANELLOPOULOS HN was born in Nafplio in 1843 and qualified as a Naval Cadet in 1862. Through his own studies, the rudimentary studies of the School were perfected, especially those of Higher Mathematics, Astronomy and Gunnery. As Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Navy , Ilias Kanellopoulos suggested the absolute need to establish the Hellenic Naval Academy and proceeded to draft its Operating Regulations. During a six-year period 1884-1890, when he was the first Commander of the Naval Academy and during his term as Commander, he was an instructor of naval cadets and the author of a large number of training manuals, especially in the field of Shipping. In 1892 he retired from the Navy and was elected a member of the Greek Parliament. He died on March 23, 1984 of heart disease.
Mission
The mission of KANELLOPOULOS N. B. is to take care of the reception, classification and pre-training of the newly enlisted CPOs and conscripts, the classification and promotion of enlisted reserve NCOs and Marines, as well as the provision of military facilities in matters of guarding / security, financial care, supply, preventive and remedial maintenance of equipment, fire safety, sanitary, etc.. The overall aim is contributing to the fulfillment of the Training Naval Command mission.
- The main areas of activity and the main projects of the Kanellopoulos Naval Base are as follows
- Conducting classifications and pre-training of low ranking CPO and Seamen
- Guarding the naval fortress of Skaramangas
- Fire safety of the naval fortress of Skaramanga
- Preparation and participation in major accident drills
- Assistance to civil protection operations with personnel and means
- Medical support for personnel of the naval fortress of Skaramangas
- Technical support and media maintenanceof the naval fortress of Skaramangas
- Ensuring order and cleanliness in areas of responsibility
- Supply and finance support of the naval fortress of Skaramangas
Organization
The headquarters of the Kanellopoulos Naval base is located within the Skaramanga naval fortress in the Haidari region of Attica and is a subordinate Command to the Naval Training Administration. The staff of the Kanellopoulos Naval Base is the assistance body through which the Naval Base Commander carries out his duties.
The general administrative structure of N. B. KANELLOPOULOS has the following structure:
- Commander.
- Deputy Commander.
- Directorate of Classification – Pre-education
- Directorate of Administration – Security
- Directorate of Security
- Technical Support Directorate
- Directorate of Financial Care and Supply
- Independent Departments – Offices
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