HELLENIC
HS NIKIFOROS (Ρ 267)
Crest
The crest of HS NIKIFOROS depicts the dynamic figure of a gunboat on board at maximum speed. The Greek flag waving proudly in the background, symbol of the mission to project its colors throughout the Eastern Aegean and where else asked as well as the defense of its natural space, that of our territorial waters. Scattered in the blue of the sea islands of the Aegean, Greek societies honor the ship and help with the crew’s rest. Finally, its course to the East, always vigilant monitoring and facing the enemy, ready to take action with a complete picture of the area to patrol.
Technical Characteristics
History
Gunboat NIKIFOROS, is the second Gunboat, that was entirely built and designed at the Greek shipyards of Skaramagka. She was commissioned there on the 30th of March 2004. From the day she was commissioned up until now, she has taken upon numerous missions, mostly among the islands of the Eastern Aegean and has participated in many Fleet exercises, both in larger and smaller scales. Apart from that, she has also participated in a lot of etiquette events, in many multinational missions overseas as well as some public benefit missions (Preventive Medicine, Evacuation of fire struck population).
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