HELLENIC

NAVY

HELLENIC

NAVY

HS DEGIANNIS

Crest

The coat-of-arms (symbol) of FPB ΄΄Lieutenant DEGIANNIS΄΄ depicts a seagull above the waves, symbolizing the speed and agility of the ship. It signifies the deep connection with the sea and the seamanship of its crew and Officers. The two weapons (the missile and the torpedo held by the seagull) symbolize the combined firepower of the ship, as it can fire both HARPOON guided missiles and SST-4 torpedoes.

Technical Characteristics

Dimensions

56.2/8.3/2.7 m

Displacement

440 τόνους

Crew

44 poeple

Speed

33.5 knots

Vessel Porpulsion

Four (4) main DIESEL engines constructed by MTU. Engine type 20V 538 TB 91. Each main engine gives propulsion power to a main shaft through a reducer-inverter arrangement. The ship has four (4) propulsion shafts.

Ship Weaponary

Two (2) OTO/MELARA 76/62 guns. Two (2) EMERLEC 30mm double-barrelled guns. Four (4) HARPOON surface-to-surface guided missile launchers. Two (2) TORO S 5/3 torpedo launchers containing SST-4 guided torpedoes.

History

Lieutenant Ilias Degiannis was born at 22nd of December 1912 and was an Officer of the Hellenic Royal Navy. He died during the Axis Occupation of Greece after being captured and tortured by the German Forces at the 18th of June 1943, for being the leader of the resistance group ‘’PROMETHEUS’’

 

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