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HELLENIC

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HS MYKONIOS

Crest

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

Technical Characteristics

Dimensions

56.2/8.3 m

Displacement

430 tons

Crew

44 people

Speed

33.5 knots

Vessel Propulsion

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

HS Mykonios (P-22) named in honor of Lieutenant Sofoklis Mykonios, who fell in the battlefield  during the sinking of HS Katsonis in the area of Skiathos, on 14 September 1943, after the submarine was attaked by a German Anti-submarine Corvette. Sofoklis Mykonios was born in Athens, 1915.

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