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ADRIAS escort destroyers (1942, 1942/1946)
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Adrias 1950
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Πίνδος [Pindos] (ex-Bolebroke) | L65, 1952- D72 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 4.1941 | 5.11.1941 | 6.1942 | to United Kingdom 11.1959, BU | |
| Αδρίας [Adrias] (ex-Border) | L67 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 5.1941 | 3.2.1942 | 8/1942 | damaged 22.10.1943, never repaired, BU 11.1945 | |
| Άστιγξ [Astings] (ex-Catterick) | L81, 1952- D14 | Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow, UK | 3.1941 | 22.11.1941 | 6.1942 // 5.1946 | to United Kingdom 1963, BU | |
| Κανάρης [Kanaris] (ex-Hatherleigh) | L53, 1952- D53 | Vickers-Armstrong, Tyne, UK | 12.1940 | 18.12.1941 | 8/1942 | to United Kingdom 11.1959, BU | |
| Μιαούλης [Miaoulis] (ex-Modbury) | L91, 1952- D59 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 8.1941 | 13.4.1942 | 11.1942 | to United Kingdom 9.1960, BU | |
| Αδρίας [Adrias] (ex-Tanatside) | D02, 1952- D06 | Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK | 6.1941 | 30.4.1942 | 9.1942 // 5.1946 | discarded 1.1964 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1050 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1545 - 1590 |
| Length, m | 80.5 pp 85.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.60 |
| Draught, m | 3.73 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 19000 |
| Max speed, kts | 27 |
| Fuel, t | 328 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2100(20) |
| Armament | 2 x 2 - 102/45 QF Mk XVI, 1 x 4 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 1 x 2 - 533 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (30 - 70) 1946: 2 x 2 - 102/45 Mk XIX, 1 x 4 - 40/39 Mk VI, 3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III/IV, 1 x 2 - 533 TT, 4 DCT, 2 DCR (30-70) |
| Electronic equipment | Pindos, Adrias (i), Kanaris, Miaoulis: type 271 (some), type 285, type 286 radars, type 128 sonar Astings, Adrias (ii): type 271 or type 272, type 285, type 291 radars, type 128 sonar |
| Complement | 168 |
Standard scale images
Pindos 1943
Graphics
Adrias 1950
Project history
British escort destroyers of Hunt class. Ships of 3rd series were transferred to Greece even before completion in 1942; Themistoklis, Kriti, Astings and Adrias were transferred after service in RN. Aigaion and Hastings were planned for transfer in April, 1944, but owing to revolt on Greek ships event 30.4.1944, their transfer was taken place only 21.5.1946.
Modernizations
1942-1943, many: - type 286 radar; + type 291 radar
1943-1944, some: - type 271 radar; + type 272 radar
Naval service
Adrias was hard damaged 22.10.1943 on mines laid by German minelayers Drache and Bulgaria off island Kalymnos; she was never repaired and in 1945 was returned to UK.
