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SFENDONI destroyers (1942-1943/1959-1980)
Photo
Lonchi 1979
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ασπίς [Aspis] (ex-Conner) | D06 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 4/1942 | 18.7.1942 | 6/1943 // 10.11.1959 | stricken 2.1991 | |
| Βέλος [Velos] (ex-Charrette) | D16 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 2/1942 | 3.6.1942 | 5/1943 // 16.6.1959 | stricken 3.1991 | |
| Θύελλα [Thyella] (ex-Bradford) | D28 | Bethlehem, San Pedro, USA | 4.1942 | 12.12.1942 | 6/1943 // 27.12.1962 | stricken 1.1981 | |
| Λόγχη [Lonchi] (ex-Hall) | D56 | Boston N Yd, Charlestown, USA | 4/1942 | 18.7.1942 | 7/1943 // 9.2.1960 | stricken 10.1990 | |
| Ναυαρίνο [Navarino] (ex-Brown) | D63 | Bethlehem, San Pedro, USA | 6/1942 | 21.2.1943 | 7/1943 // 27.9.1962 | stricken 1981 | |
| Σφενδόνη [Sfendoni] (ex-Aulick) | D85 | Consolidated, Orange, USA | 5/1941 | 2.3.1942 | 10/1942 // 21.8.1959 | stricken 10.1981 | |
| Κίμων [Kimon] (ex-Z3, ex-Wadsworth) | D42 | Bath Iron Wks, USA | 8/1942 | 10.1.1943 | 3/1943 // 2.8.1980 | stricken 9.1982 | |
| Νέαρχος [Nearkhos] (ex-Z2, ex-Ringgold) | D65 | Federal, Kearny, USA | 6/1942 | 11.11.1942 | 12/1942 // 30.10.1980 | to Logistics Command 9.1981 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2325 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3005 |
| Length, m | 112.5 wl 114.7 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.19 full load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets General Electric geared steam turbines, 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 60000 |
| Max speed, kts | 38 |
| Fuel, t | oil 506 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6500 (15) |
| Armament | D28, 63: 5 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 2 x 4 - 40/60 Mk 2, 1 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 1 x 5 - 533 TT, 2 x 3 - 324 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 6 DCT, 2 DCR (56) D06, 56, 85, 16: 4 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 1 x 5 - 533 TT, 2 x 3 -324 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 6 DCT, 2 DCR D42, 65: 4 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, 2 - 533 TT, 2 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 2 DCR, mines |
| Electronic equipment | D28, 63: SPS-6, SPS-10, Mk 25 radars, SQS-39 or SQS-43 sonar D06, 56, 85, 16: SPS-6, SPS-10, Mk 25, Mk 35, SPG-53 radars, SQS-39 or SQS-43 sonar D42, 65: SPS-6, SPS-10, Mk 35, SPG-53 radars, SQS-29 sonar |
| Complement | 250 |
Standard scale images
Aspis 1960
Aspis 1980
Thyella 1980
Graphics
Lonchi 1979
Project history
Former USN Fletcher class destroyers, transferred under MDAP. Ex-German Z2 and Z3 seen very short service and were later cannibalized for spare parts.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
