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APOSTOLIS corvettes (1940-1942/1942-1943)
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Apostolis 1950
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Κριεζής [Kriezis] (ex-Coreopsis) | Inglis, Glasgow, UK | 9.1939 | 23.5.1940 | 8/1940 // 11.1943 | to United Kingdom 9.1951, BU | ||
| Αποστόλης [Apostolis] (ex-Hyacinth) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 4.1940 | 19.8.1940 | 10/1940 // 10.1943 | to United Kingdom 1959, BU | ||
| Σαχτούρης [Sakhtouris] (ex-Peony) | Harland & Wolff, Belfast, UK | 2.1940 | 4.6.1940 | 8/1940 // 6.1942 | to United Kingdom 9.1951, BU | ||
| Τομπάζης [Tompazis] (ex-Tamarisk, ex-Ettrick) | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley, UK | 2.1941 | 28.7.1941 | 12.1941 // 11.1943 | to United Kingdom 1959, BU |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 925 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1170 |
| Length, m | 57.9 pp 62.5 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.14 deep load |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2750 |
| Max speed, kts | 16.5 |
| Fuel, t | Kriezis, Apostolis, Sakhtouris: oil 230 Tompazis: oil 337 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(12) |
| Armament | Kriezis, Tompazis: 1 x 1 - 102/45 BL Mk IX, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk VIII, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40) Apostolis, Sakhtouris: 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271 or type 286 radar, type 128 sonar |
| Complement | 109 |
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Apostolis 1950
Project history
British Flower class corvettes, transferred to Greece after RN service.
Modernizations
1943-1944, some: - type 286 or type 271 radar; + type 273 or type 291 radar
Naval service
No significant events.
