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IPIROS frigates (1969-1970/1992)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ήπειρος [Ipiros] (ex-Connole) | F456 | Avondale, Westwego, USA | 23.3.1967 | 20.7.1968 | 30.8.1969 // 30.8.1992 | stricken 2003 | |
| Θράκη [Thraki] (ex-Trippe) | F457 | Avondale, Westwego, USA | 29.7.1968 | 1.11.1969 | 19.9.1970 // 30.7.1992 | stricken 3.2001 | |
| Μακεδονία [Makedonia] (ex-Vreeland) | F458 | Avondale, Westwego, USA | 20.3.1968 | 16.6.1969 | 13.6.1970 // 25.7.1992 | stricken 12.1998 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3132 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 4190 |
| Length, m | 126.5 wl 134.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 14.3 |
| Draught, m | 4.77 hull 7.83 over sonar |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | DE456, 458: 1 set Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers DE457: 1 set Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 2 Combustion Engineering boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 35000 |
| Max speed, kts | 27 |
| Fuel, t | oil 750 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4300(20) |
| Armament | 1 x 8 Harpoon SSM / ASROC ASuR (4 RGM-84A/C, 12 RUR-5), 4 x 1 Stinger SAM (~16 FIM-92), 1 x 1 - 127/54 Mk 42, 1 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 - 324 Mk 32 Mod. 9 TT (22), 1 DCR, 1 helicopter (AB-212) |
| Electronic equipment | SPS-64(v), SPS-10F, SPS-40D, SPG-53, Mk 90 radars, SQS-26CX sonar, SLQ-32(v)2 ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, T-Mk 6 Fanfare torpedo decoy, ASWTDS CCS |
| Complement | 288 |
Standard scale images
Ipiros 1995
Project history
Former USN Knox-class frigates. Formally all were commissioned 30.4.1993.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
