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Machitis 2004

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
Μαχητής [Machitis]	P266		Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga	2001	6.2002	29.10.2003	in service (2019)
Νικηφόρος [Nikiforos]	P267		Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga	2001	13.12.2002	30.3.2004	in service (2019)
Αήττητος [Aititos]	P268		Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga	2002	26.2.2003	5.8.2004	in service (2019)
Κραταιός [Krateos]	P269		Hellenic Shipyards, Skaramanga	2002	30.10.2003	20.10.2005	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	492
Displacement full, t	575
Length, m	51.5 pp 56.5 oa
Breadth, m	9.50 wl 10.0 oa
Draught, m	2.65 max
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Wärtsilä-Nohab WN16V25 diesels
Power, h. p.	10000
Max speed, kts	24
Fuel, t	diesel oil 104
Endurance, nm(kts)	2200(16)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 2 x 1 - 20/90 Rh-202, 16-36 mines (36 Mk 6 or 16 Mk 55 or 18 Mk 18)
Electronic equipment	BridgeMaster-E, Scout, Variant, LIROD Mk 2 radars, Mirador MSP-500 e/o system, DR3000SLW ECM suite, TACTICOS CCS
Complement	36 + 25 troops

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Project history

Modified 'Hellenic 55' design, named 'Hellenic 56A', slightly larger with new electronics. Other sources indicate only 50 tons of fuel carried. Can carry 40 tons of fresh water. There are two RIB inspection boats aboard, handled by a 1.3t-capacity crane. The ships have a steel hull with aluminum alloy superstructure. Two pairs of Harpoon SSM launchers can be accommodated but have not been installed.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.