MEKO-200HN FFG Hydra class

MEKO_200HN

The Hydra class[1][2] are a group of four frigates in service with the Hellenic Navy. They were designed in Germany and are part of the MEKO group of modular warships, in this case the MEKO 200 design. The programme was authorised in 1988 and partially paid for with FMS aid and provisioned for the commission of six vessels. The first ship was built in Germany and commissioned in 1992 but suffered a serious fire while working up near Portland, England. Repairs were completed in 1993. The Greek built warships were delayed due to financial problems on the part of the Hellenic Shipyards completing in the late 1990s which also led to limiting the total number of vessels to four mainly after the acquisition of eight Kortenaer-class frigates from the Netherlands in the late 1990s.

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Name: F452 HS Hydra

Builder: Blohm & Voss Shipbuilding, Hamburg, Germany
Laid down: December 17, 1990
Launched: June 25, 1991
Commissioned: November 12, 1992
Namesake: Hydra Island, Greece
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Name: F453 HS Spetsai

Builder: Hellenic Shipyards Company, Skaramangas, Greece
Laid down: August 11, 1992
Launched: December 9, 1993
Commissioned: October 24, 1996
Namesake: Spetses Island, Greece
IN SERVICE
    

Name: F454 HS Psara

Builder: Hellenic Shipyards Company, Skaramangas, Greece
Laid down: December 12, 1993
Launched: December 20, 1994
Commissioned: April 30, 1998
Namesake: Psara Island, Greece
IN SERVICE
    

Name: F455 HS Salamis

Builder: Hellenic Shipyards Company, Skaramangas, Greece
Laid down: December 20, 1994
Launched: May 15, 1997
Commissioned: December 16, 1998
Namesake: Salamis Island, Greece
IN SERVICE