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| HS Psara, Hydra class frigate of the Hellenic Navy. Photo: D-Mitch |
The second warship that I visited on Friday, October 27 (see previous post here), which was opened to the
public at Piraeus harbor due to the forthcoming celebration of Ohi Day
(anniversary of the "No"), was a Hydra class frigate, the HS Psara. Frigate Psara was commissioned in December of 1998 and she is the third vessel in the class. The four vessels of the Hydra class (MEKO 200HN) frigates are the most powerful surface combatants in the Hellenic Navy today and the only ones equipped with a 5in gun as well as with a vertical launching system for Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM). A complete article about the class will follow in the near future. Meanwhile, enjoy more than 50 photos from my visit! I would like to thank the crew for the guided tour in the ship's various compartments but especially a big thank to a young Petty Officer on the bridge who was a real expert on reporting the systems onboard, showing that he really loves his job!
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| HS Psara, frigate of the Hellenic Navy. Photo: D-Mitch |
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| Bow view of HS Psara |
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| The forward Phalanx and the bridge |
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| The foremast with MW08 radar |
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| The Mk45 5-inch gun of Psara |
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| The forward Phalanx and the bridge |
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| Phalanx CIWS |
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| Bridge and MG3 machine gun mount |
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| Another mount for 0.30in machine gun |
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| MG3 mount |
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| The pennant number of the ship |
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| Mk141 Harpoon launcher amidships |
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| Foremast and Harpoon |
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| The port Harpoon launcher amidships of HS Psara |
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| Harris APECS II ECM system and Harpoon launcher |
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| Mk32 triple torpedo launcher |
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| Mk32 triple torpedo launcher |
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| The helicopter hangar with the aft Phalanx CIWS atop |
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| View of the hangar. The VLS which is atop of it cannot be seen. |
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| The DE 1160 VDS covered |
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| The foremast |
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| Towed sonar and mount for MG3 |
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| View of the stern |
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| The aft Phalanx CIWS and behind it the VLS for 16 ESSM |
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| Stern of Psara |
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| View of Psara's stern |
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| Hangar's door for one S-70 helicopter |
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| Forward Phalanx CIWS |
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| Bridge and Mk36 SRBOC decoy launchers |
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| Loading instructions for Mk46 torpedoes |
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| The flight deck of frigate Psara |
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| The helicopter hangar of the frigate |
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| Phalanx and DA08 radar |
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| Bridgemaster and forward STIR FCS |
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| View from the foredeck |
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| Mk45 gun turret |
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| Mk45 gun turret with 5in gun |
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| Foremast |
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| The bridge with a Phalanx at the front of it |
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| The Mk45 Mod 2A five-inch gun of frigate Psara |
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| Back part of Mk45 gun mount |
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| Close-up photo of the gun turret |
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| STIR, Decca and MW08 radars |
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| Two of the four sextuple decoy launchers |
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| STIR fire control system |
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| Thales TDS |
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| Mk45 gun turret and Phalanx CIWS |
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| Phalanx CIWS |
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| The expert and TDS! |
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| APECS II ECM system |
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| APECS II ECM dome |
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| Thales DA08 radar |
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| Quadruple Harpoon launcher with all canisters loaded |
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| Thales DA08 radar |
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| Matrozos, as seen from Psara |
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| Bridgemaster navigation radar |
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| Details of the mast with Argo AR 700 ESM below the MW08 radar |
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