Greek frigate Limnos

For other ships with the same name, see Greek ship Lemnos.

History
Greece
Name	Limnos
Namesake	Lemnos island and the Battle of Lemnos (1913)
Builder	Royal Schelde, Vlissingen
Laid down	13 June 1978
Launched	27 October 1979
Commissioned	18 September 1982
Status	in active service
Notes	Official Hellenic Navy page
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	3,500 tons (3,800 t max)
Length	130 m (430 ft)
Beam	14.6 m (48 ft)
Draft	65 m (213 ft)
Propulsion	COGOG system: 2 Rolls Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines, 4,900 shp each; 2 Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 25,700 shp each (boost); 2 shafts
Speed	30-knot (56 km/h) maximum 20-knot (37 km/h) cruise
Complement	196
Crew	176-196
Armament	2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal., 2 × Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS, 2 Mk141 4 × 8 Harpoon missile launchers, Mk29 octuple launcher for 24 × RIM-7M SAMs, 2 Mk32 2 × 324mm T/T for Mk46 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	2 AB 212 ASW helicopter or 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk

Limnos (F451) is an Template:Sclass- of the Hellenic Navy, and the third Greek warship to bear the name. The class is based on the Royal Netherlands Navy's Template:Sclass- and was built in a Dutch shipyard; however, unlike later members of her class in the Hellenic Navy, she was not originally in Dutch service, but was sold directly to Greece.

Limnos was constructed in Vlissingen, Netherlands, along with her sister ship Elli. The contract for her construction was signed in Athens in July 1981 and her commissioning took place on 18 September 1982. After commissioning, Limnos joined the Hellenic Fleet on 5 November 1982 and since then she has actively participated in its activities.

Operations

The Limnos took part in several operations including Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield in 1990 and 1991. She was part of the security arrangements for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as part of Operation Ifitos, and with Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO contribution to the anti-piracy initiative, in 2009. In 2011 she deployed with Operation Unified Protector, the NATO operation to enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the Libyan Civil War, and with Operation Active Endeavour, an anti-terrorism mission in the Mediterranean.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the ship is a copy of the battleship Lemnos's coat of arms. It depicts the lyra of the ancient poet and kitharode Arion and dolphins in waves.

External links

• Official Hellenic Navy page for Standard Class Frigates (English)