Greek frigate Psara

	Psara (F-454) (Φ/Γ Ψαρά (F-454)
History
Greece
Namesake:	the Psara Island
Builder:	Hellenic Shipyards Co.
Launched:	December 20, 1994
Commissioned:	1998
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type:	Hydra-class frigate
Displacement:	3,350 tons
Length:	117 m (383.9 ft)
Beam:	14.8 m (48.6 ft)
Draft:	6 m (19.7 ft)
Propulsion:	2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers; 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 60,656 hp (45,231 kW); 2 MTU 20V 956 diesel engines, 10,040 hp (7,490 kW);
Speed:	31 knots (57 km/h) maximum
Range:	4,100 nmi (7,600 km; 4,700 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h) (diesels)
Complement:	173
Sensors and ; processing systems:	Signaal MW08 air search radar; Signaal DA08 air surface radar; 2 Signaal STIR fire control radar; Racal Decca 2690 BT navigation radar; Raytheon SQS-56/DE 1160 hull-mounted and VDS sonar; SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy; Mk XII Mod 4 IFF radar; 2 Signaal Mk 73 Mod 1 radar for ESSM; Signaal STACOS Mod 2 combat data system; SAR-8 IR searcher;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys:	Argo AR 700 ESM system; Telegon 10 ESM system; Argo APECS II ECM system; 4 SCLAR decoy launchers;
Armament:	1 × Mk 45 Mod 2A; 2 × Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS; 2 Mk141 4 × 8 Harpoon missile launchers; Mk 48 Mod 2 vertical launcher for 16 × RIM-162 ESSM; 2 Mk32 Mod 5 324 mm (13 in) torpedo tubes for Mk46 torpedoes;
Aircraft carried:	1
Aviation facilities:	Hangar for 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk helicopter

The Greek frigate Psara (F-454) (Greek: Φ/Γ Ψαρά) is the third ship of the Greek Hydra-class frigates. It is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramangas as part of the programme. She has participated in various NATO and international operations such as Sharp Guard, Decisive Enhancement, Operation Enduring Freedom, EU Operation Atalanta.

On 29 March 2009, as flagship of EU NAVFOR Atalanta, Psara was involved in the capture of Somalian pirates fleeing from an unsuccessful hijack attempt on the German tanker Spessart, along with HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, the Spanish frigate Victoria and USS Boxer.[1]

References

"Hellenic Navy Press release". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2009-04-13.

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