Greek frigate Elli

{{other ships|Greek ship Elli}}

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Greek frigate Elli (F450) ({{langx|el|Φ/Γ Έλλη}}) is the lead ship of the Greek {{sclass|Elli|frigate|4}} of frigates, and the third Hellenic Navy ship by that name. It is named after the battle of Elli in which the hellenic navy defeated the Ottoman fleet. The class is based on the Royal Netherlands Navy's {{sclass|Kortenaer|frigate|4}} and was built in a Dutch shipyard; however, unlike later members of its class in the Hellenic Navy, it was not originally in Dutch service but was sold directly to Greece.{{cite book

| author=Vice Admiral C. Paizis-Paradellis, HN

| title=Hellenic Warships 1829-2001

| location=Athens, Greece

| publisher=The Society for the study of Greek History

| year=2002

| isbn=978-960-8172-14-2|pages=65| edition=3rd

}}

The Elli was built at the Koninklijke Maatschappij de Schelde in Vlissingen, Holland, along with the frigate Limnos as part of a commission for the two ships from the Greek government. Her maiden voyage was on 10 October 1981 under her first captain, Grigoris Demestihas. She arrived in Greece on 15 November that year.

The Elli took part in the Persian Gulf War from 1990–91, enforcing the UN resolution on Iraq in the neighborhood of the Red Sea.

It was modernised in 2006.