Greek frigate Psara
{{Short description|Greek Hydra-class frigate}}
{{other ships|Greek ship Psara}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Greek frigate Psara (F454).jpg |Ship image size=300px |Ship caption=Psara (F-454) (Φ/Γ Ψαρά (F-454) }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Greece |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Greece|naval}} |Ship name= |Ship namesake=the Psara Island |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Hellenic Shipyards Co. |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched=December 20, 1994 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=1998 |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate= |Ship status=in active service |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|Hydra|frigate}} |Ship displacement=3,350 tons |Ship length={{convert|117|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship beam={{convert|14.8|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship draft={{convert|6|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=*2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers
|Ship speed= {{convert|31|kn|km/h|0|lk=in}} maximum |Ship range={{convert|4,100|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|16|kn|km/h|0}} (diesels) |Ship endurance= |Ship complement=173 |Ship sensors=*Signaal MW08 air search radar
|Ship EW=*Argo AR 700 ESM system
|Ship armament=*1 × Mk 45 Mod 2A
|Ship armour= |Ship armor= |Ship aircraft=1 |Ship aircraft facilities=Hangar for 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk helicopter |Ship notes= }} |
The Greek frigate Psara (F-454) ({{langx|el|Φ/Γ Ψαρά}}) is the third ship of the Greek {{sclass|Hydra|frigate}}s. 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 {{ship|German tanker|Spessart}}, along with {{HNLMS|De Zeven Provinciën|F802|6}}, the {{ship|Spanish frigate|Victoria}} and {{USS|Boxer|LHD-4|6}}.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/new_details.asp?hn_new_id=1540 |title=Hellenic Navy Press release |access-date=2009-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614121552/http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/new_details.asp?hn_new_id=1540 |archive-date=2011-06-14 |url-status=dead }}
On 19 June 2024, in response to the Red Sea crisis, Psara was deployed to the Red Sea to protect shipping from Houthi attacks as part of the European Union's Operation Aspides. The ship was equipped with new electronic warfare and anti-drone systems for the mission.{{cite web | author=Συντακτική ομάδα ertnews.gr | title=Η φρεγάτα «Ψαρά» εντάσσεται στην επιχείρηση της ΕΕ «Aspides» | website=ertnews.gr | date=2024-06-19 | url=https://www.ertnews.gr/eidiseis/ellada/i-fregata-psara-entassetai-stin-epixeirisi-tis-ee-aspides-i-stigmi-pou-lynei-kavous-gia-tin-erythra-thalassa/ | language=el | access-date=2024-06-21}}
On July 7, 2024 in the Gulf of Aden, HS PSARA, while providing close protection to a merchant vessel, engaged 4 UAVs which were posing a significant threat to the freedom of navigation. As a result, 2 UAVs were downed, while the rest of them changed their course.{{cite web | title=Πρώτο "soft kill" για το σύστημα αντι-drone της ΕΑΒ | website=Δούρειος Ίππος | date=2024-07-07 | url=https://doureios.com/proto-soft-kill-gia-to-systima-anti-drone-tis-eav/ | ref={{sfnref | Δούρειος Ίππος | 2024}} | access-date=2024-07-08}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110614110307/http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/frigates_s_en.asp Official Hellenic Navy page for Hydra Class Frigates (English)]
- [http://www.marinha.pt/NR/rdonlyres/FAD103A5-D241-412F-A1D6-CBE5707C8AEF/0/Press_Release_1009.pdf SNMG-1 Press release on Spessart incident] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181429/http://www.marinha.pt/NR/rdonlyres/FAD103A5-D241-412F-A1D6-CBE5707C8AEF/0/Press_Release_1009.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110614121640/http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/psara_arrest.wmv Video of capture, by the Hellenic Navy]
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Category:Ships built in Greece
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