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Greek frigate Limnos

Greek frigate Limnos is documented in the equipment reference catalogue.

Origin: Not reported
Manufacturer: Not reported

Length: 130m
Beam: 14.6m
Displacement: 3,800t
Speed: 56km/hMaximum
Complement: 196
Draught: 6.2mDraft

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Technical data

Specifications

15 fields · 1 source · retrieved 1 Oct 2026

Dimensions & mass

Displacement: 3,500 tons (3,800 t max)¹
Length: 130 m (426 ft 6 in)¹

True scale

Size in context

Length: 130 m
Person: 1.75 m
Bus: 12 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Beam

14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)¹

Draft

6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)¹

Performance

Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise¹
Complement: 196¹

Systems & armament

Propulsion: COGOG system: 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines , 4,900 shp (3,700 kW ) each; 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines , 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) each (boost); 2 shafts¹
Armament: 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal. gun 2 × Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 Mk 141 4 × 8 Harpoon missile launchers Mk 29 octuple launcher for 24 × RIM-7M SAMs 2 Mk 32 2 × 324 mm torpedo tubes for Mk46 torpedoes¹

Programme

Name: Limnos¹
Namesake: Lemnos island and the Battle of Lemnos (1913)¹
Laid down: 13 June 1978¹
Launched: 27 October 1979¹
Commissioned: 18 September 1982¹
Class & type: Elli -class frigate¹
Aircraft carried: 2 AB 212 ASW helicopter or 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

Greek frigate Limnos · Wikipedia revision 1327506461 ↗
Name
Infobox · Name
Limnos
Namesake
Infobox · Namesake
Lemnos island and the Battle of Lemnos (1913)
Laid down
Infobox · Laid down
13 June 1978
Launched
Infobox · Launched
27 October 1979
Commissioned
Infobox · Commissioned
18 September 1982
Status
Infobox · Status
In active service
Class & type
Infobox · Class & type
Elli -class frigate
Displacement
Infobox · Displacement
3,500 tons (3,800 t max)
Length
Infobox · Length
130 m (426 ft 6 in)
Beam
Infobox · Beam
14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Draft
Infobox · Draft
6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Infobox · Propulsion
COGOG system: 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne RM1C gas turbines , 4,900 shp (3,700 kW ) each; 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines , 25,700 shp (19,200 kW) each (boost); 2 shafts
Speed
Infobox · Speed
30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) maximum 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) cruise
Complement
Infobox · Complement
196
Armament
Infobox · Armament
2 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 cal. gun 2 × Mk15 Phalanx 20 mm CIWS 2 Mk 141 4 × 8 Harpoon missile launchers Mk 29 octuple launcher for 24 × RIM-7M SAMs 2 Mk 32 2 × 324 mm torpedo tubes for Mk46 torpedoes
Aircraft carried
Infobox · Aircraft carried
2 AB 212 ASW helicopter or 1 Sikorsky S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk

Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Operator countries

1 countries documented

Greek frigate Limnos equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

Greece

Additional operator references

Greece

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