Elli-class frigate

	HS Kanaris (ex HNLMS Jan Van Brakel)
Class overview
Operators	Hellenic Navy
Completed	10
Active	9
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	3,500 tons standard; 3,800 tons max;
Length	130 m (430 ft)
Beam	14.5 m (48 ft)
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	combined gas or gas (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	20 knots (37 km/h) cruising; 30 knots (56 km/h) maximum;
Range	4,700 nmi (8,700 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	176-196
Armament	Elli-class S-frigate (Elli, Limnos):; 2 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun; 2 × 4 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM; 1 × 8 round RIM-7M Sea Sparrow SAM launcher (+ reloads);; 2 × Mk32 × 2 324 mm Torpedo Tubes;; 2 × CIWS Mk15 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm; ex-Dutch S-frigates in Greek service:; 1 × OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal. gun; 2 × 4 RGM-84 Harpoon SSM; 1 × 8 round RIM-7M Sea Sparrow SAM launcher (+ reloads);; 2 × Mk32 × 2 324 mm Torpedo Tubes;; 1 × CIWS Mk15 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm;
Aircraft carried	2 helicopters (AB-212)

The Elli-class frigates are a series of frigates operated by the Hellenic Navy. The ships are of Dutch origin and are also known as Kortenaer-class or Standard-class or S-class frigates. The first two ships (Elli and Limnos), which have lengthened hangars and different armament were built specifically for the Hellenic Navy. The remaining ships are ex-Royal Netherlands Navy S-frigates of the Kortenaer class transferred to the Hellenic Navy in the 1990s and early 2000s. These robust and reliable ships constitute the backbone of the Hellenic Navy. Elli, for which the class is named, is itself named after two famous Greek cruisers, one of which was sunk during peacetime before the Greco-Italian War.

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