A5-class Customs Vessels
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The ''A5 class'' was a type of patrol/customs vessels of the Hellenic Navy, two of which were built at the
Lavrion Lavrio, Lavrion or Laurium (; (later ); from Middle Ages until 1908: Εργαστήρια ''Ergastiria'') is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is part of Athens metropolitan area and the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki ...
Shipyards in 1930, based on Italian designs. They were armed with a 76 mm gun, a machine gun, as well as depth charges. Both were destroyed during WWII (1941), the first bombed by RAF after it had been seized by the Germans.


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*{{cite book , url=https://www.academia.edu/2899187/Greek_vehicle_and_machine_manufacturers_1800_to_present_A_pictorial_history , first=L.S. , last=Skartsis , title=Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History , publisher=Marathon , year=2012 , isbn=978-960-93-4452-4 , type=eBook Ships built in Greece Ships of the Hellenic Navy 1930 ships