The Greek frigate ''Psara'' (F-454) ( el, Φ/Γ Ψαρά) is the third ship of the Greek s. It is based on the
Blohm + Voss Blohm is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Hans Blohm C.M. (born 1927), photographer and author
* Hermann Blohm (1848–1930), German businessman and co-founder of German company Blohm+Voss
* Linn Blohm (born 1992), Swedish hand ...
MEKO 200
The MEKO 200 is a frigate design by the Blohm + Voss shipyard of Germany, as part of the MEKO family of warships.
Variants
''Anzac'' class (MEKO 200ANZ)
Ten MEKO 200 frigates were built to the ''Anzac''-class design: eight for the Royal ...
frigate class and was built by
Hellenic Shipyards Co.
Hellenic Shipyards S.A. is a large shipyard in Skaramagas, in West Athens regional unit, Greece.
History
Commonly known as Skaramaga Shipyards (Greek: Ναυπηγεία Σκαραμαγκά), from the area where they are located, its origin ...
at
Skaramangas
Skaramagas (also spelled Skaramangas; el, Σκαραμαγκάς) is a port town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Haidari. It is known for its large shipyard. It took its name by the Chio ...
as part of the programme.
She has participated in various
NATO
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and international operations such as
Sharp Guard,
Decisive Enhancement,
Operation Enduring Freedom, EU
Operation Atalanta
Operation Atalanta, formally European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia, is a current counter-piracy military operation at sea off the Horn of Africa and in the Western Indian Ocean, that is the first naval operation conducted by the Eu ...
.
On 29 March 2009, as
flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the f ...
of EU NAVFOR Atalanta, ''Psara'' was involved in the capture of
Somalian pirates
Somali may refer to:
Horn of Africa
* Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region
** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis
** Somali culture
** Somali cuisine
** Somali language, a Cushitic language
** Soma ...
fleeing from an unsuccessful hijack attempt on the , along with , the and .
References
External links
Official Hellenic Navy page for Hydra Class Frigates (English)SNMG-1 Press release on ''Spessart'' incident
Video of capture, by the Hellenic Navy
1994 ships
Ships built in Greece
Hydra-class frigates
Frigates of Greece
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