11 Facts About Hellenic Navy

Motto of the Hellenic Navy is "?e?a t? t?? ?a?ass?? ??at??" from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War.

The Hellenic Navy established its headquarters at the island of Poros and the building of a new series of ships began at the naval base, while old ships were gradually being retired.

Shortly before the Balkan Wars, the Hellenic Navy was composed of a fleet of destroyers and battleships.

The Royal Hellenic Navy received the first Bostwick-class destroyers which took on the name Beasts, while withdrawing the British ones.

In 1979, the Hellenic Navy placed an order in the Netherlands for two modern Standard-class frigates .

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The Hellenic Navy is awaiting delivery of 3 FDI Belharra frigates from France with an option for 1 more after the Greek Prime Minister announced the purchase from Greece of 4 new multirole heavy frigates in September 2020, that will replace older Elli class vessels.

Hellenic Navy announced the immediate upgrade of all 4 Hydra class frigates, already in service.

Also, plans for the Hellenic Navy to acquire the Sa'ar 72 Israeli corvette of the new Themistocles class [1] came to fruition after an agreement signed in June 2020, with exclusive production in Greece.

Hellenic Navy operates the endogenous AAWV Aginor which is an Advanced Asymmetric Warfare Vessel that uses latest technologies and composite materials making it suitable for a number of missions including insertion and extraction of Special Operations Forces, interdiction and coastal patrol, as well as search and rescue operations.

Hellenic Navy operates the Mark V Special Operations Craft, which is an American design originally developed for the US Hellenic Navy Seals.

The purchase of HS Cephalonia for the Hellenic Navy was the first time a Soviet design had been built for and purchased by a NATO member.