Aspis Fletcher class Destroyer Hellenic Navy

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Aspis (US Fletcher) class Destroyer

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Ships:

D 06 HS Aspis (ex USS Conner / DD 582) (1943/59)
D 16 HS Velos (ex USS Charrette / DD 581) (1943/59)
D 28 HS Thyella (ex USS Bradford / DD 545) (1943/62)
D 56 HS Lonchi (ex USS Hall / DD 583) (1943/60)
D 63 HS Navarinon (ex USS Brown / DD 546) (1943/62)
D 85 HS Sfendoni (ex USS Aulick / DD 569) (1942/59)

Specifications:

Length: 114,7 meters (376.6 feet)
Beam: 12,1 meters (39.8 ft)
Draft: 5,4 meters (17.9 ft)
Displacement: 2050 tons (standard) / 2500 tons (full load)
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)
Range: 5500 NM (8850 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: 329

Propulsion:
4 x oil fired boilers
2 x geared steam turbines
(60000 shp / 45 MW)
2 shafts, 2 propellers

Armament (as built):
5 x 5"/38-caliber (127mm) guns
6-10 x 40mm AA gun
7-10 x 20mm AA guns
10 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes (2x5)
6 x 'K-gun' depth charge projectors
2 x depth charge racks

Armament (Hellenic Navy service):
4 x 5"/38-caliber (127mm) guns
3 x Mk-22 3"/50-caliber (76mm) guns
5 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes (1x5)
2 x Mk-32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk-46 torpedoes
1 x Mk-10 'Hedgehog' anti-submarine mortar
2 x depth charge racks

Aviation:
none

Ship data:

D 06 HS Aspis
Builder: Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, USA

US Navy service (USS Conner / DD 582):
Laid down: April 6, 1942
Launched: July 18, 1942
Commissioned: June 8, 1943
Decommissioned: July 5, 1946
transferred to Greece - 1959

Hellenic Navy:
Commissioned: September 15, 1959
Decommissioned: February 1, 1991
Name: Aspis (heavy wooden shield used by the infantry of ancient Greece)
Fate: sold for scrap in 1997

D 16 HS Velos
Builder: Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, USA

US Navy service (USS Charrette / DD 581):
Laid down: February 20, 1942
Launched: June 3, 1942
Commissioned: May 18, 1943
Decommissioned: January 15, 1947
transferred to Greece - 1959

Hellenic Navy:
Commissioned: July 15, 1959
Decommissioned: February 26, 1991
Name: Velos - Arrow
Fate: museum ship in Palaio Phaliron, Greece

D 28 HS Thyella
Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Pedro, California, USA

US Navy service (USS Bradford / DD 545):
Laid down: April 28, 1942
Launched: December 12, 1942
Commissioned: June 12, 1943
Decommissioned: September 28, 1961
transferred to Greece - 1962

Hellenic Navy:
Commissioned: September 27, 1962
Decommissioned: January 1, 1981
Name: Thyella - Storm
Fate: sold for scrap, scrapped

D 56 HS Lonchi
Builder: Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, USA

US Navy service (USS Hall / DD 583):
Laid down: April 16, 1942
Launched: July 18, 1942
Commissioned: July 6, 1943
Decommissioned: December 10, 1946
transferred to Greece - 1960

Hellenic Navy:
Commissioned: February 9, 1960
Decommissioned: October 1, 1990
Name: Lonchi - Spear
Fate: sold for scrap, scrapped in Turkey

D 63 HS Navarinon
Builder: Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, USA

US Navy service (USS Brown / DD 546):
Laid down: June 27, 1942
Launched: February 21, 1943
Commissioned: July 10, 1943
Decommissioned: August 1, 1946
transferred to Greece - 1962

Hellenic Navy:
Commissioned: September 27, 1962
Decommissioned: October 31, 1991
Name: Navarinon (Echo, mythology)
Fate: sold for scrap, scrapped

D 85 HS Sfendoni
Builder: Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, USA

US Navy service (USS Aulick / DD 569):
Laid down: May 14, 1941
Launched: March 2, 1942
Commissioned: October 27, 1942
Decommissioned: April 18, 1946
transferred to Greece - 1959

Hellenic Navy:
Commissioned: August 21, 1959
Decommissioned: October 25, 1992
Name: Sfendoni - Slingshot
Fate: sold for scrap, scrapped 1997

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D 06 HS Aspis

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D 16 HS Velos

d 28 hs thyella aspis class fletcher destroyer hellenic navy

D 28 HS Thyella

d 56 hs lonchi aspis class fletcher destroyer hellenic navy

D 56 HS Lonchi

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D 63 HS Navarinon

d 85 hs sfendoni aspis class fletcher destroyer hellenic navy

D 85 HS Sfendoni

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d 16 hs velos insignia crest patch badge destroyer hellenic navy

d 28 hs thyella insignia crest patch badge destroyer hellenic navy

Aspis - Velos - Thyella

d 56 hs lonchi insignia crest patch badge destroyer hellenic navy

d 63 hs navarinon insignia crest patch badge destroyer hellenic navy

d 85 hs sfendoni insignia crest patch badge destroyer hellenic navy

Lonchi - Navarinon - Sfendoni

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DD 582 USS Conner / later D 06 HS Aspis

dd 581 uss charrette d 16 hs velos fletcher class destroyer hellenic navy

DD 581 USS Charrette / later D 16 HS Velos

dd 545 uss bradford d 28 hs thyella fletcher class destroyer hellenic navy

DD 545 USS Bradford / later D 28 HS Thyella

dd 583 uss hall d 56 hs lonchi fletcher class destroyer hellenic navy

DD 583 USS Hall / later D 56 HS Lonchi

dd 546 uss brown d 63 hs navarinon fletcher class destroyer hellenic navy

DD 546 USS Brown / later D 63 HS Navarinon

dd 569 uss aulick d 85 hs sfendoni fletcher class destroyer hellenic navy

DD 569 USS Aulick / later D 85 HS Sfendoni

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