List of active Hellenic Navy ships

The Hellenic Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of Greece. As of 2025, the Navy operates a wide variety of warships includin:13 frigates, 8 submarines, 13 missile boats,9 gunboats, 6 patrol boats and others.

Current fleet

Submarine fleet

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| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Class (Type)

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Photo

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |No.

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Name

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Name(Greek)

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Comm.

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Builder

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Active

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Notes

! colspan="9" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Diesel–electric attack submarine (3)

|Glavkos class (209/1100)

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|S111

|HS Nireus

|

| HDW

|4 submarines of the class entered service in 1971 / 1972.

The HS Nireus remains in service as of 2025, and modernised between and (Neptune-I MLU programme).

The other submarines in class are decommissioned:

| rowspan="2" |Poseidon class (209/1200)

| rowspan="2" |180x180px

|S117

|HS Amfitriti

|

| rowspan="2" | HDW

| rowspan="2" |2

| rowspan="2" |4 submarines of the class entered service in 1979 / 1980.

2 submarines remain as they were built:

HS Amfitriti
HS Pontos

The other submarine in class is now decommissioned:

HS Poseidon, Dec 2025

The HS Okeanos was modernised to integrate an AIP system in 2014, forming a new class.

|S119

|HS Pontos

|

! colspan="9" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Diesel–electric / AIP attack submarine (5)

|Okeanos class (209/1500 AIP)

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|S118

|HS Okeanos

|

| HDW

HS Co.

|1 of the 4 submarines of the Poseidon class that entered service in 1979 / 1980, which was modernised, and is now considered as part of the Okeanos class. The changes include an AIP system, the DM2A4 torpedo and the Leonardo ODLS decoy system.

It re-entered service in 2014.

HS Pipinos
HS Matrozos

|S121

|HS Pipinos

|

| rowspan="3" | HDW

HS Co.

|S122

|HS Matrozos

|

|S123

|HS Katsonis

|

Combat surface fleet

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! style="text-align: left" |Class (Type)

! style="text-align: left" |Photo

! style="text-align: left" |No.

! style="text-align: left" |Name

! style="text-align: left" |Name in Greek

! style="text-align: left" |Builder

! style="text-align: left" |Active

! style="text-align: left" |Notes

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Frigates (13)

| Kimon class (Defence and intervention frigate)

| 180x180px

|| F-601 || HS Kimon|| Κίμων || Naval Group || 1 (3 on order, under construction)|| First ship joined HN 15 January 2026, continuing post-acceptance trials

| Hydra class (MEKO-200HN)

| 180 pxHS Hydra|| F452 F453 F454 F455 || HS Hydra HS Spetsai HS Psara HS Salamis || Ύδρα Σπέτσαι Ψαρά Σαλαμίς || B.V.&Co<hr> HS Co. || 4 || The first was built in Germany, the rest in Greece. 1992-1998.

Modernised air defence capabilities in 2008.

| Elli class (Kortenaer class)

| 180 px

|| F450 F451 F459 F460 F461

F462

F464 F466

| HS Elli HS Limnos HS Adrias HS Aigaion HS Navarinon HSKountouriotis HS Kanaris HS Nikiforos Fokas|| Ελλη Λήμνος Αδρίας Αιγαίον Ναυαρίνον Κουντουριώτης Κανάρης Νικηφόρος Φωκάς || N.K.

|Transferred to the HN in the 1990s and early 2000s. Six ships were modernized in 2004-2009.

F465 'Themistoklis' was de-commissioned in March 2026.[1][2][3]

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Missile Boats (FAC) (13)

| Super Vita (Roussen class)

| 180 pxHS Roussen

|P67 P68 P69 P70 P71 P78 P79||

HS Roussen HS Daniolos HS Krystallidis HS Grigoropoulos HS Ritsos HS Karathanasis HS Vlahakos

| Ρουσσέν Δανιόλος Κρυσταλλίδης Γρηγορόπουλος Ρίτσος Καραθανάσης Βλαχάκος || Elefsis Sh. || 7 || 2005-2021.

| Kavaloudis class (La Combattante IIIb)

| 180 pxHS Simaioforos Xenos|| P26 P29 ||HS Degiannis HS Starakis || Ντεγιάννης Σταράκης || HS Co. || 2 || 1980-1981. Modernised since 2006. P24 Kavaloudis was de-commissioned in July 2024. P27 Xenos was de-commissioned in March 2025. P28 Simitzopoulos was de-commissioned in October 2025. (Esterel-class)

| 180 px

| Ρ286 Ρ287

| HS Diopos Antoniou HS Kelevstis Stamou

| Δίοπος Αντωνίου Κελευστής Στάμου

| 7 Esterel

| 2

| All ships rebuilt and upgraded by Salamis Shipyards.

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Special Operations Craft (11)

| Mark V SOC

| 180 px

| P62 P63 P64 P65

| HS Aiolos HS Astrapi HS Esperos HS Kentauros||Αίολος Αστραπή Έσπερος Κένταυρος

| VT Halter Marine Inc.

| 4

| Entered service April, 2020. Will be equipped with Spike ER2 missiles.

|Okyalos SOC

|Ρ51

|Okyalos ΙΙ

|Ωκύαλος ΙΙ

| HS Co.

|Agenor SOC

| -

|Agenor

|Αγήνωρ

| HS Co.

|Entered service in 2021.

|SuperTermoli (ST) 60

| -

|SOC-11

|ΣΑΠ-11

| Super Termoli

|Entered service in 2021.

|RIB NSW

| -

| United States Marine Inc.

|Entered service in 2022. Used by the Underwater Demolition Command.

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |General Support Ships (6)

| Etna class

| 180 px

| A374

| HS Prometheus

| Προμηθεύς

| Elefsis Sh.

| 1

| 2004.

| Lüneburg class

| 180 px

| A470

|HS Aliakmon

| Αλιάκμων

| B.V.&Co

| 1

||Former 1968 German Navy boats, transferred to Greece in 1993-94.

A464 Axios was de-commissioned June 2022.

| Viking Vision

|Α377

|HS Perseus I

|Περσεύς I

| Naval Gijon

|Platform supply vessel (PSV) built in 1993. Repurposed in 2007 to a Research/Survey Vessel. Donated to the HN in 2023.

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Tankers (10)

| Water Tankers

| 180 px

| A433 A434 A467 A468

| HS Kerkini HS Prespa HS Doirani HS Kallirhoe

| Κερκίνη Πρέσπα Δοϊράνη Καλλιρόη

| Chalkis Shipyards || 4 ||

| Zubr class

| 180 px

| L181 || HS Ithaca || Ιθάκη || More (Feodosiya) ||1||HS Cephalonia, HS Corfu and HS Zakynthos were decommissioned

| LCM Klasse 521

| 180 px|| AB452 || HS Schinousa|| Σχοινούσα || || 1 ||

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Mine countermeasures vessels (2)

|Osprey class

|180 px

| M61|| HS Evniki || Ευνίκη|| Avondale Shipyard, Int. USA ||1|| 1994-1995. Sold to the HN in 2007.

HS Kalypso was de-commissioned in July 2025.

|Minesweeping boats

| Ν/Α

| -

|Transferred in 1971 from USN to HN on loan. Sold to HN in 1981.

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Miscellaneous Ships (9)

| Oceanographic & Hydrographic Survey Vessels|| 180px

| A476 A478|| HS Strabon HS Nautilus

|Στράβων Ναυτίλος

| Perama Shipyards|| 2 ||

|MAGURA V5

(USV)

|(Captured in Lefkada)

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Tugboats (10)

| Tugboat

| 180 px

| A409

A412

A424

A428

A430

A438

A440

A441

A442

A443

| HS Achilleus

HS Aias

HS Jason

HS Kadmos

HS Atlas

HS Antaios

HS Diomedes

HS Theseus

HS Romaleos

HS Titan

| Αχιλλεύς

Αίας

Ιάσων

Κάδμος

Άτλας

Ανταίος

Διομήδης

Θησεύς

Ρωμαλέος

Τιτάν

| <hr>||10

! colspan="7" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Museum ships (3)

|Pisa-class armoured cruiser

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|–

|HS Georgios Averof ()

|Museum ship, though ceremonially commissioned.

|Fletcher-class destroyer

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|D16

|HS Velos ()

|Museum ship.

|Glavkos class (209/1100)

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|S113

|HS Proteus ()

| HDW

|In service from 1972 to the 16 May 2022.

As of February 1, 2025, the submarine reached its final location. The transformation into a museum is still required.

Future ships

Submarines

A bid for four submarines is ongoing as of 2025 as part of the Achilles' Shield Programme. The potential suppliers and their submarines include:

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries:
KSS-III - Batch 2
Blacksword Barracuda class
Saab Kockums:
Type 218

Surface combat fleet

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|- style="vertical-align: top;"

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Class (Type)

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Photo

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |No.

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Name (Name in Greek)

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Planned Comm.

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Builder

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Ordered (+ option)

| style="background:#EAECF0;text-align: left" |Notes

! colspan="8" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Frigates (6)

| rowspan="4" |Kimon class (FDI class)

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|F601

|HS Kimon (Κίμων)

|

| rowspan="4" | Naval Group

| rowspan="4" |4

| rowspan="4" |First FDI Kimon delivered 18 December 2025

Contract for 3 FDI signed in .

Contract for 1 additional FDI signed in .

Note: parts of the ships built in the Salamis shipyards in Greece.

|F602

|HS Nearchos (Νέαρχος)

|

|F603

|HS Phormion (Φορμίων)

|

|F604

|HS Themistokles (Θεμιστοκλής)

|

| rowspan="2" |Bergamini class (FREMM class)

| rowspan="2" |180 px

|TBA

|End 2020s

| rowspan="2" | Fincantieri

| rowspan="2" |2 (+ 2)

| rowspan="2" |MoU for 2 second-hand ships signed in with an option for 2 more ships, contract for the first ships signed in .

|TBA

|Contract signed in February 2016 to reactivate 1 P-3B and to modernise 4 P-3B.

Reactivated aircraft delivered in May 2019 (only one in service)
Test flights of the first modernised aircraft starting in September 2025

! colspan="7" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Helicopters

| rowspan="2"|Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk

|S-70Β/B-6 Aegean Hawk

| rowspan="2"|180px

| rowspan="2"|

||ASW, ASuW, SAR

| style="text-align: center"|11

|MH-60R SeaHawk

||ASW

| style="text-align: center"|3 (+ 4)

4 in July 2020
3 in April 2021 Deliveries:
3 delivered in March 2024
4 to be delivered in 2025

|Bell AB 212

|AB 212ASW

|180px

|

||ASW

| style="text-align: center"| 7

! colspan="7" style="background:lightsteelblue;" |Unmanned aerial vehicles

|Alpha 900 systems

|A900

| style="text-align: center" |180x180px (Illustration)

|

|Maritime surveillance / reconnaissance

| style="text-align: center" |5 (systems)

10 × A900

| Each system is composed of:

2 × A900 UAV
1 × maritime control station
1 × antenna

|Schiebel Camcopter S-100

|S-100

| style="text-align: center" |180px

|Maritime surveillance / reconnaissance

| style="text-align: center" |4 (systems)

8 × S-100

| Ordered to equip the FDI frigates and to be integrated to its combat management system (SETIS, from Naval Group). Each UAV system is composed of:

2 × S-100 UAV
1 × Control system with:
2 × workstations
data link

|Ucandrone Archytas

|—

| style="text-align: center" |—

|Maritime surveillance / reconnaissance

| style="text-align: center" |—

|Vertical take-off / landing winged UAV.

List of active Hellenic Navy ships

Current fleet

Submarine fleet

Combat surface fleet

Future ships

Submarines

Surface combat fleet

See also

References