Ermis (Α-373) (Greek: ΠΗΠ Ερμής, "Hermes") was an auxiliary ship of the Hellenic Navy, which served from 1988 to 2002 as an electronic surveillance ship.
HS Ermis, A-373
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History | |
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Trawler | |
Name | Hoheweg |
Laid down | 1960 |
Launched | 1961 |
Fate | Sold to the German Navy, 1972 |
History | |
Germany | |
Name | Oker, A-53 |
Acquired | 1972 |
Commissioned | 1972 |
Decommissioned | 1988 |
Fate | Transferred to Greece |
History | |
Greece | |
Name | Hermes |
Acquired | 1988-02-12 |
Decommissioned | 2002 |
Fate | Sold for scrap |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,497 tons [1] |
Length | 72.5 m (238 ft) |
Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Draft | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 1 diesel engine, 1 shaft, 1,800 bhp |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 90 |
She started her career as the 1500 tn trawler Hoheweg. In 1961 she was converted to an electronic surveillance ship by the German Navy and named Oker (A-53). In German Navy service she was classified as a Flottendienstboot (fleet service vessel), in Class 422.
In 1988 she was decommissioned and transferred to the Hellenic Navy, where she served under Hellenic Destroyers Command as a signals intelligence gathering ship.[2] In 2002 she was decommissioned and sold for scrap.
References
edit- ^ "Πλοίο Υποκλοπών Ερμής Α-373 (1988-2002)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ Vice Admiral C. Paizis-Paradellis, HN (2002). Hellenic Warships 1829-2001 (3rd Edition). Athens, Greece: The Society for the study of Greek History. p. 77. ISBN 960-8172-14-4.