Hellenic Navy P287 HS Stamou southbound Chios Strait in east Aegean Sea.

Hellenic Navy 46 years old patrol boat Esterel class P287 HS Kelefstis Stamou which recently underwent extensive refit is sailing southbound Chios Strait in east Aegean Sea. From Hellenic Navy webpage: HS Kelefstis STAMOU and HS Diopos Antiniou are of ESTEREL class and were built in 1974-1975 by the French shipyard CHANTIERS NAVALDEL ESTEREL. These ships were ordered by Cyprus for its own needs but the turkish invasion of 1974 never allowed it to receive them and were finally received by Greece. They have a displacement of 80 tons and a maximum speed of 27 knots. Propulsion is achieved by two diesel (MTU) engines with 1350 BHP each. HS STAMOY was commissioned in Cannes on July 28, 1975 (CO: Lieutenant A. MICHOUDES) and sailed to Greece on August 5, 1975. HS Diopos ANTONIOU was received on December 4 1975 in Cannes (CO: Lieutenant E. SERAFEIMIDES) and sailed to Greece on December 24, 1975. It was named after ANTONIOU, who was killed in action during the sinking of HS ADRIAS by German Torpedo Boats.

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