Ouranos-class tanker

Hellenic Navy's coastal tanker Hyperion at the port of Patras in 2018
Class overview
NameOuranos
BuildersSalamis shipyards, Kynosoura
Operators Hellenic Navy
In commission1977–present
Planned2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeCoastal tanker
Displacement2,100 tons full load
Length67.7 m (222 ft 1 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion
  • 1 MWM-Burmeister & Wain 12V 20 diesel engine
  • 1,300 kW (1,750 hp)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement28
Armament2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns

The Ouranos class[1][2] is a ship class of two coastal tankers used by the Hellenic Navy. The ships are almost identical in size. They were built in 1975–1977 and they were commissioned into the Hellenic Navy in 1977. Their main task is to supply other ships and naval bases of the Hellenic Navy with fuel (Diesel F-76 and JP-5/JP-8) and drinking water.

Ships

Pennant No. Ship Namesake Builder Commissioned Status
A 416 Ouranos Ουρανός Uranus Salamis shipyards[3] 29 January 1977 In service
A 417 Hyperion Υπερίων Hyperion 27 February 1977 In service

References

  1. ^ HS Hyperion A417, Hellenic Navy's Official website
  2. ^ Photo of HS Hyperion in 2015, shipspotting.com
  3. ^ Salamis Shipyards official website (in Greek)
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