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Old 08-17-2007, 14:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hellenic Navy
What's your opinion on the Hellenic (Greek) Navy compared to other Navies in the world? How would you classify it? Here is a link to get you started of you know nothing about it :

Hellenic Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 08-17-2007, 14:13 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Same as any other navy - begging for money.
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Old 08-17-2007, 20:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Same as any other navy - begging for money.
Same as any other Militaristic organization by the sounds of it. I love this whole "let's pretend its still peacetime" thing.
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Old 08-17-2007, 21:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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"still peacetime"



when has it ever been peacetime
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Old 08-18-2007, 04:55 AM   #5 (permalink)
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when has it ever been peacetime
Never. I was making the point that people who think like that are incorrect.
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Old 08-18-2007, 09:04 AM   #6 (permalink)
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nice balanced navy
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Old 08-18-2007, 12:28 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Have worked with them once. Doing small boat ops. Practiced, with their small boat teams, launching and recovering off their LSTs. Very professional,
ships, although old were well maintained and clean, chow was good, and they served booze.

An added bonus was that the Greek CRIC teams knew where the clothing option beaches were when we left the ships to do joint training.
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Old 08-18-2007, 19:04 PM   #8 (permalink)
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An added bonus was that the Greek CRIC teams knew where the clothing option beaches were when we left the ships to do joint training.
Hehehe! Everyone has to know where the clothing option beaches are!
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Old 08-19-2007, 06:42 AM   #9 (permalink)
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seems too be a decent small Navy.. never worked with them since I've always been Pacific Ocean based in my 16 years in the US Navy..
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Old 08-19-2007, 11:33 AM   #10 (permalink)
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seems too be a decent small Navy.. never worked with them since I've always been Pacific Ocean based in my 16 years in the US Navy..
Well compared to the US Navy of course is significantly smaller. Also take into account that the Greek Navy has no Aircraft Carriers and doesn't need them yet (although a small Carrier is in the Navy's plans for the future) because of the Islands and the Greek Dogma which is defensive.

Other than that, the Navy uses Frigates instead of Corvettes and it's expansion is targeted basically towards Submarines, Frigates and Gunboats. Rapid reaction vessels are also important.Basically the Navy's task is the defense of the Aegean and South East Mediterranean.
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Old 09-29-2007, 07:07 AM   #11 (permalink)
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The Greek Navy needs a more modern Area Air Defense System.
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Haven't the faintest clue - I was in the Pacific, and Persian Gulf.
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Old 12-31-2007, 14:47 PM   #13 (permalink)
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We have to buy air defense corvettes ASAP that will be a great relief for the air force you know what everyday is happening to the Aegean.
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Old 12-31-2007, 17:12 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Greece has always been a maritime country due to the greek islands and its location at the corner of europe asia and africa. greece has the 12th largest navy in the world ( Navy Ships Inventories of the World ) but only the 74th largest population.
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