Hellenic Navy

**kompikos** · 17 Aug 07,, 19:11

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

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Hellenic Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Officer of Engineers** · 17 Aug 07,, 19:13

Same as any other navy - begging for money.

**-{SpoonmaN}-** · 18 Aug 07,, 01:25

Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers

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.

**Dectilion** · 18 Aug 07,, 02:20

"still peacetime"

when has it ever been peacetime

**-{SpoonmaN}-** · 18 Aug 07,, 09:55

Originally Posted by Dectilion

"still peacetime"

when has it ever been peacetime

Never. I was making the point that people who think like that are incorrect.

**jeffpayne56** · 18 Aug 07,, 14:04

nice balanced navy

**Gun Grape** · 18 Aug 07,, 17:28

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.

**kompikos** · 19 Aug 07,, 00:04

Originally Posted by Gun Grape

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!

**dundonrl** · 19 Aug 07,, 11:42

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..

**kompikos** · 19 Aug 07,, 16:33

Originally Posted by dundonrl

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.

**~~JMH~~** · 29 Sep 07,, 12:07

The Greek Navy needs a more modern Area Air Defense System.

**ExNavyAmerican** · 29 Sep 07,, 16:39

Haven't the faintest clue - I was in the Pacific, and Persian Gulf.

**~~antiochos~~** · 31 Dec 07,, 18:47

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.

**~~antiochos~~** · 31 Dec 07,, 20:43

Happy new year !!!

**supergreek** · 31 Dec 07,, 21:12

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.