Thetis-class gunboat

HS Agon
Class overview
Operators
Completed5
Retired5
General characteristics
TypeGunboat/Subchaser
Displacement584.2/743.7 tonnes
Length70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Beam8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)
Draught2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2 MAN V84V diesels; 6,800 hp(m) (5 MW); 2 shafts
Speed19.5 knots (36.1 km/h) maximum
Range2,760 nmi (5,110 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement57-62
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Search radar: Thomson-CSF TRS 3001; E/F-band.
  • Navigation radar: Kelvin Hughes 14/9; I-band.
  • Sonar: Atlas Elektronik ELAC 1 BV (hull-mounted).
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Thomson-CSF DR 2000S ESM
Armament
  • Guns: Two twin Bofors L70/Breda 40 mm/70); Two Rheinmetal 20 mm.
  • Torpedoes: Six 324-mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes; 4 Honeywell Mk 46 Mod 5
  • Missiles: Three portable FIM-92 Stinger launchers.
  • Depth charges: 2 rails
  • Weapons control: Signaal Mk 9 TFCS

The Thetis-class gunboats was a class of five naval ships of the Hellenic Navy, originally developed for the German Navy as Class 420 and first commissioned in 1961.