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{{Short description|Class of ships of the Hellenic Navy}}
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| Ship image = Kanaris (F-464) in Málaga, 2008-08-11.jpg
| Ship caption = HS ''Kanaris'' (ex HNLMS ''Jan Van Brakel'')
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| Ship type = [[Frigate]]
| Ship displacement = * 3,500 tons standard
* 3,800 tons max
| Ship length = {{convert|130|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|14.5|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = 
| Ship draft = {{convert|4.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = *[[combined gas or gas]] (COGOG) system
* 2 [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] Tyne RM1C [[gas turbine]]s, {{convert|4900|shp|abbr=on}} each
* 2 [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] Olympus TM3B [[gas turbine]]s, {{convert|25700|shp|abbr=on}} each (boost)
* 2 shafts
| Ship speed = *{{convert|20|kn|km/h}} cruising
*{{convert|30|kn|km/h}} maximum
| Ship range = {{convert|4700|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|km/h}}
| Ship complement = 185-220 Officers and Petty Officers (''depending on each ship'')
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| Ship armament = *'''''Elli''-class S-frigate (''Elli'', ''Limnos''):'''
** 2 × [[Otobreda 76 mm|OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal.]] gun
** 2 × 4 RGM-84 [[Harpoon missile|Harpoon SSM]]
** 1 × 8 round RIM-7M [[Sea Sparrow]] SAM launcher (+ reloads);
** 2 × Mk32 × 2 324 mm Torpedo Tubes;
** 2 × [[Phalanx CIWS|CIWS Mk15 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm]]
*'''ex-Dutch S-frigates in Greek service:'''
** 1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm|OTO-Melara Compatto 76 mm/62 cal.]] gun
** 2 × 4 RGM-84 [[Harpoon missile|Harpoon SSM]]
** 1 × 8 round RIM-7M [[Sea Sparrow]] SAM launcher (+ reloads);
** 2 × Mk32 × 2 324 mm Torpedo Tubes;
** 1 × [[Phalanx CIWS|CIWS Mk15 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm]]
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| Ship aircraft = 1-2 helicopters (1 [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk#Export versions|SH-70B]] or 2 [[Bell UH-1N Twin Huey#Agusta-Bell AB 212ASW|AB-212]])
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The '''''Elli''-class frigates''' are a series of [[frigate]]s operated by the [[Hellenic Navy]]. The ships are of [[Netherlands|Dutch]] origin and are also known as {{sclass|Kortenaer|frigate|0}} or ''Standard-class'' or ''S-class'' frigates. The first two ships (''Elli'' and ''Limnos''), which have lengthened [[hangar]]s and different armament were built specifically for the Hellenic Navy. The remaining ships are ex-[[Royal Netherlands Navy]] S-frigates of the ''Kortenaer'' class transferred to the Hellenic Navy in the 1990s and early 2000s. These robust and reliable ships constitute the backbone of the Hellenic Navy. {{ship|Greek frigate|Elli|F450|2}}, for which the class is named, is itself named after two famous Greek [[cruiser]]s, one of which was [[Greek cruiser Elli (1912)|sunk]] during peacetime before the [[Greco-Italian War]].

==Mid-life modernization project==
There was a mid life modernization programme for six of the ten Greek ships which started in 2004 and was completed in 2009. The program was performed at [[Hellenic Shipyards Co.|Hellenic Shipyards]] and the upgraded frigates were the following: ''Kountouriotis'' (F-462), ''Adrias'' (F-459), ''Navarinon'' (F-461), ''Limnos'' (F-451), ''Elli'' (F-450), and ''Aegaeon'' (F-460).

The main modernization work included the following:
*Replacement of the combat management system with the [[Thales Nederland|Thales]] TACTICOS
*Installation of new sensors, like the Thales Mirador electro-optical target tracker
*Installation of Thales Scout MkII LPI navigation radar
*Overhaul and improvement of radars (WM25 and LW08 long range air-search radar)
*Installation of [[EDO Corporation|EDO]] (now part of [[Harris Corporation]]) CS-3701 [[Electronic Support Measures|ESM]] system<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/29055/edo-to-supply-esm-for-greek-frigates-(nov.-20).html|title=defense-aerospace.com}}</ref>
*Replacement of navigation systems and upgrade of communications systems
*Replacement of propulsion control system and of defined platform systems.

''Bouboulina'' (F-463) was decommissioned on 18 February 2013. It will be used as a source for spare parts.

==Incidents at sea==
On 2 November 2017 ''Kanaris'' ran aground near the islet Atalanti, southwest of [[Psyttaleia]] in the [[Saronic Gulf]], on the way back to the [[Salamis Naval Base]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thegreekobserver.com/greece/article/24935/frigate-kanaris-stuck-shallow-waters/ |title=Frigate ‘Kanaris’ stuck in shallow waters, article in Greek Observer (02/11/2017) |access-date=2018-07-08 |archive-date=2018-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708201759/http://thegreekobserver.com/greece/article/24935/frigate-kanaris-stuck-shallow-waters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> There were no personnel injuries and no fuel leaks but there was serious hull damage which according to news reports affected the SONAR shell. After 8 months of absence for repairs the ship was again operational in July 2018 using the SONAR and dome from decommissioned ''Bouboulina'' (F-463).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.protothema.gr/politics/article/802579/xana-mahimi-i-fregata-kanaris-okto-mines-meta-tin-prosaraxi-stin-psuttaleia/|title=Ξανά «μάχιμη» η φρεγάτα Κανάρης, οκτώ μήνες μετά την προσάραξη στην Ψυττάλεια|date=July 5, 2018|website=ProtoThema}}</ref>

==Ships==
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! Ship<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/en/fleet/frigates/frigates-type-standard.html|title=Standard Class Frigates, hellenic Navy official website}}</ref> !! Namesake !! Commissioning date into the Royal Netherlands Navy !! Commissioning into the Hellenic Navy!! Status
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| [[Greek frigate Aigaion (F-460)|''Aigaion'']] (F-460) Φ/Γ Αιγαίον
| [[Aegean Sea]] || 29 October 1980 || 14 May 1993 || In service
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| [[Greek frigate Adrias (F-459)|''Adrias'']] (F-459) Φ/Γ Αδρίας
| [[Adriatic Sea]] || 26 July 1979 || 30 June 1995 || In service
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|[[Greek frigate Bouboulina (F-465)|''Bouboulina'']] (F-463) Φ/Γ Μπουμπουλίνα
|[[Laskarina Bouboulina]] || 11 October 1983 || 14 December 2001 || Decommissioned (18 February 2013)
|-
|[[Greek frigate Elli|''Elli'']] (F-450) Φ/Γ Έλλη
|[[Naval Battle of Elli]] || || 1982 || In service
|-
|[[Greek frigate Kanaris (F-464)|''Kanaris'']] (F-464) Φ/Γ Κανάρης
|[[Konstantinos Kanaris]] || 14 April 1983 || 29 November 2002 || In service
|-
|[[Greek frigate Kountouriotis (F-462)|''Kountouriotis'']] (F-462) Φ/Γ Κουντουριώτης
|[[Pavlos Kountouriotis]] || 26 October 1978 || 15 December 1997 || In service
|-
|[[Greek frigate Limnos|''Limnos'']] (F-451) Φ/Γ Λήμνος
|[[Naval Battle of Lemnos]] || || 18 September 1982 || In service 
|-
|[[Greek frigate Navarinon (F-461)|''Navarinon'']] (F-461) Φ/Γ Ναυαρίνον
|[[Battle of Navarino]] || 24 April 1980 || 1 March 1995 || In service
|-
|[[Greek frigate Nikiforos Fokas (F-466)|''Nikiforos Fokas'']] (F-466) Φ/Γ Νικηφόρος Φωκάς
|[[Nikephoros II]] || 25 November 1982 ||2003 || In service
|-
|[[Greek frigate Themistoklis (F-465)|''Themistoklis'']] (F-465) Φ/Γ Θεμιστοκλής -
|[[Themistocles]] || 2 December 1981 || 2003 || In service
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
File:HS-F-459-Adrias-at-Patras-port.jpg|HS ''Adrias'' (F-459) anchored in the old (north) port of [[Patras]], [[Greece]] (June 2020)
File:20080702-Faliron-HS Kanaris-F464.jpg|HS ''Kanaris'' (F-464)
File:HS Limnos F451.jpg|HS ''Limnos'' (F-451)
File:Greek frigate Nikiforos Fokas (F466) at sea in August 2014.JPG|HS ''Nikiforos Fokas'' (F-466) at sea in August 2014
File:Themistocles F465.jpg|HS ''Themistocles'' (F-465)
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204101501/http://www.hellas.org/military/navy/kortenaer.htm Elli class frigates]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060503134505/http://www.scheldeshipbuilding.com/sf.htm Royal Schelde Group info on Standard Frigate (Kortenaer class)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070331155302/http://www.defencenet.gr/defence/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=695&Itemid=51 Παράδοση Φ/Γ ΚΟΥΝΤΟΥΡΙΩΤΗΣ F462] {{in lang|el}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061022120126/http://www.hellenic-shipyards.gr/pg/naval.htm hellenic-shipyards]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RxasVjxvEY HS ELLI (F-450)3d video]
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