Ouranos-class tanker

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.

Hellenic Navy's coastal tanker Hyperion at the port of Patras in 2018
Class overview
Name: Ouranos
Builders: Salamis shipyards, Kynosoura
Operators:  Hellenic Navy
In commission: 1977–present
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Type: Coastal tanker
Displacement: 2,100 tons full load
Length: 67.7 m (222 ft 1 in)
Beam: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 28
Armament: 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns

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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