L-173 Chios

Country:  Greece

Class, [Type]: Jason, [LST].

Builder: Elefsis, Greece.

Launch date: 16 December 1988.

Commission date: 30 May 1996.

Displacement ( tons ): 4.400 standard, 4.916 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 115,9 x 15,3 x 3,44

Main machinery: 2 x Wärtsilä Nohab 16V25 diesels ( 10.600 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 16.

Complement: 108 + 245–310 troops. Capable of 1.200 in case of emergency.

Guns: 1 x 76mm/62 OTO Melara; 2 x 40mm/70 Bofors; 2 x 20mm/90 Rheinmetall Rh 202.

Military lift: 250t: 20 x MBT, or 17 x APC, or 15 x trucks and 60 tons of ammunition. Carries 2 x LCVP.

Radar: Air/Surface search: 1 x Thales TRS 3030 Triton V; Navigation: 1 x Furuno, 1 x Kelvin-Hughes Type 1007; Fire Control: 1 x Thales Castor.

Countermeasures: Decoys: 1 x Mk 36 Mod. 1 SRBOC (2 x 6-round Mk 137).

Helicopter: No hangar, but has a landing pad to operate 1 x AB-212B.

Callsign: SZEX ()