M-248 Aedon

Country:  Greece

Class, [Type]: MSC 294, [MSC].

Builder: Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Commission date: 13 October 1964.

Displacement ( tons ): 320 standard, 370 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 43,9 x 8,5 x 2,5

Main machinery: 2 x GM 268A diesels ( 1.760 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 13.

Range ( miles ): 2.500 at 10 knots.

Complement: 39 ( 4 officers ).

Guns: 2 x Oerlikon 20mm ( double mountings ).

Radar: Navigation: ???, I band.

Sonar: UQS 1D.

Callsign: SZBF ()

Comment: Former US MSC-310. Built in the US for the Greek Navy. Its hull is made of wood. The modernization program for this unit ( and the rest of its class, eight in total ) started in 1990, and included new engines ( 2 x Waukesha L-1616 diesels of 1200 hp ), and a new navigation radar.

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