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Home» News»Greek and Israeli Shipyards Teaming Up to Propose Themistocles Corvette to Hellenic Navy
Themistocles Corvette
Themistocles Corvette

Greek and Israeli Shipyards Teaming Up to Propose Themistocles Corvette to Hellenic Navy

ΟΝΕΧ Νeorion Shipyards based in Syros Island, Greece, and Israel Shipyards based in Haifa entered a teaming agreement to jointly propose a next generation corvette design for the Hellenic Navy: The Themistocles.

Xavier Vavasseur 24 Jun 2020

Both shipyards will be cooperating closely in the international development and promotion of the new corvette with production which would take place both in Greece and Israel. According the companies who launched a dedicated website, the Themistocles combines the knowhow of the Greek, Israeli and US shipbuilding industries and brings next-generation operational capabilities to future naval warfare.

The new design of the Themistocles Corvette brings next generation operational capabilities to future naval warfare. It is a multipurpose vessel at the length of 72 meter and full displacement of about 800 tons. This new corvette will also reach the speed of above 30kn with an extended endurance. It can operate a medium size marine helicopter, but also supports unique possibilities of deploying Special Forces units. Themistocles includes state-of-the-art weapons and electronic systems, than can be tailor-made to customer specific requirements.

For ONEX Neorion and Israel Shipyards Ltd the name “Themistocles” symbolizes the common principles, culture and the values of peoples based on the ideals of freedom, democracy and unity. Themistocles was an Athenian politician, general and naval strategist whose emphasis on naval power and military skills were instrumental during the Persian wars. Themistocles was the creator of Athenian sea power and the chief savior of Greece from subjection to the Persian Empire at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE.

Naval News contacted Israel Shipyards with some questions. Here are the replies:

  • Is the plan of this to build in country (Greece) via the cooperation with ONEX shipyard ? will be built partially in Israel and partially in Greece – while Israel Shipyards will be sharing the relevant knowhow
  • Is Themistocles and Sa’ar 72 the same design ? Basically it is the same design, will be with required modification according to the Hellenic Navy requests
  • What is the role of the US ? Onex is a company registered in the US
  • How many corvettes does the Hellenic Navy need ? yet to be discussed and agreed
  • Regarding the systems onboard (sensors, weapons) are they going to be from Israel or from US or Greece ? all options are on the table – the Hellenic Navy will choose and decide.
  • Has the first Sa’ar 72 been delivered to the Israeli Navy yet ? How many are on order ? The SA’AR S-72 were chosen by the Israeli Navy as the next generation and as the replacement of the SA’AR 4.5 missile vessels. Israel Shipyards has a contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and is proceeding according to the contract.

The Hellenic Navy is looking to strengthen its maritime capabilities as soon as possible following increasing tensions with Turkey. The Greek parliament approved earlier this month several programs for the Hellenic Navy.

Greece joined the PESCO’s European Patrol Corvette – EPC Project in January this year. It seems doubtful that the country would be procuring both the EPC and the Themistocles for its future fleet. On the other hand, the potential procurement of two FDI Frigates from France is still being negotiated… while the United States have been promoting the MMSC.

Corvette Greece Hellenic Navy Israel Israel Shipyards Ltd. 2020-06-24
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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