Jason-class tank landing ship

HS Chios, L-173
Class overview
Builders: Hellenic Shipyards, Greece
Operators:  Hellenic Navy
Built: 1993-2000
In commission: 1994 - present day
Completed: 5
Active: 5
General characteristics
Type: Landing Ship Tank
Displacement: 4,470 tons full load
Length: 116 metres
Beam: 15.3 metres
Draught: 3.4 metres
Propulsion: 2 shafts, 2 Wärtsilä Nohab 16V25 diesels; 9,200 hp(m) (6.76 MW) sustained
Speed: 16 kn
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radars: Thomson-CSF Triton; G-band
    Fire control: Thomson-CSF Pollux;
    I/J-band
  • Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007; I-band
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 platform for medium helicopter

The Jason Class LST (tank landing ship) was ordered to Elefsis Shipyards in 1986. Along with the Zubr class LCAC, they are the primary amphibious warfare ships of the Hellenic Navy. The first was laid down on 18 April 1987, second in September 1987, third in May 1988, fourth in April 1989 and fifth in November 1989. Completion of all five and in particular the last three, severely delayed by shipyard financial problems. The shipyard was privatised in October 1997 and progress has markedly improved since then.

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