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Greek frigate HS HYDRA joins EU NAVFOR

February 3, 2012 – 17:47

Following passage south through the Red Sea, the HS HYDRA will join the multi-national EU NAVFOR off the Horn of Africa on 4 February 2012. HS HYDRA is a MEKO 200HN type multiple role frigate which has been in the service of the Hellenic Navy since March 1992. She has a displacement...

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EUNAVFOR welcomes the Spanish Combat Replenishment Ship SPS PATINO December 9, 2010 – 19:14 On 8 December 2010, EUNAVFOR’s capacity has been reinforced with the arrival of the Spanish ship SPS PATINO in the... Find out more	EU NAVFOR Flagship FS DE GRASSE on port visit in Seychelles November 2, 2010 – 10:21 In late October, the EU NAVFOR Flagship conducted a port visit to the Seychelles. Rear-Admiral Philippe Coindreau, EU NAVFOR Force... Find out more
Future Spanish Force Headquarters briefed in the EU NAVFOR Operational Headquarters October 22, 2010 – 13:23 On 14 December 2010, France Force Headquarters will hand over the EU NAVFOR Force command to Spain. Two months prior... Find out more	EU NAVFOR strengthens ties with Tanzania October 18, 2010 – 11:59 During the third port visit of the EU NAVFOR French Flagship FS DE GRASSE to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, EU NAVFOR Force Commander,... Find out more
Breakthroughs along with challenges during first month of Swedish command May 17, 2010 – 16:10 “We have made progress in the new EU NAVFOR tactics, stopping suspected pirates closer to shore, before they get out... Find out more	King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden visits EU NAVFOR flagship HSwMS Carlskrona May 6, 2010 – 18:07 His majesty the king of Sweden visited EU NAVFOR Flag ship HSwMS Carlskrona during her port visit in Mombasa 3-5... Find out more
Swedes prepare to join EU NAVFOR in the Gulf of Aden April 9, 2010 – 14:28 The designated Swedish Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) operating off Somalia, Rear Admiral (LH) Jan Thörnqvist,... Find out more	RADM (ITN) GUMIERO, CTF 465, meets RADM (USN) SANDERS, CTF 151, and RADM (PTN) DA CUNHA, CTF 508, onboard USS CHOSIN, in the Gulf of Aden. December 31, 2009 – 17:28 On the 28th of December, COMEUNAVFOR, Rear Admiral Giovanni Gumiero, met the Commander of Combined Task Force 151 and the... Find out more
Italian Navy takes over lead of EU NAVFOR December 13, 2009 – 20:43 With a simple ceremony off Djibouti waters, onboard the EU NAVFOR Dutch warship EVERTSEN, RADM Giovanni GUMIERO, Italian Navy, took... Find out more	Italian Navy on its way to take over the lead December 2, 2009 – 17:07 On Tuesday 1 December 09, ITS ETNA under the Command of Capitano di Vascello Marco Novella sailed from Taranto to... Find out more