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Saturday 6 December 2014

PHOTO GALLERY #3: Papanikolis, submarine of the Hellenic Navy

Papanikolis, Type 214 submarine of Hellenic Navy
Yesterday, Friday, December 5, I had the opportunity to visit again the fast attack craft Daniolos P-68 of the Roussen class, the most modern surface combatants in service with Hellenic Navy, and the submarine Papanikolis. S120 Papanikolis, the first vessel of the Papanikolis class (Type 214 designation for the Hellenic Navy; Papaniolis is also the first Type 124 in the world), the most advanced boat currently in service with Hellenic Navy and one of the most advanced submarines in this category (diesel-electric/conventional submarine). The boats were opened to the public at Piraeus harbor due to the celebration of Saint Nicholas, the patron of sailors and of the Hellenic Navy. In October, I had visited Daniolos (see Photo Gallery #1) so this time I spent mainly my visit on Papanikolis. The submarine honors Dimitrios Papanikolis (1790–1855), a naval hero of the Greek Revolution, famous for being the first to successfully employ a fireship to destroy an Ottoman ship of the line. Enjoy about 30 photos!

S120 Papanikolis
S120 Papanikolis
Sail and hoistable devices
Bow (diving) plane
Sonar dome and hatches for the two of the eight torpedo tubes are visible
The visitors had to leave their stuff before entering
Sail and hoistable devices
Hoistable devices of Papanikolis
The sail that houses periscopes, communication antennas, radar,
electronic support measures (ESM) mast and snorkel mast
Hoistable devices
Carl Zeiss SERO 14 search periscope/optronic mast
ESM third from the left
Snorkel mast to the far right

Second from right is a radio/com. antenna
S120 Papanikolis's sail
Passive ranging sonar
S120 Papanikolis
S120 Papanikolis
S120 Papanikolis
S120 Papanikolis
Another view of the sail and one of the passive ranging sonars
Sail
Upper rudder
Upper rudder
Sail and devices
Sail/conning tower
Sail
S120 Papanikolis, the pride of the modern Hellenic Navy

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