Hellenic Navy

“The roaring seas and many a dark range of mountains lie between us,” wrote Homer in The Iliad. Luckily for Greek Reporter and over 100 paying guests this week, the seas were smooth for an afternoon voyage on the...

The historic Hellenic Navy battleship "Georgios Averoff" set sail from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday; after a two month stay, and has begun its long journey back to Athens and its usual berth at the Trocadero...

A Polish tourist was saved from the cliffs of Assos on the Greek island of Kefalonia in a dramatic rescue effort after losing his orientation while hiking a trail. The tourist was stranded in an area of the cliffs where...

The legendary ship, “George Averof” is beloved by all - something which she has earned in her years of service in the Hellenic Navy. It's been 65 years since the ship was decommissioned, and she has served as a...

War ships of the Hellenic Navy will be open to the public for the national holiday that marks the anniversary of Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas' rejection of Italy's mandate to enter Greece on October 28, 1940. For this reason,...

Alternate Minister of National Defense, Dimitris Vitsas, on board the Frigate ADRIAS of the Hellenic Navy, attended activities of operational training, which were part of the final stage of the exercise “KATAIGIS 2016,” on Wednesday, June 8, and early...

The leftist led Greek government has signed its first major armament deal with the U.S. contractor Lockheed Martin for the modernization of five aged naval support jets. The deal, worth 500 million dollars, is the first major deal in...

Another 32 individuals were indicted to stand trial before a Criminal Appeals Court on Thursday for kickbacks given in exchange for Greek Defense Ministry contracts. The case, concerning a deal for the purchase of German submarines, was uncovered during a...

The Turkish side has proceeded to yet another provocation earlier this (Friday) morning. Specifically, the gunboat “TCG POYRAZ” which was taking part in the Turkish Navy scheduled training program for the first quarter of 2015, entered the Greek territorial...

The number of Greek survivors off the burning ferryboat "Norman Atlantic," has risen to 235 while the fate of dozens of passengers, due to the continuing confusion with the official passengers list remains unknown. Within the following hours, Italian navy...