Greek destroyer Leon (D-54)
- Greek destroyer Leon (D-54)
HS "Leon" (D-54) is the destroyer that served under the Greek Navy between 1951-1992. The ship had formerly served with the US Navy under the name USS|Eldridge|DE-173, famous for its alleged role in the Philadelphia experiment.
History
The ships dimensions were 93.3m long /11.2 m wide/ 4.2m deep. It displaced 1900 tons and had an operational speed of 19 knots.
Initially, it was transferred to Greece under the Mutual Defence Assistance Program. It was put to service in January 1951 by Vice Admiral D. Foifas.
It was disarmed in November 1992 and later in November 1999 it was sold as scrap to Pireaus based V&J SCRAPMETAL TRADING L.T.D.
Sources
* Official Hellenic Navy website-> http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/leon51_92.asp
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