On J?l? 4t?, T?? H?ll?nic N?v? ??s ??c?ntl? ?c??i??? t?? initi?l ??i? ??t ?? ???? ?x-US C??st G???? (USCG) Isl?n?-cl?ss c?tt??s. T?? tw? v?ss?ls, ???m??l? kn?wn ?s A??k (WPB 1333) ?n? A??i?n?ck (WPB 1309), w??? t?w?? t? S?l?mis N?v?l B?s? ??t?? ???ivin? ?t Pi????s ???t ? ??? ???li?? ?????? t?? ???v?-li?t s?i? M/V SLNC M???t??. T??s? s?i?s w??? t??ns???t?? ???m M?n?m?, B????in, w???? t??? ?m???k?? ?n t??i? j???n?? t? G???c? ?n J?n? 16t?. T?? H?ll?nic N?v? ??s ?ls? ?nn??nc?? t??t t?? ??m?inin? tw? v?ss?ls, ???m??l? kn?wn ?s W??n??ll (WPB 1332) ?n? M?n?m?? (WPB 1326), ??? ?x??ct?? t? ???iv? in G???c? wit?in t?? ??c?min? w??ks.

T?? n?xt st?? ??? t??s? v?ss?ls inv?lv?s ? ??????is?m?nt ?n? ???ti?l ??????? ???c?ss. N?t??l?, t?is will incl??? t?? inst?ll?ti?n ?? ??v?nc?? ???t???s s?c? ?s t?? L??n???? Li?n?is? 20 mm ??m?t? w????n st?ti?n (RWS), 12.7 mm m?c?in? ??ns, ? n?w s??v?ill?nc? ?????, ? Milt?c? H?ll?s ?l?ct??-??tic?l s?ns??, ?n? ???????? c?mm?nic?ti?n ???i?m?nt. As ???t ?? t?? t??nsiti?n, t??s? s?i?s will ?? ?iv?n n?w n?m?s, n?m?l? M?nt??v?l?s (P 197), G?l?nis (P 198), Li?sk?s (P 288), ?n? Y?l??s?s (P 289). H?w?v??, t?? s??ci?ic ?ll?c?ti?n ?? n?m?s t? ??c? s?i? ??s ??t t? ?? ??t??min??.

T?? ?i?st tw? ?? ???? ?x-US C??st G???? (USCG) Isl?n?-cl?ss c?tt??s ??v? ???n ??liv???? t? H?ll?nic N?v?.
T?? ?i?st tw? ?? ???? ?x-US C??st G???? (USCG) Isl?n?-cl?ss c?tt??s ??v? ???n ??liv???? t? H?ll?nic N?v?. (P??t? ?? H?ll?nic N?v?)
T?? Isl?n?-cl?ss ??t??l ???t is ? cl?ss ?? c?tt??s ?? t?? Unit?? St?t?s C??st G???? (USCG). 49 Isl?n?-cl?ss c?tt??s ?? t?? cl?ss w??? ??ilt, ?? w?ic? 37 ??m?in in c?mmissi?n. T??i? ??ll n?m???s ??? WPB-1301 t?????? WPB-1349. T?? 110 ?t (34 m) Isl?n?-cl?ss ??t??l ???ts ??? ? U.S. C??st G???? m??i?ic?ti?n ?? ? ?i??l? s?cc?ss??l B?itis?-??si?n?? V?s??? T???n?c???t ??t??l ???t ??ilt ??? Q?t??, A?? D???i, ?n? Sin??????. T?? Isl?n? cl?ss, ?ll n?m?? ??t?? U.S. isl?n?s. T?? U.S. C??st G???? ??s t??ns?????? s?v???l s?i?s t? ????i?n n?vi?s ?n? c??st ?????s vi? t?? D???ns? S?c??it? C??????ti?n A??nc?’s O??ic? ?? Int??n?ti?n?l Ac??isiti?n’s Exc?ss D???ns? A?ticl?s P?????m (EDA

T??s? c?tt??s ??? ???i???? wit? ??v?nc?? ?l?ct??nics ?n? n?vi??ti?n ???i?m?nt ?n? ??? ?s?? in s?????t ?? t?? C??st G????’s m??itim? ??m?l?n? s?c??it?, mi???nt int???icti?n, ???? int???icti?n, ????ns? ?????ti?ns, ?is???i?s ?n???c?m?nt, ?n? s???c? ?n? ??sc?? missi?ns. T?? 58 ??????? S?ntin?l-cl?ss c?tt??s, s?l?ct?? ?n??? t?? F?st R?s??ns? C?tt?? (FRC) ??????m, ??? sl?t?? t? ???l?c? t?? Isl?n? cl?ss. Six Isl?n? cl?ss c?tt??s ??? c????ntl? st?ti?n?? in M?n?m?, B????in ?s ? ???t ?? P?t??l F??c?s S??t?w?st Asi? t? ???vi?? t?? N?v?’s Fi?t? Fl??t wit? c?m??t ????? ?ss?ts.[5] T?? c?tt??s ??v? 10 t?ns w??t? ?? s??c? ?n? w?i??t ??s??v?ti?ns ??? ???iti?n?l w????ns.