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Kalipso

Kalipso is documented as M 64 and MHC-52, a member of Osprey class, and in Hellenic Navy service.

M 64 · Osprey classHellenic NavyCold War, Post-Cold WarRepresentative class image
Osprey Class Coastal Mine Hunter USS Raven (MHC 61) conducts local operations in the North Arabian Gulf.
Representative class image: Osprey Class Coastal Mine Hunter USS Raven (MHC 61) conducts local operations in the North Arabian Gulf. The coastal mine hunter is forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, with the US Naval Forces Central Command/Commander Fifth Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) in support of the Global War on Terrorism.Defense Visual Information Center Photo ID DN-SD-04-10976 U.S. Navy source: U.S. Navy NewsStand Photo ID 040423-N-6234S-082 · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantM 64, MHC-52
ClassOsprey class
NavyHellenic Navy
CountryGreece
Builder / shipyardIntermarine USA, Savannah, Georgia
Recorded statusTransferred

Overview

Kalipso is documented as M 64 and MHC-52, a member of Osprey class, and in Hellenic Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are Greece and Hellenic Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes M 64 and MHC-52 and Heron.

The available construction history records the ship as built by Intermarine USA, Savannah, Georgia.

Class and service context

Kalipso is linked to Osprey class. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Mine hunting and Mine neutralization. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

Decommissioned and transferred to Greece 16 March 2007 as HS Kalipso (M 64).

The associated date is 2007-03-16.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for Kalipso.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

This ship is recorded as a member of Osprey class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Coastal Minehunter (MHC) Index — Osprey Class ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  2. MHC-51 Osprey — NavSource Mine Warfare Ship Photo Archive ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  3. MHC-52 Heron — NavSource Mine Warfare Ship Photo Archive ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
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