IFOR Fact Sheet - Maritime Component

Miscellaneous Directory

From: Franco Veltri <fveltri@cpo-link.eucom.mil>

FACT SHEET

IFOR MARITIME COMPONENT

The IFOR maritime component has been formed separately from the Operation SHARP GUARD naval task force. Ships from five nations, which are formed into several task forces are available or can be called upon to support the IFOR mission, when in the Adriatic Sea.

PARTICIPATING NAVAL SURFACE FORCES:

NAME, HULL NR   TYPE                    AVAILABLE TO      AVAILABLE TO
                                        COMNAVSOUTH    COMSTRIKFORSOUTH
France
FS Clemenceau, R 98     Aircraft carrier                        X
FS Suffren, D 602       Destroyer                               X

Greece
HS Hydra, F 452         Frigate                 X
HS Avra, M 214          Minesweeper             X
HS Klio, M 213          Minesweeper             X

Italy
ITS Libeccio, F 572     Frigate                 X
ITS Perseo, F 566       Frigate                 X
ITS Cassiopea, P 401    Offshore Patrol vessel  X
ITS Crotone, M 5588     Minehunter/sweeper      X
ITS Vieste, M 5553      Minehunter/sweeper      X
ITS Viareggio, M 5559   Minehunter/sweeper      X
ITS Milazzo, M 5552     Minehunter/sweeper      X

United Kingdom
HMS Illustrious, R 06   Aircraft carrier                        X
HMS London, F 95        Frigate                                 X
HMS Olwen, A 122        Tanker                                  X
HMS Fort Grange, A385   Fleet replenishment ship                X

United States
USS America, CV 66 Aircraft carrier                             X
USS Monterey, CG 61 Cruiser                                     X
USS Normandy, CG 60 Cruiser                                     X
USS Scott, DDG 95 Destroyer                                     X
USS La Salle, LPD3 Auxiliary                                    X
USS South Carolina,CGN 37 Cruiser                               X

This fact sheet supplements the basic IFOR fact sheet. Current as of 26 January 1996.