Crete Naval Base
Crete Naval Base (Greek: Ναύσταθμος Κρήτης, Nafstathmos Kritis) is a major naval base of the Hellenic Navy and NATO at Souda Bay, Crete.
The base was founded in 1951. It occupies an area of 500 hectares, including the old artillery barracks of Army's 5th Infantry Division and later land acquisitions. The facilities include a dry dock, workshops, a fuel depot and an ammunition depot. The Naval Station is commanded by a Commodore or Captain of the Hellenic Navy. The Forward Logistics Site Souda Bay (FLS Souda Bay) is under the operational control of NATO COMNAVSOUTH. The Hellenic Navy radio communications station SXH is also located since 1929 at Mournies, near Souda.[1]
Since 2007 Souda Bay naval base is host of the NATO Maritime Interidiction Operational Training Centre (ΝMIOTC), which is located at the Northern Sector of the base (Marathi).[2]
References
- ↑ Kevin Nice (2003). Ferrell's Confidential Frequency List (13th Edition). PW Publishing Ltd. p. 535. ISBN 1-874110-35-2.
- ↑ "Nato Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre". Retrieved 12 September 2010. (English) (Greek)
External links
- "Crete Naval Station" (in Greek). Hellenic Navy. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- "US Naval Support Activity Souda Bay (Official web site)". Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- "US Naval Support Activity Souda Bay". Global Security web site. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
- NATO Maritime Interidiction Operational Training Centre
- U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Official's photostream
Coordinates: 35°29′46.5″N 24°08′51.5″E / 35.496250°N 24.147639°E