HS Leon (D-54) was a destroyer that served with the Greek Navy between 1951-1992. The ship had formerly served with the United States Navy under the name , famous for its alleged role in the Philadelphia Experiment

Philadelphia Experiment

The Philadelphia Experiment is the name of an alleged naval military experiment said to have been carried out at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA sometime around October 28, 1943. It is alleged that the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge was to be rendered...

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Service history

Leon was transferred to Greece under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. It was put to service in January 1951 by Vice Admiral D. Foifas. She was used mainly for patrols in the Easter Aegean Sea and for cadet officer (midshipmen) training.

Leon was decommissioned on November 15. 1992 and later in November 1999 it was sold as scrap to the Piraeus-based V&J Scrapmetal Trading Ltd.

Sister ships

Leon belonged to a group of four Cannon-class destroyers that were transferred to the Greek Navy in 1951. The other three were Ierax (D-31) , Aetos (D-01) and Panthir (D-67) , affectionately known as the Thiria .