1 week ago - Cimon or Kimon (Ancient Greek: Κίμων, romanized: Kimōn; c. 510 – 450 BC) was an Athenian strategos (general and admiral) and politician.

2 weeks ago - In March 2026, Kimon was deployed to Cyprus to assist in defense against Iranian attacks together with the Hydra-class frigate Psara and four F-16 fighter jets. ... According to the Hellenic Navy, the ships will be named after three great ancient Greek admirals: Cimon (Greek: Κίμων, romanized: Kímon), Nearchus (Greek: Νέαρχος, romanized: Néarchos) and Phormio (Greek: Φορμίων, romanized: Formíon).

December 3, 2025 - Cimon (Greek: Κίμων) was born c. 510- 506 BC to an aristocratic family. His father was the glorified general who beat the Persians at Marathon in 490 BC. Following in his father’s footsteps, he rose to admiral after his role in the naval Battle of Salamis and played quite a crucial role in the creation of Athenians’ naval power and hegemony.

March 23, 2026 - In 478 he helped the Athenian statesman and general Aristides to secure the transference from Sparta to Athens of the leadership of the Greek maritime states, which had been recently liberated from Persia, and he became the principal commander ...

March 2, 2026 - He besieged the city of Eion, on the Strymon River, which was held by Persians and troubled the Greeks of the surrounding areas. Initially, he defeated the Persians and confined them within the city. Then, after driving away the Thracians who lived above the Strymon and supplied the Persians of Eion with grain, he became master of the entire region and led the besieged into a dead end. The Persian general Boges set fire to Eion and burned together with the other Persians and their possessions. Although Kimon captured Eion, he did not benefit significantly, because most of its goods were burned along with the barbarians.

[close] Kimon · Cimon (c. 510 – 450 BC) or was an Athenian statesman and general in mid-5th century BC Greece. He was the son of Miltiades, the victor of the Battle of Marathon.

May 23, 2025 - The frigates bear the names of Kimon (Greek: Κίμων), an admiral in Alexander the Great‘s army who gained fame for his valor in the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, Nearchos (Greek: Νέαρχος), an admiral in the Athenian army before and during the Peloponnesian War, and Phormionas (Greek: Φορμίων), an admiral and commander of Athens.

During the trial, Cimon had convincingly pleaded his incorruptibility by citing his long tenure as proxenos (a Greek who officially represented the interests of another city-state to his fellow citizens) for Sparta, whose citizens were known for their self-imposed poverty and inability to provide large monetary rewards for services rendered. Cimon’s admiration for Spartan culture and military institutions was well known to his fellow Athenians, but previously his loyalty to his own city-state had gone unquestioned.

December 20, 2025 - This delivery represents a major milestone for Naval Group, which is scheduled to deliver three additional FDI HN frigates to Greece; two in 2026 and one in 2028. The four 122-meter multi-mission frigates form the Kimon class, named after renowned Greek admirals Kimon, Nearhos, Formion and Themistocles.

March 2, 2026 - Ostracised due to corruption charges by the greatest Athenian and one of the greatest Greeks ever, Pericles. He was Laconian (traitor) and actually died in Cyprus against the Persians. Let’s hope this frigate doesn’t mirror his fate fully. ... Kimon was a great politician,leagues above the populist Perikles.

March 24, 2013 - The KIMON, the first of the series, ... in Greece on 27-5-1992. The name "KIMON" was given in honour of Athenian Admiral Kimon, who acted during the era of the Greco-Persian wars....

October 2, 2023 - French manufacturer Naval Group has moved forward with the “technical launching” of the Greek frigate Belharra, “Kimon,” at the Lorient shipyard in northwest France. The Greek frigate’s test launch occurred on September 28. The three FDI frigates will bear the names of Cimon (Κίμων), an admiral in Alexander the Great‘s army who gained fame for his valor in the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, Nearchus (Νέαρχος), an admiral in the Athenian army before and during the Peloponnesian War, and Phormio (Φορμίων), an admiral and commander of Athens.

September 28, 2022 - Kimon (c. 510 – 450 BC) was an Athenian strategos (general and admiral) and politician.

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January 14, 2026 - In this way, we reaffirm our commitment to naval excellence, honouring a legacy of bravery, ingenuity and strategic foresight that has defined Greek naval history and seamanship for millennia. With a sense of gratitude, it is our duty to render due recognition to the selfless contribution to the Hellenic Navy of the sponsor of the Frigate KIMON, Admiral Laskaridis.

January 15, 2026 - Named after a famed Ancient Greek admiral and politician, Kimon has a displacement of 4,500 tonnes, a length of approximately 122 metres (400 feet), a beam of 18 metres (59 feet), a crew complement of 125 including aviation personnel, and a ...

October 5, 2023 - The Kimon frigate, together with the “Nearchos” and “Formionas” frigates, “will spearhead the Greek Navy”, Dendias said. The frigates bear the names of Kimon (Κίμων), an admiral in Alexander the Great‘s army who gained fame for his valor in the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, Nearchos (Νέαρχος), an admiral in the Athenian army before and during the Peloponnesian War, and Phormionas (Φορμίων), an admiral and commander of Athens.

In the second Persian invasion, especially at Salamis, and in the consolidation of the Delian League, he won a high reputation for courage and integrity. At first with Aristides, and afterwards as sole commander, he directed the Athenian contingent of the fleet; on the disgrace of Pausanias he commanded nearly the entire Greek fleet and drove Pausanias from his retreat in Byzantium.

March 4, 2026 - According to Naval News, citing Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, the deployment will include Greece’s newest and most capable warship, HN Kimon (F-601), which is equipped with a long-range air defense system.