Vice Admiral ( HN ) ret . Panagiotis RADITSAS
President , Hellenic Submariners Association
Vice Admiral ( ret ) Panagiotis Raditsas HN , was born in Pireus Greece , on 1955 . He entered in Hellenic Naval Academy on 1973 and he became Ensing on 1977 . He served for two years on surface ships and then onboard submarines for twelve years , four of them as CO of HS PROTEUS S-113 . He served as staff officer in Submarine Command , Hellenic Fleet Command , Hellenic Naval War College and also at SrikeForSouth ( Naples ) and SHAPE ( Mons ). He served as CO of LPD HS NAFKRATOUSA L-153 , COS at Hellenic Joint Immidiate Reaction Center , CO of the Hellenic Naval Communication Center and East Med Command Center , CO of the Hellenic Naval Command and Staff Officer School , DCOS Transformation Support at HQ SACT ( Norfolk ). He also served as Aid de Camp to the President of the Hellenic Republic ( 1992-1995 ). He retired on 2010 . Since November 2014 he is President of the Hellenic Submariners Association .
Hellenic Submariners Association
One of the aims of our association is to maintain the memory and honor timelessly those , who serving onboard submarines during war time , gave their life for our country , faithful to their oath to protect and serve its interests and freedom . So what brings us here ? Firstly , because we are interested in every under-water vehicle . Secondly , because these vehicles can detect in deep sea and easily identify old wrecks . As technology advances and either remote or unmanned under-water vehicles have proved their ability in search , detect , verify position , film , and even in recovering of sea wrecks , we do see a great opportunity to utilize such technology for the whole spectrum of military equipment rested in the deep seas . We all believe that these wrecks due to the remains of dead in them , have to be positively identify and to be characterized as war graves having similar treatment with the war cemeteries on land . Thirdly because Hellenic seas have been since the start of the history theater of great conflicts and naval battles so great heritage is still down there waiting . We will present you tomorrow , the existing status of those wrecks in Hellenic Seas and opportunities existing to bring back to light all of the great history . Our association is open to discus any opportunity with anybody who likes to come aboard on this dive back to history .