| Navy | The Royal Hellenic Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Perla |
| Pennant | P 712 |
| Built by | Cantieri Riuniti de l'Anreitico (Montfalcone, Italy) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1935 |
| Launched | 3 May 1936 |
| Commissioned | 5 Dec 1942 |
| End service | 1947 |
| History | On 9 July 1942 the Italian submarine Perla (commissioned into the Italian Navy on 8 July 1936) was captured off Beirut by the British corvette HMS Hyacinth. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS P 712. On 5 December 1942 she was transferred to the Greek Navy. She served as Matrozos until decommissioned in 1954. |
| Former name | P 712 |
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Notable events involving Matrozos include:
8 Oct 1944
Matrozos (Lt. J. Massouridis, RHN) attacked the German transport Achilles (1150 GRT) with gunfire west of Chios Island, Greece. The Achilles was sunk later that day north-west of Chios by HMS Vivid.