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Ok, the plugs in Greece are now C and F with E and D in brackets.

And I've added a comment to the entries for UK and Ireland.

I had to change field type in the database to allow the longer comment. Believe it or not, it worked without any dataloss. Even my script creating the webpage accepted it. One of those rare occasions when something computer related works the first time...

A note on ferries and trains.

These are traded around the world, back and forth. Even subway trains are sold this way. Usually, the ferry or trains is repainted and given a new name/designation. E.g. the Greek archieplago has become a new home to old ferries from all over the world.

Therefore, one should expect just about anything when it comes to electricity and sockets on trains and boats.

Ranger,
What voltage do they use in Greece?.

I think you'll find its 220/380V. As a lot of Greece comprises numerous small islands, though, I suppose it's just possible that there might still be one or other systems about.

Boats do indeed have a variety of sockets. I remember seeing one of the fleet owned by Irish Ferries which was equipped with Schuko throughout.

Don't forget that like aircraft, the power on boats is often 400Hz instead of 50Hz.

Paul,
Thanks mate!,
Is that a fact, being a Helicopter Pilot, myself, the CAA over here are a bit stand- offish about us even doing an oil-change on a H/Copter.
You have to have CAA Quals to do anything remotely connected with the engine.
Makes sense, though a Helicopter will fall out of the sky like a brick, if the engine fails!.

If I remember correctly, the Swedish Gripen fighter jet has a 115V 400Hz system. Struck me as a bit odd, but I suppose it is some kind of aircraft standard.

(In a previous workplace I had a binder with drawings and technical specifications for the plane, but they don't let you take it home... )

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Either 220/380 or 230/400. The transformers I saw looked fairly modern, so it could quite well be 230.
One boat I was traveling on had waterproof Schuko outlets labeled "220V". However, the party guys ran their sound equipment off a portable generator I think. They brought that thing from Austria in their car! We used it on a few occasions when we had beach parties at very remote locations.
My Mom says they already had 220V in Greece when she went there in 1971, only ungrounded (C) sockets back then. Travel guide from 1978 states voltage should be 220V everywhere but 110V might be encountered in very remote places that generate their own power.
All houses I saw had a 3ph feed.
Our hotel definitely had a nice way to wire the air condition. It was obviously added after the hotel was built, so they put a wall-mount unit above every window. Then they ran a long piece of 3x2.5mm2 flex stapled to the walls all across the room and plugged it into a 3way adaptor next to the door. In our room the flex wasn't long enough, so they just twisted and taped 2 pieces together.
Guess it was a pretty hot summer even for that island 'cause the streets were literally paved with empty boxes of Panasonic wall-mount AC units.