FACM Class La Combattante IIa

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[edit] Fast Attack Craft Missile Class La Combattante IIa

Fast Attack Craft Missile Class La Combattante IIa are built for German Navy and the name of the class was type S 148.They were transferred to Hellenic Navy ;the class was renamed Combattante IIa as similar French made ships.

[edit] SHIPS

  • P 72 ,name YPOPLOIARCHOS VOTSIS (ex-Iltis),commissioned 8 Jan 1973,recommissioned 28/04/1995
  • P 73 ,name ANTIPLOIARCHOS PEZOPOULOS (ex-Storch),commissioned 17 July 1974,recommissioned 1 February 1994
  • P 74 ,namePLOTARCHIS VLAHAVAS (ex-Marder),commissioned 14 June 1973,recommissioned 16 February 1995
  • P 75 ,name PLOTARCHIS MARIDAKIS (ex-Häher),commissioned 12 June 1974,recommissioned 28 April 1994
  • P 76 ,nameYPOPLOIARCHOS TOURNAS (ex-Leopard),commissioned 21 Aug 1973,recommissioned 28 September 2000
  • P 77 ,name PLOTARCHIS SAKIPIS (ex-Jaguar),commissioned 21 Aug 1973,recommissioned 28 September 2000

All the ships were under mid-life updates in 1980s. P 74-75 fitted with Harpoon. New ESM fitted after transfer.

[edit] SPECIFICATIONS

  • Displacement, tons:234 , 265 full load
  • Length (m): 47
  • Beam (m): 8
  • Draught (m): 2.1
  • Speed (knots): 36
  • Main machinery:4 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 diesels; 12,000 hp(m) (8.82 MW) sustained; 4 shafts
  • Range, miles:570 at 30 kt; 1,600 at 15 kt
  • Crew: 30 (4 officers)
  • Missiles: SSM: 4 Aerospatiale MM 38 Exocet (2 twin) launchers (P 72-73); inertial cruise; active radar homing to 42 km (23 n miles)at 0.9 Mach; warhead 165 kg; sea-skimmer.

4 McDonnell Douglas Harpoon (2 twin) launchers (P 74-75); active radar homing to 130 km (70 n miles) at 0.9 Mach; warhead 227 kg.

  • Guns: 1 OTO Melara 3 in (76 mm)/62 compact; 85 rds/min to 16 km (8.6 n miles) anti-surface; 12 km (6.5 n miles) anti-aircraft; weight of shell 6 kg.

1 Bofors 40 mm/70; 330 rds/min to 12 km (6.5 n miles) anti-surface; 4 km (2.2 n miles) anti-aircraft; weight of shell 0.96 kg; fitted with GRP dome (1984).

  • Mines: Laying capability.
  • Countermeasures: Decoys: Wolke chaff launcher.
  • ESM: Thomson-CSF DR 2000S; intercept.
  • Combat data systems: PALIS and Link 11.
  • Weapons control:CSEE Panda optical director. Thomson-CSF Vega PCET system, controlling missiles and guns.
  • Radars:Air/surface search: Thomson-CSF Triton; G-band; range 33 km (18 n miles) for 2 m2 target.
  • Navigation: SMA 3 RM 20; I-band.
  • Fire control: Thomson-CSF Castor; I/J-band.
  • Structure:Steel hull

[edit] EXTERNAL LINKS

http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/eksoplismoi/tpk4.asp

http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/

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