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 Klasse 148 (Tiger-Klasse). 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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