Tiger class boat S54 Elster (P6154) |
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: | German Navy Hellenic Navy Chilean Navy Egyptian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Jaguar class fast attack craft |
| Succeeded by: | Albatros class fast attack craft |
| Built: | 1971-1975 |
| In commission: | 1972-2003 |
| Completed: | 20 |
| General characteristics (After last refit) |
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| Type: | Fast Attack Craft |
| Displacement: | 265 tonnes (261 long tons) |
| Length: | 47 m (154 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 turbo diesel engines, 8,800 kW total 4 propeller shafts |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h) |
| Range: | 570 nmi (1,060 km) at 36 kn (67 km/h) 1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
• SMA 3RM 20 navigation radar • Triton G surveillance radar • CASTOR II fire-control radar • Link 11 communications |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
• Decoy and flare launcher • Electronic countermeasures suite |
| Armament: | • 1 × OTO Melara 76mm gun • 1 × Bofors 40mm gun • 4 × MM38 Exocet launchers • 8 × naval mines The Bofors gun can be replaced with mine laying rails |
| Notes: | The ships have been updated twice (1982—84 and 1990—92), this represents the last update that was performed on all ships. |
The Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine (German Federal Navy). The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg (CMN) for political reasons. Eight of the boats were laid down by CMH, but completed by Lürssen.
The boats were commissioned into the Bundesmarine in the mid-1970s, replacing the Jaguar-class boats of the 3rd and 5th Squadrons. At first the boats did not receive names, only numbers, but these were introduced later at the insistence of the crews.
The ships served for 30 years, and received major updates in 1982—84 and 1990—92. After decommissioning they were scrapped or sold to different countries. No direct replacements were procured as due to the changed operating conditions the Deutsche Marine has reduced the number of these fast attack boats drastically and procured instead a smaller number of corvettes.
| Pennant number |
Name | Call sign |
Shipyard | Laid down | Launched | Com- missioned |
Decom- missioned |
Status |
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| P6141 | S41 Tiger | DRBA | CMN | October 11, 1971 | September 27, 1972 | October 30, 1972 | September 24, 1998 | to Chilean Navy |
| P6142 | S42 Iltis | DRBB | CMN | February 2, 1972 | December 12, 1972 | January 8, 1973 | October 15, 1992 | to Hellenic Navy |
| P6143 | S43 Luchs | DRBC | CMN | March 23, 1972 | March 7, 1973 | April 9, 1973 | August 27, 1998 | to Chilean Navy |
| P6144 | S44 Marder | DRBD | CMN | April 15, 1972 | May 5, 1973 | July 14, 1973 | May 25, 1994 | to Hellenic Navy |
| P6145 | S45 Leopard | DRBE | CMN | September 12, 1972 | July 3, 1973 | August 21, 1973 | September 28, 2000 | to Hellenic Navy |
| P6146 | S46 Fuchs | DRBF | Lürssen | March 10, 1972 | May 21, 1973 | October 17, 1973 | December 19, 2002 | to Egyptian Navy |
| P6147 | S47 Jaguar | DRBG | CMN | November 29, 1972 | September 20, 1973 | November 13, 1973 | September 28, 2000 | to Hellenic Navy |
| P6148 | S48 Löwe | DRBH | Lürssen | July 10, 1972 | September 10, 1973 | January 9, 1974 | December 19, 2002 | to Egyptian Navy |
| P6149 | S49 Wolf | DRBI | CMN | March 4, 1975 | August 27, 1997 | to Chilean Navy | ||
| P6150 | S50 Panther | DRBJ | Lürssen | September 30, 1972 | December 10, 1973 | March 27, 1974 | September 29, 2002 | scrapped 2003 |
| P6151 | S51 Häher | DRBK | CMN | June 12, 1974 | June 23, 1994 | to Hellenic Navy | ||
| P6152 | S52 Storch | DRBL | Lürssen | March 12, 1973 | March 25, 1974 | July 17, 1974 | November 12, 1992 | to Hellenic Navy |
| P6153 | S53 Pelikan | DRBM | CMN | September 11, 1973 | July 4, 1974 | September 24, 1974 | June 25, 1998 | to Chilean Navy |
| P6154 | S54 Elster | DRBN | Lürssen | November 27, 1974 | August 27, 1997 | to Chilean Navy | ||
| P6155 | S55 Alk | DRBO | CMN | April 9, 1974 | November 15, 1974 | January 7, 1975 | May 13, 2002 | to Egyptian Navy |
| P6156 | S56 Dommel | DRBP | Lürssen | December 13, 1973 | October 30, 1974 | February 12, 1975 | December 19, 2002 | to Egyptian Navy |
| P6157 | S57 Weihe | DRBQ | CMN | July 2, 1974 | February 13, 1975 | April 3, 1975 | December 19, 2002 | to Egyptian Navy |
| P6158 | S58 Pinguin | DRBR | Lürssen | March 11, 1974 | February 26, 1975 | May 22, 1975 | June 28, 2002 | scrapped 2003 |
| P6159 | S59 Reiher | DRBS | CMN | November 8, 1974 | May 15, 1975 | June 24, 1975 | September 27, 2002 | scrapped 2003 |
| P6160 | S60 Kranich | DRBT | Lürssen | May 9, 1974 | May 26, 1975 | August 6, 1975 | September 24, 1998 | Chilean Navy |
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