La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft

HS Pezopoulos, P-73, in Phaleron Bay.
Class overview
Operators:	German Navy  Hellenic Navy  Royal Malaysian Navy[1]  Libyan Navy  Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Succeeded by:	La Combattante III class
Subclasses:	Kaman/Sina class
Built:	1973–1974; 1977–present
In commission:	1973–
Building:	5
Completed:	20
Lost:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Fast attack craft
Displacement:	234 tons (standard) 265 tons (full load)
Length:	47 m (154 ft)
Beam:	8 m (26 ft)
Draught:	2.1 m (7 ft)
Installed power:	4 × MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 12,000 hp (combined)
Propulsion:	Four shafts
Speed:	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) (maximum)
Range:	570 nautical miles (1,060 km; 660 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) 1,600 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement:	30 (4 officers)
Sensors and processing systems:	Thomson-CSF Triton; G-band Thomson-CSF Castor; I/J-band CSEE Panda optical director
Electronic warfare and decoys:	Thomson-CSF DR 2000S
Armament:	1 × Bofors 57 mm gun or 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm 1 × Bofors 40 mm/70 4 × Exocet SSM (2 × 2), or 4 × Harpoon SSM (2 × 2) Minelaying capability

Fast Attack Craft Missile Class La Combattante IIa were originally built for the German Navy as Type 148 Tiger-class fast attack craft. They were later transferred to Hellenic Navy and the class was renamed Combattante IIa, as with similar French made ships. All the ships were under mid-life updates in 1980s. P-74 and P-75 were fitted with RGM-84 Harpoons and a new ESM was fitted after transfer.

A version called the "Beir Grassa" class of which 10 were built and 8 were operational as of 1995. They were used by the Libyan Navy.^[2]

Iran received 12 ships of the same class (known in Iran as Kaman-class) between 1977 and 1981. The Iranian gunboat Paykan was sunk during Operation Morvarid in 1980, while the guided missile gunboat Joshan was sunk during Operation Praying Mantis in 1988. These ship must not be confused with the new Joshan and Paykan which were named in their memories. Iran built a heavily upgraded version of this class called the Sina-class. As of 2012 Iran has built 4 Sina-class vessels and is building 5 more of the same class.^[3]

Ship list

Combattante IIa class

Perdana class

Kaman/Sina class

References

External links

• Hellenic Navy official site

Ship classes of the Iranian Navy Submarines Conventional attack Kilo class Nahang class Ghadir class Besat class Fateh class Yugo class Yono class Principal surface combatants Destroyers Babr class Iranian destroyer Artemiz (DDG-5) Frigates Moudge class Alvand class Corvettes Bayandor class Hamzeh class Coastal warfare vessels Missile boats Kaman class Sina class C 14 Houdong class Peykaap class Torpedo boats Peykaap (IPS-16) Class Tir (IPS-18) Class Bavar class Gunboats Parvin class Kaivan class Bavar class Submarine chasers Kajami Class (Taedong-B) Gahjea Class (Taedong-C) Amphibious warfare vessels landing crafts Iran Ajr Hengam LST Iran Hormuz 24 LST Iran Hormuz 21 LST Fouque LSL Landing Craft, Tank hovercrafts BH.7 hovercraft SR.N6 hovercraft Minesweepers, Minelayers Shahrokh MSC 292 MSC Riazi Class (Cape Class) * = Under construction or procurement + = Retired Ships of the Iranian Navy Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Ship classes of the Hellenic Navy Frigates Hydra class Elli class Gunboats Thetis class Osprey 55 class Osprey HSY-56A class Asheville class Submarines Glafkos class - Neptune I Poseidon class - Neptune II Papanikolis class Fast attack craft Roussen class La Combattante III class La Combattante IIIb class La Combattante IIa class Mine warfare ships Hunt class mine hunters Osprey class mine hunters MSC-294 class minesweepers Landing Vessels Jason class LSTs Zubr class LCACs Barbe class