Tiger-class fast attack craft

Tiger-class vessel S54 Elster
Class overview
Name: Tiger class
Operators:
Preceded by: Jaguar class
Succeeded by: Albatros class
Built: 1971-1975
In commission: 1972-2003
Completed: 20
Lost: 1
General characteristics (After last refit)
Type: Fast Attack Craft
Displacement: 265 tonnes (261 long tons)
Length: 47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam: 7 m (23 ft)
Draught: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range:
  • 570 nmi (1,060 km) at 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
  • 1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement: 30
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
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 IIa design for the Bundesmarine (German Federal Navy). The La Combattante IIas 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 vessels 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.

Ship list

Pennant
number
Name Call
sign
Shipyard Laid down Launched Com-
missioned
Decom-
missioned
Status
?HS Kalypso?CMN19711972 12 January 197223 April 2004 to Hellenic Navy and renamed 23 June 1976 as Ypoploiarchos Batsis; transferred again to Georgian Navy as Dioskuria on 23 April 2004 and later sunk 2008
P6141S41 TigerDRBACMN11 October 197127 September 1972 30 October 197224 September 1998 to Chilean Navy
P6142S42 IltisDRBBCMN2 February 197212 December 1972 8 January 197315 October 1992 to Hellenic Navy
P6143S43 LuchsDRBCCMN23 March 19727 March 1973 9 April 197327 August 1998 to Chilean Navy
P6144S44 MarderDRBDCMN15 April 19725 May 1973 14 July 197325 May 1994 to Hellenic Navy
P6145S45 LeopardDRBECMN12 September 19723 July 1973 21 August 197328 September 2000 to Hellenic Navy
P6146S46 FuchsDRBFLürssen10 March 197221 May 1973 17 October 197319 December 2002 to Egyptian Navy
P6147S47 JaguarDRBGCMN29 November 197220 September 1973 13 November 197328 September 2000 to Hellenic Navy
P6148S48 LöweDRBHLürssen10 July 197210 September 1973 9 January 197419 December 2002 to Egyptian Navy
P6149S49 WolfDRBICMN 4 March 197527 August 1997 to Chilean Navy
P6150S50 PantherDRBJLürssen30 September 197210 December 1973 27 March 197429 September 2002 scrapped 2003
P6151S51 HäherDRBKCMN 12 June 197423 June 1994 to Hellenic Navy
P6152S52 StorchDRBLLürssen12 March 197325 March 1974 17 July 197412 November 1992 to Hellenic Navy
P6153S53 PelikanDRBMCMN11 September 19734 July 1974 24 September 197425 June 1998 to Chilean Navy
P6154S54 ElsterDRBNLürssen 27 November 197427 August 1997 to Chilean Navy
P6155S55 AlkDRBOCMN9 April 197415 November 1974 7 January 197513 May 2002 to Egyptian Navy
P6156S56 DommelDRBPLürssen13 December 197330 October 1974 12 February 197519 December 2002 to Egyptian Navy
P6157S57 WeiheDRBQCMN2 July 197413 February 1975 3 April 197519 December 2002 to Egyptian Navy
P6158S58 PinguinDRBR Lürssen 11 March 197426 February 1975 22 May 197528 June 2002 scrapped 2003
P6159S59 ReiherDRBSCMN8 November 197415 May 1975 24 June 197527 September 2002 scrapped 2003
P6160S60 KranichDRBTLürssen9 May 197426 May 1975 6 August 197524 September 1998 Chilean Navy

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