La Combattante IIa class FACM

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

Ship list

Specifications

• Displacement, tons:234 , 265 full load
• Length (m): 47
• Beam (m): 8
• Draught (m): 2.1
• Speed (knots): 36
• Structure: Steel hull
• Propulsion: 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:
• One OTO Melara 3 in /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.
• One 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).
• Mine: Laying capability
• Countermeasures: Decoys: Wolke chaff launchers
• ESM: Thomson-CSF DR......
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