| La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft | |
|---|---|
 HS Pezopoulos, P-73, in Phaleron Bay. | |
| Class overview | |
| Operators: | German NavyHellenic NavyLibyan Navy[citation needed]Iranian NavyGeorgian Navy |
| Succeeded by: | La Combattante III class |
| Subclasses: | Kaman/Sina class |
| Built: | 1973–1974; 1977–present |
| In commission: | 1973– |
| Building: | 3 |
| Completed: | 20 |
| Lost: | 1 |
| 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 TB9012,000 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-bandThomson-CSF Castor; I/J-bandCSEE Panda optical director |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Thomson-CSF DR 2000S |
| Armament: | 4 × Exocet SSM (2 × 2), or4 × Harpoon SSM (2 × 2)1 × OTO Melara 76 mm1 × Bofors 40 mm/70Minelaying 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[citation needed]
Iran received 12 ships of the same class (known in Iran as Kaman class) between 1977 and 1981. The Iranian guided missile 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 builds a heavily upgraded version of this ship called Sina class, as of 2012 Iran has built 4 Sina class ship and is building 3 more of the same class.
Ship list[]
Combattante IIa class[]
| Pennant number |
Name | Former name | Commissioned By Germany |
Commissioned by Greece |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P 72 | Ypoploiarchos Votsis | ex-Iltis | 8 January 1973 | 28 April 1995 |
| P 73 | Antiploiarchos Pezopoulos | ex-Storch | 17 July 1974 | 1 February 1994 |
| P 74 | Plotarchis Vlachavas | ex-Marder | 14 June 1973 | 16 February 1995 |
| P 75 | Plotarchis Maridakis | ex-Häher | 12 June 1974 | 28 April 1994 |
| P 76 | Ypoploiarchos Tournas | ex-Leopard | 21 August 1973 | 28 September 2000 |
| P 77 | Plotarchis Sakipis | ex-Jaguar | 21 August 1973 | 28 September 2000 |
Kaman/Sina class[]
| Pennant number |
Name | Commission Year | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| P221 | Kaman | 1977 | Kaman |
| P222 | Xoubin | 1977 | Kaman |
| P223 | Khadang | 1978 | Kaman |
| P224 | Paykan | 2003 | Sina |
| P225 | Joshan | 2006 | Sina |
| P226 | Falakhon | 1978 | Kaman |
| P227 | Shamshir | 1978 | Kaman |
| P228 | Gorz | 1978 | Kaman |
| P229 | Gardouneh | 1978 | Kaman |
| P230 | Khanjar | 1981 | Kaman |
| P231 | Neyzeh | 1981 | Kaman |
| P232 | Tabarzin | 1981 | Kaman |
| P233 | Derafsh | 2008 | Sina |
| P234 | Kalat | 2008 | Sina |
| ? | Sina 5 | Under Construction | Sina |
| ? | Sina 6 | Under Construction | Sina |
| ? | Sina 7 | Under Construction | Sina |
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