La Combattante 1965
La Combattante 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| La Combattante | P730 | CMN, Cherbourg | 12.1961 | 20.6.1963 | 3.1964 | stricken 9.1996 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
180 |
|
Displacement full, t |
202 |
|
Length, m |
45.0 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.40 |
|
Draught, m |
2.50 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 SEMT-Pielstic diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
3200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
23 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2000(12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 4 SS.11 SSM (4 SS.11), 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Electronic equipment | radar, 1 x 14 flare launcher |
|
Complement |
25 |
Project history: Authorised in 1960, La Combattante was to have been the prototype of a new class of patrouilleurs garde-côtes. Construction was of laminated wood and plastics, giving a low magnetic signature. She conducted trials of the Exocet missile and served as the basis for a whole series of FPBs built for export.
Modernizations: 1975: - 1x14 flare launcher; + 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, accommodation for 80 troops for a short passage.
1979: diesels were replaced by SEMT-Pielstick 8PA4-V200 VGDS diesels (3840hp, 28kts)
Naval service: No significant events.
La Combattante 1974
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