TIGER missile boats (1972 - 1975)

Fuchs 1990

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
S41, 1982- Tiger	P6141		CMN, Cherbourg, France	11.10.1971	27.9.1972	30.10.1972	stricken 9.1998, to Chile (Teniente Uribe)
S42, 1982- Iltis	P6142		CMN, Cherbourg, France	2.2.1972	12.12.1972	8.1.1973	stricken 10.1992, to Greece (Υποπλοίαρχος Βότσης [Ipopliarchos Votsis])
S43, 1982- Luchs	P6143		CMN, Cherbourg, France	23.3.1972	7.3.1973	9.4.1973	stricken 8.1998
S44, 1982- Marder	P6144		CMN, Cherbourg, France	15.4.1972	5.5.1973	14.7.1973	stricken 5.1994, to Greece (Πλωταρχησ Βλαχάβας [Plotarchis Vlahavas])
S45, 1982- Leopard	P6145		CMN, Cherbourg, France	12.9.1972	3.7.1973	21.8.1973	stricken 9.2000, to Greece (Πλωταρχησ Τουρνάς [Plotarchis Tournas])
S46, 1982- Fuchs	P6146		Lürssen, Vegesack	10.3.1972	21.5.1973	17.10.1973	stricken 12.2002, to Egypt (6 أكتوبرl [6 Uctubar])
S47, 1982- Jaguar	P6147		CMN, Cherbourg, France	29.11.1972	20.9.1973	13.11.1973	stricken 9.2000, to Greece (Πλωταρχησ Σακίπης [Plotarchis Sakipis])
S48, 1982- Löwe	P6148		Lürssen, Vegesack	10.7.1972	10.9.1973	9.1.1974	stricken 12.2002, to Egypt (21 أكتوبرl [21 Uctubar])
S49, 1982- Wolf	P6149		CMN, Cherbourg, France	23.1.1973	11.1.1974	4.3.1975	stricken 8.1997, to Chile (Guardiamarina Riquelme)
S50, 1982- Panther	P6150		Lürssen, Vegesack	30.9.1972	10.12.1973	27.3.1974	stricken 9.2002
S51, 1982- Häher	P6151		CMN, Cherbourg, France	5.4.1973	26.4.1974	12.6.1974	stricken 6.1994, to Greece (Πλωταρχησ Μαριδάκης [Plotarchis Maridakis])
S52, 1982- Storch	P6152		Lürssen, Vegesack	12.3.1973	25.3.1974	17.7.1974	stricken 11.1992, to Greece (Αντιπλοίαρχος Πεζόπουλος [Antipliachos Pezopoulos])
S53, 1982- Pelikan	P6153		CMN, Cherbourg, France	11.9.1973	4.7.1974	24.9.1974	stricken 6.1998
S54, 1982- Elster	P6154		Lürssen, Vegesack	29.6.1973	8.7.1974	27.11.1974	stricken 8.1997, to Chile (Teniente Orella)
S55, 1982- Alk	P6155		CMN, Cherbourg, France	9.4.1974	15.11.1974	7.1.1975	stricken 5.2002, to Egypt (23 يوليوl [23 Yuliu])
S56, 1982- Dommel	P6156		Lürssen, Vegesack	13.12.1973	30.11.1974	12.2.1975	stricken 12.2002, to Egypt (18 يونيوl [18 Yuniu])
S57, 1982- Weihe	P6157		CMN, Cherbourg, France	2.7.1974	13.2.1975	3.4.1975	stricken 12.2002, to Egypt (25 أبريلl [25 Abril])
S58, 1982- Pinguin	P6158		Lürssen, Vegesack	11.3.1974	26.2.1975	22.5.1975	stricken 6.2002
S59, 1982- Reiher	P6159		CMN, Cherbourg, France	8.11.1974	15.5.1975	24.6.1975	stricken 9.2002
S60, 1982- Kranich	P6160		Lürssen, Vegesack	9.5.1974	26.5.1975	6.8.1975	stricken 9.1998, to Chile (Teniente Serrano)

Displacement standard, t	234
Displacement full, t	264
Length, m	45.9 pp 47.0 oa
Breadth, m	7.10
Draught, m	2.66 full load
No of shafts	4
Machinery	4 MTU 16V538 TB90 (MD872) diesels
Power, h. p.	14000
Max speed, kts	35.8
Fuel, t	diesel oil 39
Endurance, nm(kts)	1600(15)
Armament	2 x 2 MM38 Exocet SSM (4 MM38), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 1 x 1 - 40/70 Breda-Bofors 564
Electronic equipment	3RM20, Triton, Pollux radars
Complement	30

Project history: The steel-hulled Type 148 missile-firing attack craft were a modified French 'La Combattante II' type, which in turn was based on a Lürssen design. Orders placed on 18 December 1970, based on a German-French contract of 23 October 1970. These boats were to replace the Jaguar class (Type 140). Under the project management of the Direction Technique des Constructions Navales (DTCN) of the French Ministry of Defence, the main shipyard employed was Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN).

S 46, S 4S, S 50, S 52, S 54, S 56, S 58 and 5 60 were fitted out by Lürssen, the hulls having been brought from Cherbourg to Germany.

Modernizations: 1980s, Storch; 1988-1992, all others: - Triton, Pollux radars; + Triton-G, Castor II radars, Piranha e/o system, Cutlass, Scorpion ECM suites, 2x Hot Dog/Silver Dog decoy RL

Naval service: No significant events.

S41 1979

BUNDESMARINE (WEST GERMANY)

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TIGER missile boats (1972 - 1975)