Type 148 Tiger class Missile Craft Egyptian Naval Force Navy

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Type 148 Tiger class Fast Attack Missile Craft (ex German Navy)

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Ships:

Unit / Name	German Navy	Commissioned	STATUS
P 601 ENS 23 Yuliu	ex P6155/S55 Alk	1975 / 2002	IN SERVICE
P 602 ENS 2 Uctubar	ex P6146/S46 Fuchs	1973 / 2003	IN SERVICE
P 603 ENS 21 Uctubar	ex P6148/S48 Löwe	1974 / 2003	IN SERVICE
P 604 ENS 18 Yuniu	ex P6156/S56 Dommel	1974 / 2003	IN SERVICE
P 605 ENS 25 Abril	ex P6157/S57 Weihe	1975 / 2003	IN SERVICE

Specifications:

Builder:
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN), Cherbourg, France
Lürssen Shipbuilding, Bremen-Vegesack, Germany

Displacement: 265 tons
Length: 47 meters (154 feet 2 inches)
Beam: 7 m (23 ft)
Draft: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Speed: 36 knots (67 km/h)
Crew: 30

Range:
570 nautical miles (1060 km) at 36 knots (67 km/h)
1600 nautical miles (3000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)

Propulsion:
4 x MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 turbo-diesel-engines (8800 kW / 11800 hp total)
4 shafts / 4 propellers

Armament:
1 x Oto-Melara 76/62 Compact gun
4 x MM38 Exocet SSM
1 x Bofors 40/L70 AA gun (can be replaced by mine laying rails)
8 x naval mines

Systems:
SMA3 RM20 Navigational Radar
Triton G Surveillance Radar
CASTOR II Fire Control Radar
Link 11 communications
decoy and flare launcher
ECM suite

The Type 148 Tiger-class fast attack craft are a group of 20 fast attack missile boats built to a Franco-German design and seeing service in the German Navy.

The vessels had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel. They were a modification of the Jaguar-class fast attack craft but armed with the French Exocet missile. They were built mainly in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg (CMN) for political reasons; twelve were built and completed there, while another eight of the boats were laid down by CMH, but completed by Lürssen.

Their export to Israel was also blocked for political reasons, and the boats were commissioned into the German Navy as the Tiger class.

The ships served for 30 years, and received major updates in 1982-84 and 1990-92. After decommissioning 5 units were sold to Egypt.

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