The La Combattante II type

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. The first group of four were ordered by Greece in September 1972 from France.Conway p.72 The vessels had no class name but are referred to by type. A second group of six were purchased in the 1990s from Germany, comprising six Type 148 that were being decommissioned.Janes p.218 The class was renamed La Combattante IIa, as with the French-made ships. All the ships were under mid-life updates in 1980s. Two vessels in the class, P-74 and P-75, were fitted with

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anti-ship missiles and a new ESM was fitted after transfer.

Ship list

La Combattante II

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to the standard La Combattante II design, though having a smaller gun armament (4x35mm Oerlikon cannon instead of a single 76mm gun) forward.

La Combattante IIa

(ex- German Type 148 )

Notes

References

* Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen '' Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995'' (1995) Naval Institute Press, , Annapolis * Sharp, Richard ''Jane's Fighting Ships'' (1991) Jane's Information Group

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