The La Combattante II type missile boats are two classes of fast attack craft of the Hellenic Navy. 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 RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and a new ESM was fitted after transfer.
Ship list La Combattante II Built by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie of Cherbourg to the standard La Combattante II design, though having a smaller gun armament (4x35mm Oerlikon cannon instead of a single 76mm gun) forward.
PennantnumberName Builder Launched Re-named Status P56 Navsithoi CMN 1972 renamed Anninos (P14) stricken 2002 P55 Evniki CMN 1972 renamed Arliotis (P15) stricken 2002 P54 Kalypso CMN 1972 renamed Batsis (P17) stricken 2004; sold to the Georgian Navy and renamed Dioskuria. Severely damaged in the 2008 South Ossetia war and afterwards scuttled by the Russians. P53 Kymothoi CMN 1972 renamed Konidis (P16) stricken 2003
La Combattante IIa (ex- German Type 148 )
PennantnumberNameFormer nameCommissionedby GermanyCommissionedby GreeceStatusP 72Ypoploiarchos Votsisex-Iltis8 January 197328 April 1995Decommissioned in 2025P 73Antiploiarchos Pezopoulosex-Storch17 July 19741 February 1994Decommissioned in 2025P 74Plotarchis Vlachavasex-Marder14 June 197316 February 1995Decommissioned in 2011P 75Plotarchis Maridakisex-Häher12 June 197428 April 1994Decommissioned in 2025P 76Ypoploiarchos Tournasex-Leopard21 August 197328 September 2000Decommissioned in 2011P 77Plotarchis Sakipisex-Jaguar21 August 197328 September 2000Decommissioned in 2011
See also La Combattante-class fast attack craft Greek La Combattante III-class fast attack craft
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
External links Ðïëåìéêü Íáõôéêü - ÔïñðéëïðõñáõëÜêáôïé ôýðïõ S-148 Hellenic Navy official site