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GEPARD-CLASS FAST ATTACK CRAFTOF GERMAN NAVY

INTRODUCTIONTheType 143AGepardclassisGermany's last class of missile bearingfast attack craftand the only one still in service with theGerman Navysince 1990.It is an evolution of theAlbatros-classfast attack craft, the main difference is the replacement of the second 76mm-gun by the RAM system. It is planned thatGepardclass vessels will gradually be supplemented by Braunschweig-classcorvettesand to be replaced by a new class of corvettes in the 2020s.The ships in class are named after small to medium sized predatory animals: cheetah, puma, stoat, mink, sable, ferret, badger, ocelot, weasel and hyena.

NATOpennantnumberNameCallsignCommissionedDecommissionedP6121S 71GepardDRCEDecember 7, 1982P6122S 72PumaDRCFFebruary 17, 1983P6123S 73HermelinDRCGApril 28, 1983P6124S 74NerzDRCHJuly 14, 1983March 31, 2012 - transferred to GhanaP6125S 75ZobelDRCISeptember 28, 1983P6126S 76FrettchenDRCJDecember 16, 1983P6127S 77DachsDRCKMarch 22, 1984March 31, 2012 - transferred to GhanaP6128S 78OzelotDRCLMay 25, 1984P6129S 79WieselDRCMJuly 12, 1984P6130S 80HyneDRCNNovember 13, 1984

Type:Fast Attack CraftDisplacement:390t (380 long tons; 430 short tons)Length:57.6m (189ft)Beam:7.8m (25ft 7in)Draught:2.6m (8ft 6in)Propulsion:4 diesel engines, totalling 13,235kW (17,748hp)Speed:40 knots (74km/h; 46mph)Complement:5 officers, 31 enlisted

REFERENCEShttp://www.germanydefence.com/?fhttp://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP3I5EyrpHK93MQivfLEtLTUvNI8vez8orLUkpJUvfTUgsSiFP2CbEdFAF1MBSk!/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gepard-class_fast_attack_craft

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