Tiger-class fast attack craft

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Tiger-class vessel S54 Elster
Class overview
Name	Tiger class
Operators	German Navy  Hellenic Navy  Chilean Navy  Egyptian Navy  Border Police of Georgia
Preceded by	Zobel class
Succeeded by	Albatros class
Built	1971–1975
In commission	1972–2002 (Germany)
Completed	20
Lost	1
General characteristics (After last refit)
Type	Fast Attack Craft
Displacement	265 tonnes (261 long tons)
Length	47 m (154 ft 2 in)
Beam	7 m (23 ft)
Draught	2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	4 MTU MD 16V 538 TB90 turbo diesel engines, 8,800 kW (11,800 hp) total 4 propeller shafts
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	570 nmi (1,060 km) at 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) 1,600 nmi (3,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	30
Sensors and processing systems	SMA 3RM 20 navigation radar Triton G surveillance radar CASTOR II fire-control radar Link 11 communications
Electronic warfare & decoys	Decoy and flare launcher Electronic countermeasures suite
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76mm gun 1 × Bofors L/70 40mm gun 4 × MM38 Exocet launchers 8 × naval mines The Bofors gun can be replaced with mine laying rails
Notes	The ships have been updated twice (1982–84 and 1990–92), this represents the last update that was performed on all ships.

The Type 148 Tiger-class fast attack craft are a group of missile boats built to a Franco-German design and seeing service in the German Navy. The vessels entered service in the 1970s and served into the early 21st century. While they have been mostly retired from German Navy service, many were transferred to other navies and remained in service longer.