Albatros-class fast attack craft

Albatros class boats, S63 Geier in the foreground. The third one is a Gepard class boat.
Class overview
Operators	German Navy, Tunisian National Navy
In service	1976–2005
In commission	1976–1977
Completed	10
Retired	10
General characteristics
Displacement	398 tonnes
Length	57.8 m (189 ft 8 in)
Beam	7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Draft	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	13.235 kW
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h)
Complement	40
Electronic warfare & decoys	• Decoy launcher HOT DOG • Chaff launcher DAG 2200 Wolke
Armament	• 2 × OTO-Melara 76 mm guns • 4 × MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles • 2 × torpedo tubes (not used)

The Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey respectively albatross, falcon, vulture, buzzard, sparrowhawk, griffin, condor,sea eagle,hawk and cormorant.

S61—S65 were part of the 2. Schnellbootgeschwader (Fast attack craft squadron), and S66—S70 belonged to the 7. Schnellbootgeschwader. Both squadrons were based in Warnemünde.

List of ships

NATO pennant number	German pennant number	Name	Call sign	Com- missioned	Decom- missioned	Status
P6111	S61	Albatros	DRBU	November 1, 1976	March 24, 2005
P6112	S62	Falke	DRBV	April 13, 1976	December 16, 2004
P6113	S63	Geier	DRBW	July 2, 1976	September 29, 2005	Sold to Tunisia, 507 Himilcon
P6114	S64	Bussard	DRBX	August 14, 1976	March 24, 2005
P6115	S65	Sperber	DRBY	September 27, 1976	July 4, 2005	Sold to Tunisia, 506 Hamilcar
P6116	S66	Greif	DRBZ	November 25, 1976	July 4, 2005	Sold to Tunisia, 505 Hannon
P6117	S67	Kondor	DRCA	December 17, 1976	December 16, 2004
P6118	S68	Seeadler	DRCB	March 28, 1977	September 29, 2005	Sold to Tunisia 508 Hannibal
P6119	S69	Habicht	DRCC	December 23, 1977	December 13, 2005	Sold to Tunisia, 509 Hasdrubal
P6120	S70	Kormoran	DRCD	July 18, 1977	December 13, 2005	Sold to Tunisia, 510 Giscon

References

• "Schnellboot ALBATROS-Klasse" (in German). Deutsche Marine. Retrieved 4 August 2008.