Cheetah class (1981)

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Cheetah class
S 76 Frettchen missile speedboat of the "Gepard class of the Federal Navy / German Navy
S 76 ferrets
Missile speedboat of the "Gepard class of the German Navy / German Navy
Ship data
country GermanyGermany (naval war flag) Germany
Ship type Speedboat
Units built 10
period of service 1982 to 2016
Ship dimensions and crew
length
57.6 m ( Lüa )
width 7.8 m
Draft Max. 2.6 m
displacement 391  t
 
crew 36 men
Machine system
machine 4 × 16-cylinder diesel MTU
Machine
performance
18,000 PS (13,239 kW)
Top
speed
42 kn (78 km / h)
propeller 4th
Armament
Sensors
Coat of arms of the 7th SG
S 71 Cheetah

The missile speedboats of the Gepard class (class 143A) of the Federal Navy / German Navy represent the previous conclusion of the speedboat development in Germany.

They were further developed from the Albatros class (143) and are largely identical in construction. The ten boats of the class were put into service in the 7th Schnellbootgeschwader from 1982 to 1984 and were the last speedboats in the German Navy since 2006. The home port was last at the Warnemünde naval base in Rostock until the squadron was decommissioned on November 16, 2016.

Armament

The Gepard class was equipped with four Exocet anti-ship missiles and the command and weapon deployment system Automatic Combat and Information System for Speed ​​Boats (AGIS) to coordinate fire fighting with other units. The multi-purpose guns of the 76 mm caliber gave the boats an artillery ability that was exceptional even for speedboats . In contrast to the previous class, the boats no longer had any torpedoes, but instead had mine-laying capacity. The RAM missile defense system , which was installed in place of the rear turret, gave them significantly improved self-protection. However, this system did not come on board until about ten years after the boats were put into service due to significant delays in development from 1993 onwards. Until then, they were less armed than the Albatros class due to the lack of a gun .

task

The boats of the Gepard class were originally used for coastal defense and surveillance of the North and Baltic Seas. With the conceptual reorientation of the Bundeswehr from a pure defense army to an emergency force that may be deployable worldwide, the speedboats no longer meet the requirements (reasons: one-guard system, i.e. no shift changes, limited seaworthiness, poor stamina).

From 2008, the fast patrol boats were Gepard class first by five corvettes of the Braunschweig class adds. Four further frigates ( multi-purpose combat ship 180 ) that were brought into the Bundeswehr planning are ultimately to completely replace the speedboats. On November 16, 2016, the S80 Hyena, the last boat of the 7th (and last) Schnellbootgeschwader, was decommissioned.

units

Gepard- class speedboats
Identifier designation Commissioning Decommissioning Whereabouts
P6121 S71 cheetah 07th December 1982 December 12, 2014 Museum ship in the German Naval Museum in Wilhelmshaven since June 18, 2016 .
P6122 S72 Puma February 24, 1983 December 14, 2015 Naval Arsenal Kiel
P6123 S73 Ermine April 28, 1983 November 16, 2016
P6124 S74 mink July 14, 1983 March 31, 2012
P6125 S75 sable September 29, 1983 November 16, 2016
P6126 S76 ferret December 16, 1983 November 16, 2016
P6127 S77 badger March 22, 1984 March 31, 2012
P6128 S78 ocelot May 23, 1984 December 18, 2014
P6129 S79 weasel July 12, 1984 December 14, 2015 Naval Arsenal Kiel
P6130 S80 hyena November 13, 1984 November 16, 2016

Web links

Commons : Cheetah- class  collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. Sandra Mittelstädt: "Get down the flag and pennant": The end of an era . In: Deutsche Marine: Newsletter for Reservists , Edition II 2016, pp. 5–6 ( PDF )
  2. Thomas Mansfeld, Denny Wöhler: The decommissioning of the 7th Schnellbootgeschwader: The end of an era , In: Die Einsatzflottille 1 - from October 2015 to September 2016 -, yearbook 2016 of the Einsatzflottille 1 ( PDF ), pp. 61-66
  3. Andre Thimm: Four weeks SQX 71/16: Decommissioning actually feels different! , In: Die Einsatzflottille 1 - from October 2015 to September 2016 -, Yearbook 2016 of the Einsatzflottille 1 ( PDF ), pp. 67–69
  4. The operational readiness ended on July 4, 2016, see also Chronik Einsatzflottille 1 , p. 7.
  5. ^ "Ostseerocker" say "Auf Wiedersehen!" Marine Press and Information Center, August 2, 2016, accessed on October 26, 2018 .
  6. Frank Binder: The era of speedboats is coming to an end . In: THB Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung . 69th year, no. 222 , November 15, 2016.
  7. “S71 Gepard” decommissioned. (No longer available online.) Förderverein Museums-Schnellboot e. V., December 12, 2014, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 17, 2015 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.foerderverein-museums-schnellboot.de  
  8. Michael Halama: Schnellboot "Gepard" to the museum. In: Wilhelmshavener Zeitung. January 29, 2015, archived from the original on December 16, 2015 ; accessed on December 16, 2015 .
  9. The end of an era. December 21, 2015, accessed December 22, 2015 .
  10. a b c d A whole weapon system decommissioned - the era of speedboats is over. In: Marine. Bundeswehr, November 17, 2016, accessed on November 26, 2016 .
  11. a b Ostsee-Zeitung: Marine puts boats out of service prematurely ( Memento from September 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  12. Press and Information Center Marine: Schnellboot “Gepard” class (143 A). In: Marine. Bundeswehr, January 6, 2015, accessed on January 17, 2015 .
  13. Marine Comradeship Spee: Schnellboot "Gepard" class (143 A). Marinekameradschaft Adm Graf Spee, Ratingen 1928 eV, December 14, 2015, accessed on December 15, 2015 .