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Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and cormorant. Constructed by German shipbuilders L\u00fcrssen and Kr\u00f6ger, the vessels were intended to replace the Type 141 Seeadler class.[1] The German Navy retired the class in 2005 and sold the boats off to Tunisia and Ghana.Table of ContentsGeneral characteristics[edit]Armament and electronics[edit]List of ships[edit]Service history[edit]References[edit]General characteristics[edit]The requirements for the design were finalized in October 1966 and the order placed in July 1972. The Type 143s were constructed of composite hulls, designed by L\u00fcrssen, displacing 398 tonnes.[1] They were 57.80 metres (189\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in) long with a beam of 7.80\u00a0m (25\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in) and a draught of 2.60\u00a0m (8\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in). They had a complement of 40.The craft were powered by four MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesels creating 17,700 horsepower (13.2\u00a0MW) driving four shafts. This gave the craft a maximum speed of 40 knots (74\u00a0km\/h; 46\u00a0mph) and a range of 1,300 nautical miles (2,400\u00a0km; 1,500\u00a0mi) at 30 knots (56\u00a0km\/h; 35\u00a0mph).[2]Armament and electronics[edit]The class was armed with two OTO-Melara 76 mm guns for anti-ship and anti-air warfare. They were placed in single mounts fore and aft. The vessels were also armed with four MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles situated in two dual mounts aft but forward of the rear 76\u00a0mm gun.[2] The class was also equipped with two 533\u00a0mm (21\u00a0in) torpedo tubes that fired Seal wire-guided torpedoes. The tubes were aft-launching.[1]The class is equipped with SMA 3 RM 20 navigational radar and WM27 surface search and fire-control radar.[1][2] For countermeasures, they are provided with a Buck-Wegmann  Hot Dog decoy launcher and a DAG 2200 Wolke chaff launcher.[2]List of ships[edit]NATOpennantnumberGermanpennantnumberNameCall signCom-missionedDecom-missionedStatusP6111S61AlbatrosDRBU1 November 197624 March 2005Sold to Ghana, Naa GbewaaP6112S62FalkeDRBV13 April 197616 December 2004P6113S63GeierDRBW2 July 197629 September 2005Sold to Tunisia, 507 HimilconP6114S64BussardDRBX14 August 197624 March 2005Sold to Ghana, Yaa AsantewaP6115S65SperberDRBY27 September 19764 July 2005Sold to Tunisia, 505 HamilcarP6116S66GreifDRBZ25 November 19764 July 2005Sold to Tunisia, 506 HannonP6117S67KondorDRCA17 December 197616 December 2004P6118S68SeeadlerDRCB28 March 197729 September  2005Sold to Tunisia 508 HannibalP6119S69HabichtDRCC23 December 197713 December 2005Sold to Tunisia, 509 Hasdrubal[3]P6120S70KormoranDRCD18 July 197713 December 2005Sold to Tunisia, 510 Giscon[3]Service history[edit]S61\u2014S65 were part of the 2.\u00a0Schnellboot Geschwader (Fast attack craft squadron), and S66\u2014S70 belonged to the 7.\u00a0Schnellbootgeschwader. Both squadrons were based in Warnem\u00fcnde.Tunisia acquired six boats from Germany in 2005. The six craft had their Exocet missile launchers removed before transfer but retained their guns and torpedo launchers.[4]In July 2010, it was reported that Ghana had purchased two vessels from Germany for \u20ac28 million.[5]References[edit]“Schnellboot ALBATROS-Klasse“ (in German). Deutsche Marine. Retrieved 4 August 2008.Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemys\u0142aw (1995). Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1947-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN\u00a01-55750-132-7.John Moore, ed. (1981). Jane’s Fighting Ships, 1981-1982. New York: Jane’s Information Group. ISBN\u00a00-531-03977-3.  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