The Type 143A Gepard-class was a class of missile bearing fast attack craft (German: Schnellboot) and the last one in service with the German Navy before the remaining four operational ships were decommissioned on November 16th, 2016.
It is an evolution of the Albatros-class, the main difference being the replacement of the second 76mm gun by the RAM system. It is planned that Gepard-class vessels will gradually be supplemented by Braunschweig-class corvettes and 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; Gepard is German for "cheetah".
Unit Run[]
- BMS S-71 Gepard (P6121)
- BMS S-72 Puma (P6122)
- BMS S-73 Hermelin (P6123)
- BMS S-74 Nerz (P6124)
- BMS S-75 Zobel (P6125)
- BMS S-76 Frettchen (P6126)
- BMS S-77 Dachs (P6127)
- BMS S-78 Ozelot (P6128)
- BMS S-79 Wiesel (P6129)
- BMS S-80 Hyäne (P6130)