Tigre-class corvette

Class overview
Name:	Tigre-class corvette
Operators:	Ghantish Imperial Navy
Preceded by:	Tusker-class corvette
Succeeded by:	Ghepardo-class corvette
In service:	1985-Present
Completed:	24
Active:	9
General characteristics
Type:	Corvette
Displacement:	1,560 tons
Length:	91.2 m
Beam:	11 m
Draught:	3.33 m
Propulsion:	CODAD, 2x Apollo Wayfarers 3,500 diesel engines
Speed:	27 knots
Range:	7,400km at 18kn
Complement:	93
Sensors and processing systems:	Giraffe radar Mk33 navigation radar system CEROS fire control radar Model 103 Hull-mounted sonar,
Armament:	Missiles: 8 x RBS-15 1 x 8-cell Aspide missile launcher (8x reloads stored separately) Guns: 1 x 57mm lightweight deck-gun 2x 40mm/70 autocannons Anti-submarine: 2 x triple torpedo tubes Mark 46 torpedo 1 x sextuple Template:Bofors 375mm anti submarine rockets
Aircraft carried:	Helipad for 1x lightweight helicopter

The Tigre-class corvette is a common light surface combatant in service with the Imperial Ghantish Navy. Originally conceived in the late-70's as a potent, missile-armed multipurpose warship which can replace numerous obsolete destroyers and frigates then in service at modest cost, Tigre-class vessels were produced in large numbers. It formed the backbone of the Ghantish surface fleet in the subsequent decades and is well-known for its ruggedness and ability to withstand the hostile conditions of the north Thalassan Ocean in winter. It is in the process of being replaced by the Ghepardo-class, a state-of-the-art design widely regarded the equivalent of a small frigate.

Corvettes play a central role in Ghantish naval doctrine. As long range oceanic combat units, corvettes of the IGN's patrol force allow Ghant to project its influence worldwide at modest cost, carrying out a wide variety of duties such as gunboat diplomacy, sea route patrol and commerce protection and anti-piracy either unilaterally or as part of a coalition. In wartime, Tigre-class vessels can take on the function of frigates in other navies, escorting convoys or reinforcing one of Ghant's carrier or amphibious strike groups where necessary.