Kaman (FRA Combattante II)

The La Combattante II patrol boat was a type of fast attack craft built in France for export during the 1970s. Some 37 were built in various classes for several navies around the world.

Developed by the French shipyard Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, these vessels were ordered by the Imperial Iranian Navy in 1974 to modernize its coastal defense capabilities and entered service between 1977 and 1981. The class saw extensive combat during the Iran-Iraq War, playing a pivotal role in the 1980 Operation Morvarid, where Iranian missile boats successfully destroyed Iraqi oil terminals and naval vessels. In April 1988, the Kaman-class vessel Joshan was sunk by the United States Navy during Operation Praying Mantis after a tense missile exchange. Today, surviving units remain in active service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, and the design served as the direct blueprint for Iran's domestically produced Sina-class fast attack craft.