Saar 4 class missile boat
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The Saar 4 class missile boats were built at the Israel shipyards and based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" (Saar 3) class.
Saar 4 ships first battle engagements were made in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. During this war, two Saar 4 ships engaged in missile battles with Egyptian and Syrian ships and coastal targets.
In 2000 two of the boats were sold to the Sri Lankan Navy, forming the Nandimithra Class. It is not certain if these ships retain the Harpoon missile capability. [link]
Technical data
| General Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Basic Displacement: | 415 ton |
| Full Load Displacement: | 450 ton |
| Length: | 58 m |
| Beam: | 7.62 m |
| Speed: | 33 knots (61 km/h) |
| Complement: | 45 officers and crew |
| Armament: | 8 Harpoon launchers, 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mk.15, 6 Gabriel SSN missiles, 76 mm Oto Melara gun |
- Speed: Max. 33 kt (61 km/h), Cruising 19 kt (35 km/h)
- Operational Ranges: 4800 nm at 19 kt (8900 km at 35 km/h), 2200 nm at 30 kt (4070 km at 56 km/h)
- Radars:
- Surface/air search radar - Neptune/S.P.S
- Fire control radar - Orion
- Communication:
See also
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