INS Sufa
INS Sufa during operation Protective Edge | |
History | |
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Israel | |
Name: | Sufa |
Namesake: | Storm |
Builder: | Israel Shipyards Ltd. |
Launched: | August 2002 |
Commissioned: | May 2003 |
Status: | Active |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |
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Length: | 61.7 m (202.43 ft) |
Beam: | 7.62 m (25.00 ft) |
Draft: | 2.8 m (9.19 ft) |
Propulsion: | 4 MTU 16V 396 TB91 diesel engines, four shafts, total of 16,000 shp (12,000 kW) |
Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
Range: |
4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 Rigid hull inflatable boat |
Complement: | 53 officers and crewmen |
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The INS Sufa (Hebrew: סופה, Storm) is a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy, built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. and commissioned in May 2003[1] making it the newest ship in the fleet.
The ship is not the first to use this name, named after the previous Sa'ar 3-class missile boat who was the commanding ship at "Operation Noa" which escaped the reaming 5 boats (including itself) from Cherbourg (France) during the French embargo at 1969.
See also
References
- ↑ Hetz/Nirit Sa'ar 4.5 Unit List - GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/hetz-list.htm
External links
- Navy rescues 'mystery man' at sea - Jerusalem Post
- Navy to partake in Turkish exercise - Jerusalem Post
- World Navies Today: Israel
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