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At a glance
Ambassador MK III missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 3
Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Maximum; Speed
Single source41 knots (76 km/h)[source]
Maximum; cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; top speed - Aliya
Single sourceMaximum; top speed - Hetz
Single source19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (cruise speed) 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) (top speed - Aliya ) 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) (top speed - Hetz )[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Single sourceat 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Single source4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Ambassador MK III missile boat | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Ambassador MK III[source] | Sa'ar 4.5[source] |
| Builders | VT Halter Marine[source] | Israel Shipyards Ltd.[source] |
| Operators | Egyptian Navy[source] | Israeli Navy Hellenic Coast Guard Mexican Navy[source] |
| Cost | US$1.290 billion (total program in 2009) US$240m (marginal cost of fourth hull in 2009)[source] | — |
| Built | 2008–2013[source] | — |
| In commission | 2013–[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Active | · Aliya subclass: INS Aliya , INS Geula · Hetz subclass: INS Romach , INS Keshet , INS Hetz , INS Tarshish , INS Kidon , INS Yaffo , INS Herev , and INS Sufa[source] | |
| Type | Missile boat[source] | Missile boat[source] |
| Propulsion | 4 shafts[source] | — |
| Endurance | 8 days at sea[source] | — |
| Sensors & processing systems | Thales MRR-3D NG G band multi-role radar Thales Scout ( I / J band ) Maritime Surveillance Radar Thales STING-EO Mk2 fire control Radar Link ASN 150, LinkYE, Link 14 and Link 11 data links IFF TACTICOS Combat Management System with Model 033-2T/066-2T Tracking Pedestals.[source] | Thales Neptune air & surface search radar Selenia Orion fire-control radar ( Aliya ) EL/M-2258 ALPHA multifunction radar ( Hetz ) Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar ( Hetz )[source] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | 4 × chaff/IR Decoy launchers ESM / ECM[source] | Elbit chaff rocket launchers Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR[source] |
| Armament | 8 × RGM-84 Boeing Harpoon SSM Block 1G in 2 quad canister launchers 1 × OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 Super Rapid DP gun 1 × Mk 31 Mod 3 RIM-116 RAM (21 missiles) 1 × Raytheon Mk 15 Mod 21 Phalanx (Block 1B) 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × deck-mounted 7.62 mm M60 machine guns[source] | Aliya subclass: 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (in ISC ) 4 Gabriel anti-ship missiles 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannons Phalanx CIWS 4 M2 Browning machine guns Hetz subclass: 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles up to 6 Gabriel anti-ship missiles or up to 32 Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles Otobreda 76 mm / Typhoon 25 mm naval gun 2 Oerlikon 20mm cannon Phalanx CIWS up to 8 M2 Browning machine guns[source] |
| Country of origin | United States[source]Ambassador MK III missile boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard | Israel[source] |
| Preceded by | — | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Sa'ar 5-class corvette[source] |
| Subclasses | — | Aliya ( Chochit ) Hetz ( Nirit )[source] |
| Completed | — | 2 Aliya subclass 8 Hetz subclass[source] |
| Aircraft carried | — | Eurocopter Panther in Aliya subclass (in ISC ) or other helicopters[source] |
| Aviation facilities | — | Helipad and helicopter hangar in Aliya subclass[source] |