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Bay-class patrol boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source38.2 m (125 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bay-class patrol boat | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |
|---|---|---|
| Power | — | 4 MTU 16V956 TB91 V16 diesel engines 4,000 hp (3,000 kW ) each[source] |
| Name | Bay class[source] | Sa'ar 4.5[source] |
| Builders | Austal[source] | Israel Shipyards Ltd.[source] |
| Operators | Australian Border Force Marine Unit Sri Lanka Navy Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency[source] | Israeli Navy Hellenic Coast Guard Mexican Navy[source] |
61.7 m (202 ft 5 in)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[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 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Single source1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 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.
| In service | 1999–present[source] | — |
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| Completed | 2 Aliya subclass 8 Hetz subclass[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Patrol boat[source] | Missile boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 2000 M70 diesel engines 1 VosperThornycroft bow thruster[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × Wiltrading Pursuit 640 vessels (USLC-2C Survey)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radar: Surface search: Racal Decca; E/F and I bands Sonar: Wesmar SS 390E dipping sonar[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] |
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| Armament | 1 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun[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] |
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| Country of origin | Australia[source]Bay-class patrol boat · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard | Israel[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Sa'ar 5-class corvette[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Aliya ( Chochit ) Hetz ( Nirit )[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Elbit chaff rocket launchers Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Eurocopter Panther in Aliya subclass (in ISC ) or other helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helipad and helicopter hangar in Aliya subclass[source] |
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