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BPatrol & mine warfare vessels
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Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2
T Craft-class patrol vessellarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source61.7 m (202 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat | T Craft-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Sa'ar 4.5[source] | T Craft class[source] |
| Builders | Israel Shipyards Ltd.[source] | — |
| Operators | Israeli Navy Hellenic Coast Guard Mexican Navy[source] | South African Navy (3) Israeli Navy (3)[source] |
| Preceded by | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Sa'ar 5-class corvette |
22 m (72.2 ft)[source]
common standard
Single sourcefull load - Aliya subclass
Single sourcefull load - Hetz subclass
Single source498 tonnes (full load - Aliya subclass) 488 tonnes (full load - Hetz subclass) 430 tonnes (common standard)[source]
Displacement
Single source36 long tons (37 t)[source]
Complement including one officer
Single source16 personnel[source]Complement including one officer
officers and crewmen
Single source53 officers and crewmen[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]
Maximum; Speed
Single source32 knots (59 km/h; 37 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]
at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Single source530 nmi (980 km; 610 mi) at 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Subclasses | Aliya ( Chochit ) Hetz ( Nirit )[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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| Type | Missile boat[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 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] | Surface search radar : Racal-Decca I-band[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Elbit chaff rocket launchers Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR[source] | — |
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| Armament | 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] | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Browning machine gun[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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| Country of origin | Israel[source] | South Africa[source]T Craft class · explicitly stated class construction country, not operating-country inference |
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| Class & type | — | Patrol boat[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 ADE 444 Tl 12V diesels; 2 Hamilton water-jets[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 16 (1 officer)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | T Craft International[source]T Craft class · three source ships explicitly built by T CraftInternational T Craft International[source]T Craft class South African vessels P1552/P1553/P1554 built by T Craft International; no sibling equipment or later successor company inference |
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