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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source61.7 m (202 ft 5 in)[source]
Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat | Tarlan-class speedboat |
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| Power | 4 MTU 16V956 TB91 V16 diesel engines 4,000 hp (3,000 kW ) each[source] | Diesel[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat 2 × diesel engines, 1,320 horsepower (0.98 MW) 2 × surface piercing propellers[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
| Name | Sa'ar 4.5[source] | — |
| Builders | Israel Shipyards Ltd.[source] | — |
| Operators | Israeli Navy Hellenic Coast Guard Mexican Navy[source] |
11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
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]
9 tons (standard)[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
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; Tarlan -class torpedo boat · Speed
Single source50 knots (93 km/h)[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat
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.
Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
| 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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| 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] | Torpedo boat[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
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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] | — |
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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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| In service | — | 2005–present[source]Tarlan -class torpedo boat |
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| Alternative designation | — | Tarlan[source] |
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