INS Herev
The INS Herev (Hebrew: חרב, Sword) is a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy, built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. and commissioned in May 2002.[1]
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History | |
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Name: | Herev |
Namesake: | Sword |
Builder: | Israel Shipyards Ltd. |
Launched: | July 2002 |
Commissioned: | May 2002 |
Status: | Active |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |
Displacement: | |
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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See also
External links
- Boy with Cancer Fulfils His Dream aboard an Israel Navy Ship, February 28, 2014
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to INS Herev (Saar 4.5). |
- Hetz/Nirit Sa'ar 4.5 Unit List - GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/hetz-list.htm
- The INS Hetz proceeds along a multiple-minded mission set, ready to react in an offensive or defensive nature. - Retrieved 29 September 2014
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