World Navies Today: Israel

Revised 21 October 2001
Version 1.11
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/


This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare
vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious
ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement.  Non-self-propelled
craft and vessels without seagoing capability are not included. 

Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are
listed in [brackets].  Navigation and surface-search radars are not
listed.  All designations & classifications are unofficial; they may or
may not correspond to "official" designations.


 
Surface Combatants/Patrol Craft 
Submarines 
Amphibious Ships/Auxiliaries



Surface Combatants/Patrol Craft
Eilat (Saar V) class large missile corvettes
Displacement: 1,275 tons full load
Dimensions: 86.4 x 11.9 x 3.2 meters (283.5 x 39 x 10.5 feet)
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 6,600 bhp, 20 knots; 1 LM2500
   boost gas turbine, 23,000 shp, 33 knots
Crew: 74
Aviation: aft helicopter deck and hangar; 1 Dauphin helicopter
Radar: TPS-44 3-D air search
Sonar: Type 796 hull, towed array
Fire Control: 2 M-2221 
EW: NS 9003 intercept/jammer, 4 SRBOC, SLQ-25 Nixie
Armament: 8 Harpoon SSM, 64 VL Barak SAM, 1 20 mm
   Phalanx CIWS, 2 20 mm AA, 2 triple 12.75 inch torpedo tubes
	Heavily armed multirole corvettes, built in USA.
	Combat systems fitted in Israel after delivery.  Some 
	planned weapons were not installed due to topweight problems.
	Can serve as 'leaders' for smaller FACs.

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport    	Notes
501	Eilat			1994	MED	Haifa
502	Lahav			1994	MED	Haifa
503	Hanit			1995	MED	Haifa

Hetz class large missile boats
Displacement: 488 tons full load
Dimensions: 61.7 x 7.62 x 2.76 meters (202.5 x 25 x 8.5 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 16,376 bhp, 30 knots
Crew: 50
Radar: EL/M-2218-S AMDR air/surface search
Fire Control: 2 M-2221
EW: unknown intercept, multiple RLs
Armament: 4 Harpoon SSM, 6 Gabriel-III SSM, 32 VL Barak SAM, 1 76 mm OTO DP, 
   1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 20 mm AA, 4 12.7 mm MG
	Very heavily armed FACs.  Hetz was built to this design; others
	were updated to this standard, and the remaining Saar IV class
	are to be updated.

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport    	Notes
--	Hetz			1991	MED	Haifa
--	Kidon			1974/94
--	Nitzahon		1975/95
--	Yafo			1975/98
--	Romat			1981/??
--	Keshet			1982/??

Geoula large missile boat
Displacement: 500 tons full load
Dimensions: 61.7 x 7.62 x 2.76 meters (202.5 x 25 x 8.5 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 16,376 bhp, 30 knots
Crew: 53
Aviation: aft helo deck and hangar for 1 AS.365 Dauphin helo
Radar: TH-D 1040 Neptune air/surface search
EW: Elisra NS9003 intercept/jammer, multiple RLs
Armament: 4 Harpoon SSM, 4 Gabriel-III SSM, 
   1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 20 mm AA, 4 12.7 mm MG
	A helo-equipped variant of the Saar IV design.		

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport    	Notes
--	Geoula			1980						

Reshef (Saar IV) class large missile boat
Displacement: 450 tons
Dimensions: 58.1 x 7.62 x 2.4 meters (190.5 x 25 x 8 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 4 shafts, 10,680 bhp, 32 knots
Crew: 45
Radar: TH-1 1040 air/surf search
Fire Control: RTN-10X
EW: MN-53 intercept, various intercept arrays, multiple RLs
Armament: 2-4 Harpoon SSM, 6-8 Gabriel SSM, 1-2 76 mm OTO DP, 1 20
   mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 20 mm, 4 12.7 mm MG
	Being updated to Hetz-class standard.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
--	Atzmaut				1979
--	Moledet				1979
--	Komemiyut			1980

		

Submarines
Dolphin class (Type 800) coastal submarines
Displacement: 1,720 tons submerged
Dimensions: 57 x 6.8 x 6.2 meters (187 x 22.5 x 20.5 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp, 20 knots
Crew: 35
Sonar: ???
Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 torpedoes & Harpoon SSM)
	German-built.

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport    	Notes
--	Dolphin			1999	MED	Haifa
--	Leviathan		1999	MED	Haifa
--	Tekuma			2000	MED	Haifa


Amphibious Ships/Auxiliaries
Note: Tenders Nir and Naharya are apparently immobilized in port as 
depot hulks.  The landing craft have been discarded.

Qeshet training ship
Displacement: ???? (2,800 grt/4,634 dwt)
Dimensions: 115 x ?? x ?? meters (377 x ?? x ?? feet)
Propulsion: ??
Crew: ??
Armament: ??

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport    	Notes
??	Qeshet			1976/91

Sufa tug
Displacement: ??
Dimensions: ??
Propulsion: ??
Crew: ??
Armament: ??

Number	Name			Year 	FLT 	Homeport    	Notes
--	Sufa			???