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|Name=''Saar 4'' |
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|Class before=[[Sa'ar 3-class missile boat]] |
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|Ship type=[[Missile boat]] |
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|Ship EW=Surface/air search radar - Neptune/S.P.S<br />[[Fire-control radar]] - Orion |
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*8x [[Boeing Harpoon|Harpoon]]<br>OR 6x [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel]] SSN missiles |
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*1x 20 mm [[Phalanx CIWS]] Mk.15 + 1x [[Otobreda 76 mm|76 mm Oto Melara]] gun<br>OR 2x [[Otobreda 76 mm|76 mm Oto Melara]] gun |
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==See also== |
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*[[Sa'ar 4.5 class missile boat]] |
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*[[Sa'ar 5-class corvette]] |
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*[[Israeli Sea Corps]] |
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*[[Tunis Raid]] |
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* [http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/naval/saar4/Saar4.html Israeli Weapons] |
* [http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/naval/saar4/Saar4.html Israeli Weapons] |
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* [http://academic.sun.ac.za/mil/scientia_militaria/Internet%20Vol%2032(2)/05%20Potgieter.pdf Project ''Japonica'': The secret building of South African Strike Craft in Israel, 1975-79] |
* [http://academic.sun.ac.za/mil/scientia_militaria/Internet%20Vol%2032(2)/05%20Potgieter.pdf Project ''Japonica'': The secret building of South African Strike Craft in Israel, 1975-79] |
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Revision as of 12:04, 5 July 2013
 Chilean Navy Sa'ar 4-class fast-attack craft Angamos and Casma perform tactical maneuvering exercises in the Strait Of Magellan
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| Name | Saar 4 |
| Operators | list error: <br /> list (help) Israeli Navy Chilean Navy South African Navy Sri Lanka Navy Hellenic Coast Guard |
| Preceded by | Sa'ar 3-class missile boat |
| Succeeded by | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Missile boat |
| Displacement | 415 tons (450 tons loaded) |
| Length | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Beam | 7.62 m (25.0 ft) |
| Draught | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 MTU diesels 12,000 hp (8,900 kW), 4 screws |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Range | 4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h), 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | list error: <br /> list (help) Surface/air search radar - Neptune/S.P.S Fire-control radar - Orion |
| Armament | { |
The Sa'ar 4 or Reshef class missile boats were built at the Israel Shipyards and based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" (Sa'ar 3) class.
Sa'ar 4 boats' first battle engagements were made in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. During this war, two Sa'ar 4 boats engaged in missile battles with Egyptian and Syrian ships and coastal targets. Israel has sold most of the Sa'ar 4 boats to other navies, however, the INS Nitzachon and INS Atzmaut remain in active Israeli Navy service.
Variants
The Warrior class strike craft (ex Minister class) in service with the South African Navy are modified Sa'ar IV (Reshef class) fast attack craft.[1] In 1974, a contract was signed with Israeli Military Industries for the construction of three of the modified Reshef class vessels at the Haifa facility of Israeli Shipyards. A further three were built immediately after at the Sandock Austral shipyard in Durban, South Africa, with three more being built at the same facility several years later.[2] The imposition of the international embargo on the sale of arms to South Africa on 4 November 1977 forced the project to be carried out under a cloak of high security.[2] The South African variants were fitted with Gabriel missiles, otherwise known as 'Scorpion' missiles, and had two Oto Melara 76 mm guns instead of a single one with a Phalanx CIWS.
In 2000, two of the Israeli boats were sold to the Sri Lankan Navy, forming the Nandimithra Class. It is not certain if these boats retain the Harpoon missile capability, however, these boats retained their Gabriel missile capability.[3][dead link]
The Hellenic Coast Guard uses three Sa'ar 4 patrol boats armed only with a 30 mm gun. A crane is installed at the deck space normally reserved for missiles.[4]
See also
External links
- Israeli Weapons
- Project Japonica: The secret building of South African Strike Craft in Israel, 1975-79
References
- ^ "Warrior class strike craft". May 26, 2005.
- ^ a b Cdr Thean Potgieter (November 26, 2004). "The Secret South African Project Team: Building Strike Craft in Israel, 1975-79" (PDF). University of Stellenbosch. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2006. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
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- ^ http://www.israel-shipyards.com/naval-001.asp