INS Herev

INS *Herev*
	INS Herev underway
History
Israel
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	488 tonnes (full load); 430 tonnes (standard);
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
Sensors and ; processing systems	Elta EL/M-2218S air search radar; Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Elbit chaff rocket launchers; Rafael RF corner reflector; Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR;
Armament	8 x RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles; 16 x Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles; 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun; 2 x 0.5 in (12.70 mm) caliber M2 Browning machine guns; 3 x 7.62 mm FN MAG 58 general-purpose machine guns ; 1 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS;

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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