INS Yaffo (1998)

INS Yaffo (1998)

INS Yaffo, 2016
History
Israel
Name	Yaffo
Builder	Israel Shipyards Ltd.
Launched	1998
Commissioned	July 1, 1998
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type	Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat
Displacement	488 tonnes (full load)
Length	61.7 m (202 ft 5 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 MTU 16V 538 TB93 diesel engines, four shafts, total of 16,600 shp (12,400 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 17 knots (31 km/h) 1,500 nautical miles (2,800 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement	53 officers and crew
Armament	8 x RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles 6 x Gabriel Mark II anti-ship missiles 16 x Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 or 4 x 0.5 in (12.70 mm) caliber M2 Browning machine guns 2 x 12.7 mm general-purpose machine guns 1 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS

INS Yaffo (אח"י יפו) is an Israeli missile boat of the Shayetet 3 Flotilla, one of ten Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats. She was launched in 1998 at Israel Shipyards in the Port of Haifa. She has been a part of Israeli Navy since July 1, 1998.^[1][2]