Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat

Class overview
NameSa'ar 4.5
BuildersIsrael Shipyards Ltd.
Operators
Preceded bySa'ar 4-class missile boat
Succeeded bySa'ar 5-class corvette
Subclasses
  • Aliya (Chochit)
  • Hetz (Nirit)
Completed
  • 2 Aliya subclass
  • 8 Hetz subclass
Active
General characteristics
TypeMissile boat
Displacement
  • 498 tonnes (full load - Aliya subclass)
  • 488 tonnes (full load - Hetz subclass)
  • 430 tonnes (common standard)
Length61.7 m (202 ft 5 in)
Beam7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)
Draft2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (cruise speed)
  • 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) (top speed - Aliya)
  • 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) (top speed - Hetz)
Range
  • 4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
  • 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement53 officers and crewmen
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedEurocopter Panther in Aliya subclass (in ISC) or other helicopters
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and helicopter hangar in Aliya subclass

The Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats (Hebrew: סער 4.5) is a class of Israeli Sea Corps missile boats designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. for Shayetet 3 flotilla as an improved and stretched Sa'ar 4-class missile boat. There are two different subclasses that are both named Sa'ar 4.5. The first subclass was initially called Chochit (Hebrew: חוחית), but renamed to Aliya (Hebrew: עליה). Two Aliya-subclass boats are in service with the Mexican Navy. The second subclass was initially called Nirit (Hebrew: נירית) but renamed to Hetz (Hebrew: חץ).

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