Shaldag-class patrol boat

An Argentinian Shaldag-class patrol boat
Class overview
Name	Shaldag
Builders	Israel Shipyards Ltd.
Operators	See Operators
Subclasses	See Subclasses
Built	1989–present
In commission	1989–present
General characteristics
Type	Fast patrol boat
Displacement	72 tons
Length	24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)
Beam	6.0 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draught	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 12V 396 TE engines 2 × steerable KaMeWa water jets
Speed	50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) max
Capacity	up to 6 tons
Complement	15
Armament	1 × Typhoon Weapon System with 25 mm (1.0 in) gun 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 2 × 0.5-inch general purpose machine guns Depth charges

The Shaldag-class patrol boat (Hebrew: שלדג, Kingfisher) is a small but fast class of patrol boats developed for the Israeli Navy and launched in 1989,^[1] it has since seen service with several other navies.

It is designed for security tasks where high intercept speeds are required, such as interdiction of terrorism and illegal smuggling. Its salient features are high speed in rough seas, with good seakeeping and outstanding manoeuvrability, exceptionally low slamming in all sea states, dry decks at all speeds and very spacious and accessible internal arrangement.