The naval ensign of Israel

The Israeli Sea Corps (Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי) is the naval arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the west and to the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, and Gulf of Suez in the south. The Sea Corps current commander is Aluf David Ben Ba'ashat. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Israel. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez(west), Gulf of Aqaba(east) viewed from Space Shuttle STS-40. ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... The northern end of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the Sinai Peninsula, creating the Gulf of Suez (Arabic: خليج السويس; transliterated: Khalyj as-Suways) in the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. ... Aluf is the term used for general in the Israeli Defence Forces. ... Maj. ...

Bases

• Haifa base - The Missile Boats Flotilla, The Submarine Flotilla, Patrol Boats Unit 914.

The symbol of the Haifa base is two arrows - one signifying the missile-boats flotilla and the other the submarine flotilla

• Atlit base - Base of Shayetet 13
• Ashdod Mainly a base for Patrol Boats Unit 916.

The symbol of the Ashdod base is two opposing arrows .

• Eilat base - Patrol Boats Unit 915.

The Eilat base was founded in 1951 and has been in charge of the Red Sea Naval zone of the Israeli navy since 1981, when the Red Sea Naval command center was withdrawn from Sharm el-Sheikh according to the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.

The symbol of the Eilat base symbolizes the red roofs of the houses of Eilat.

• The Naval Training base - Located in Haifa. The submarine operation school, the missile-boat operation school, and the naval command school are located in the Naval Training Base.
• Mamtam (Hebrew: ממת"ם) - IT, processes and computing. Mamtam is a small unit that is responsible for all communications and computer infrastructure and the IT systems, both logistic and operational, in the Israeli Navy. The soldiers that serve there are mainly programmers and university graduates in engineering, computer science and more technological degrees.

The symbol of the Haifa base is an owl - symbolizing wisdom and hard learning. .

• Naval shipyards
• The Navy Headquarters - Tel Aviv

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Forces

The 3rd Flotilla

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Unit's objectives

• Protecting Israeli commerce at sea against foreign fleets.
• Preventing a possible naval blockade of Israeli ports during wartime.
• Blockading enemy ports at wartime.

The 7th Flotilla

The Submarine Flotilla is a volunteer elite unit. Founded in 1959. For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ...

Unit's objectives

Israel's underwater attack force.

• Attacking enemy craft in their home ports.
• Covert information gathering.
• Acting as a support unit for other units.

Naval vessels

• Three advanced 1925-ton diesel-electric Dolphin-class submarines commissioned in 1998 and allegedly capable of carrying nuclear-armed Popeye Turbo cruise missiles.

On Aug 24, 2006, the Israeli Navy ordered two additional nuclear weapon capable submarines (Type 214 - Dolphin Class) from a German manufacturer, giving it an offensive capability to launch cruise and nuclear weapons, as well as a second strike survivability/relaunch capability. The two additional Dolphin Class subs are expected to be delivered to the Israeli Navy in year 2010. The Dolphin class is a non-nuclear type of submarine developed and constructed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the Israeli Navy. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile of the Luftwaffe A cruise missile is a guided missile which uses a lifting wing and most often a jet propulsion system to allow sustained flight. ...

The 13th Flotilla

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Intelligence

The Corps' relies on its Naval Intelligence Department for sea intelligence. The Israeli Naval Intelligence Department is a chief unit of the IDF Sea Corps. ... Intelligence (abbreviated or ) is the process and the result of gathering information and analyzing it to answer questions or obtain advance warnings needed to plan for the future. ...

Present Fleet

INS Eilat (501) and INS Lahav (502) under construction at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard, 1993.

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Corvettes

• Saar 5 class missile corvettes
  • INS Eilat (501) (1994) - Active
  • INS Lahav (502) (Blade, 1994) - Active
  • INS Hanit (503) (Spear, 1995) - Active

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Missile boats

• Saar 4 class (Reshef class) missile boat - designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. (ISL)
  • INS Nitzachon (Victory) (1978) - Active
  • INS Atzmaut (Independence) (1979) - Active
• Saar 4.5 class (Aliya class) missile boats / helicopter carriers - designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. (ISL)

INS Hetz, 1991.

• Saar 4.5 class (Hetz class) missile boats - designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. (ISL)
  • INS Romah (Halberd, 1981) - Active
  • INS Keshet (Bow, 1982) - Active
  • INS Hetz (Arrow, 1991) - Active
  • INS Kidon (Lance, 1995) (Saar 4 class built in 1974 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1994) - Active
  • INS Tarshish (1995) - Active
  • INS Yaffo (Jaffa, 1998) (Saar 4 class built in 1975 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1998) - Active
  • INS Herev (Sword, 2002) - Active
  • INS Sufa (Storm, 2003) - Active

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Patrol Boats

Dabur class boat 860, 1998.

• Dabur class patrol boats - 12 built by Sewart Seacraft, the rest by IAI-Ramta - 34 adopted in 1973-77, 15 active, numbers in a 860-920 range.
• Super Dvora class fast patrol boats - built by IAI-Ramta
  • Super Dvora Mk I - 9 adopted from 1988, 9 active, numbers 811-819
  • Super Dvora Mk II - 4 adopted from 1996, 4 active, numbers 820-823
  • Super Dvora Mk III - 6 ordered
• Shaldag class fast patrol boats
  • Shaldag Mk II - 2 ordered
• Nachshol class patrol boats (Stingray Interceptor-2000) - built by Stingray Marine - 3 adopted (1997-98), 3 active

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Support ships

• INS Keshet - cargo ship
• INS Nir - costal tender ship
• INS Nahariya - coastal tender ship
• 78-ton tugs - built in Israel

Submarines

• Dolphin Class - Type 800 coastal submarines
  • INS Dolphin (1999)
  • INS Leviathan (1999)
  • INS Tekumah (Revival, 2000)

• On August 25, 2006, Israel signed a deal with Germany to purchase two nuclear-capable Dolphin class submarines, a deal valued at $1.3 billion, with Germany financing one-third of the total cost. ^[1]

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Commando boats

• Dolphin type underwater crafts
• Maiale (pig) type underwater crafts
• Snunit boats
• Zaharon boats
• Moulit boats
• Morena rigid-hulled inflatable boats

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Equipment

• Barak - Ship Point Defense Missile System
• Gabriel - Sea to Sea missile
• Typhoon - Naval Optronic Stabilized Weapon Platforms
• NAVAL Artillery Rocket System
• Protector Unmanned Naval Patrol Vehicle
• EL/M-2221 STGR - Search, Track & Guidance/Gunnery Radar
• EL/M-2228S AMDR - Automatic Missile Detection Radar
• EL/M-2228X SGRS - Surveillance & Gunnery Radar System
• EL/M-2238 STAR -Surveillance & Threat Alert Radar
• EL/M-2226 ACSR - Advanced Coastal Surveillance Radar

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List of Commanders

• Gershon Zek 1948-1949
• Paul Shulman 1949
• Shlomo Shamir 1949-1950
• Mordechai Limon 1951-1954
• Shmuel Tankos 1954-1960
• Yohai Ben-Nun 1960-1966
• Shlomo Harhel 1966-1968
• Abraham Botzer 1968-1972
• Benjamin Telem 1972-1975
• Michael Barkai 1975-1978
• Ze'ev Almog 1979-1985
• Abraham Ben-Shushan 1985-1989
• Michael Ram 1989-1992
• Ami Ayalon 1992-1995
• Alex Tal 1995-1999
• Yedidya Yaari 1999-2004
• David Ben Ba'ashat 2004-Current

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List of all ships

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See also

• Military equipment of Israel
• INS Dakar
• Jewish navy

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