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Encyclopedia > Saar 4.5

Saar 4.5 is an Israeli navy missile boat, an improved and stretched “Saar 4” class boat, which grew larger by 4 meters, to accommodate a hangar and landing deck for Aerospatiale Dolphin helicopters. Two ships of the "Chochit" class were built, the first one being INS Aliya launched in 1980, followed by INS Geula. The Saar 4 class missile boats were built at the Israel shipyards and based on Israel Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of cherburg (Saar 3) class. ... The Eurocopter Dauphin (Dolphin) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by Aérospatiale). ...


The "Chochit" class ship is the smallest craft to incorporate a helicopter hangar.


In terms of firepower to displacement ratio, the Israeli upgraded “Saar4.5" missile boat is a most potent combat vessel in the world - carrying into combat up to 14 attacks.


The "Chochit" is capable of holding two Dolphin Helicopters - H-665 Dauphin at a time. The Eurocopter Dauphin (Dolphin) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by Aérospatiale). ... The Eurocopter Dauphin (Dolphin) is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter (originally by Aérospatiale). ...


The Israeli Navy eventually decommissioned both INS Aliya and INS Geula and sold them to Mexico in January 2004.


Technical Data

  • Speed: Max. 33 knots, Cruising 19 knots
  • Operational Ranges: At 19 kts 4800 n.m., At 30 Kts 2200 n.m
  • Radars:
Surface/ air search radar - Neptune/ S.P.S
Fire control radar - Orion
  • Communication:
Full range of HF, VHF, HVHF, UHF
General Characteristics
Full Load Displacement: 488 ton
Length: 58 m
Beam: 7.62 m
Speed: 32 knots (61 km/h)
Complement: 53 officers and crew
Armament: 8 Harpoon launchers, 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mk.15, 4 Gabriel SSN missiles
A fire-control radar is a radar which is designed specifically to provide information (mainly target azimuth, elevation, range and velocity) to a fire-control system in order to calculate a firing solution (i. ... HF or Hf might be an acronym or abbreviation for: High frequency Radio hafnium, a chemical element the chemical formula for Hydrofluoric acid Historisk-filosofisk fakultet, abbr. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... For the anti-ship missile, see AGM-84 Harpoon. ... Phalanx CIWS A Close-in weapon system (CIWS) is a naval shipboard weapon system for detecting and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft at short range (the threat(s) having penetrated the ships available outer defences). ... 12th-century icon of Archangel Gabriel from Novgorod. ...


 

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