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ISRAELI NAVY (ISRAEL)

COASTAL FORCES

DVORA fast attack craft (missile) (1977)

No 800 1980

Names

800

Builders

Israeli Aircraft Industries, Be'er Sheva: 800

Commissioned

1979: 800

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1991: 800

 

Displacement standard, t

38

Displacement full, t

47

Length, m

21.6

Breadth, m

5.50

Draught, m

0.9 hull 1.80 propellers

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MTU 12V331 TC81 diesels

Power, h. p.

2720

Max speed, kts

36

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

700(27)

Armament

2 x 1 Gabriel Mk 1 SSM (2 Gabriel Mk 1), 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment Decca 926 radar
Complement

10

Project history: IAI design, similar to Dabur class but smallest ever missile craft. Constructed of aluminium alloy. Because of the small size boat can be transported by land and can also be stored on land to ease maintenance.

Modernizations: 1980s: - 2 x 1 Gabriel Mk 1 SSM

Naval service: No significant events.

800 1979

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