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ISRAELI NAVY (ISRAEL)

COASTAL FORCES

HAPORTZIM patrol boat (1942/1948)

HaPortzim 1965

Names

M17 'הפורצים [HaPortzim] (ex-ML449)

Builders

Southampton Steam Joinery, UK: M17

Commissioned

1942 // 7.1948: M17

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1961: M17

 

Displacement standard, t

76

Displacement full, t

86

Length, m

34.8

Breadth, m

5.59

Draught, m

1.45 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Hall-Scott petrol engines

Power, h. p.

1200

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

petrol 10500 l

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

3 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 3, 2 DCR (12)

Electronic equipment

type 291U or type 293 radar, type 134 sonar

Complement

16

Project history: Former British 'Fairmile B' type motor launch.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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