Sa'ar 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| סער [Sa'ar] | 331 | CMN, Cherbourg, France | 25.11.1968 | 1970 | stricken 1990 | ||
| סופה [Soufa] | 332 | CMN, Cherbourg, France | 4.2.1969 | 1970 | stricken 1992 | ||
| געש [Ga'ash] | 333 | CMN, Cherbourg, France | 24.6.1969 | 1970 | stricken 1990 | ||
| חרב [Herev] | 341 | CMN, Cherbourg, France | 20.6.1969 | 1970 | stricken 1990 | ||
| חנית [Hanit] | 342 | CMN, Cherbourg, France | 1969 | 1970 | to Chile 1988 (Iquique) | ||
| חץ [Hetz] | 343 | CMN, Cherbourg, France | 14.12.1969 | 1970 | to Chile 1988 (Covadonga) |
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Displacement standard, t |
220 |
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Displacement full, t |
250 |
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Length, m |
44.9 |
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Breadth, m |
7.00 |
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Draught, m |
1.70 mean 2.50 deep |
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No of shafts |
4 |
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Machinery |
4 Maybach-Mercedes MD872 diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
13500 |
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Max speed, kts |
42 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 30 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(15) |
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Armament |
2 x 3 or (1 x 3 + 1 x 2) Gabriel Mk 1 SSM, 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
TH-D1040 Neptune, RTN-10X Orion radars |
| Complement | 35 - 40 |
Project history: Built by CMN, Cherbourg, although designed by Lürssen Werft of Bremen. Classified as 'Sa'ar 3' class. Last five escaped to Israel from Cherbourg on 24 December 1969 nominally as Norwegian oilfield supply craft named Starboat I-V under Panamanian flag despite the French arms embargo. Arrived in Israel January 1970 after world publicity for their endurance and seaworthiness. Sa'ar delivered after the embargo was lifted.
Modernizations: 1980s, all: + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, MN53 ECM or NS-9000 suite, 6 24-tube decoy launchers and 4 single-tube decoy launchers
1980s, all: - 2 x 3 or (1 x 3 + 1 x 2) Gabriel Mk 1 SSM; + 2 x 1 Harpoon SSM (2 RGM-84C), 1 x 3 Gabriel Mk 2 SSM (3 Gabriel Mk 2)
Naval service: No significant events.
1973
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