Shimrit 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| שמרית [Shimrit] | Lantana BY, Lantana, USA | 26.5.1981 | 7/1982 | stricken 1991 | |||
| שלומית [Shlomit] | Israeli SY, Haifa | 1981 | 1983 | stricken 1991 |
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Displacement standard, t |
71 |
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Displacement full, t |
104 |
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Length, m |
23.4 wl 25.6 hull 31.8 foils retracted |
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Breadth, m |
7.32 hull 13.0 foils |
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Draught, m |
1.93 foiling 1.52 foils retracted 4.75 at rest |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 Allison 501-KF gas turbine, 2 General Motors 6V53 diesels driving retractable 80hp hydraulic motors for hull-borne maneuvering |
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Power, h. p. |
5400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
45 |
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Fuel, t |
gas turbine oil 21 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 750(42) |
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Armament |
2 x 2 Harpoon SSM (4 RGM-84A), 2 x 1 Gabriel Mk 2 SSM (6 Gabriel Mk 2), 1 x 2 - 30/75 GCM-AO3, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
radar, ECM suite |
| Complement | 45 |
Project history: Shimrit class was ordered from Grumman Lantana Yard, USA. It was intended to build up to 12 such craft in Israel. Eventually only Shlomit was built in Haifa. Programme encountered many delays. On trials Shimrit did not reach the designeed 52kts speed, attaining only 47-48. Turning radius at 45kts was 200m. Aluminium construction. Pinepple-shaped radome concealed radar, fire control and countermeasures aerials.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Shimrit 1981
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