| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| מָעוֹז [Maoz] (ex-Ben Hecht, ex-Satira, ex-Abril, ex-Cythera, ex-Vita, ex-Argosy) | K24 | Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany | 1931 // 9.1948 | retired 1956 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
|
|
Displacement full, t |
800 |
|
Length, m |
62.7 |
|
Breadth, m |
9.15 |
|
Draught, m |
3.30 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 Krupp diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
2060 |
|
Max speed, kts |
15 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10 |
| Electronic equipment | radar |
|
Complement |
74 |
Project history: Former private yacht Argosy, served under USN flag as PY31 Cythera. She was stricken by USN in 1946 and in 1947 purchased by Israel and became a blockade runner Ben Hehcht, bringing 600 refugees to Palestine. 9.3.1947 she was intercepted by British destroyer Chieftain and towed to Haifa. In 1948 ship was converted to a gunship and commissioned by Israeli Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: After 1956 Suez/Sinai campaign Maoz was sold for mercantile service, in 2009 she was actively used.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016