Sa'ar 3-class missile boat
| A Sa'ar 3-class missile boat underway | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sa'ar 3 | 
| Builders | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie | 
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Sa'ar 2 class | 
| Succeeded by | Sa'ar 4 class | 
| In commission | 1969–1991 | 
| Completed | 6 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Missile boat | 
| Displacement | 
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| Length | 45 m (148 ft) | 
| Beam | 7.62 m (25.0 ft) | 
| Draft | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) | 
| Propulsion | 
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| Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h) | 
| Range | 
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| Complement | 40 | 
| Sensors & processing systems | 
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| Armament | 
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The Sa'ar 3 class ("Cherbourg") is a series of missile boats built in Cherbourg, France at the Amiot Shipyard based on an Israeli Navy modification of the German Navy's Jaguar-class fast attack craft. They are also known as the stars of Cherbourg.