Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Sa'ar 4.5 |
| Builders | Israel Shipyards Ltd. |
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| Preceded by | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |
| Succeeded by | Sa'ar 5-class corvette |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Missile boat |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 61.7 m (202 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
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| Complement | 53 officers and crewmen |
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| Aircraft carried | Eurocopter Panther in Aliya subclass (in ISC) or other helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and helicopter hangar in Aliya subclass |
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The Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats (Hebrew: סער 4.5) is a class of Israeli Sea Corps missile boats designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. for Shayetet 3 flotilla as an improved and stretched Sa'ar 4-class missile boat. There are two different subclasses that are both named Sa'ar 4.5. The first subclass was initially called Chochit (Hebrew: חוחית), but renamed to Aliya (Hebrew: עליה). Two Aliya-subclass boats are in service with the Mexican Navy. The second subclass was initially called Nirit (Hebrew: נירית) but renamed to Hetz (Hebrew: חץ).