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INS Herev

INS Herev underway
History
Israel
Name	Herev
Namesake	Sword
Builder	Israel Shipyards Ltd.
Launched	July 2002
Commissioned	May 2002
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type	Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat
Displacement	488 tonnes (full load) 430 tonnes (standard)
Length	61.7 m (202.43 ft)
Beam	7.62 m (25.00 ft)
Draft	2.8 m (9.19 ft)
Propulsion	4 MTU 16V 396 TB91 diesel engines, four shafts, total of 16,000 shp (12,000 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h)
Range	4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	1 Rigid hull inflatable boat
Complement	53 officers and crewmen
Sensors and processing systems	Elta EL/M-2218S air search radar Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elbit chaff rocket launchers Rafael RF corner reflector Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR
Armament	8 x RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles 16 x Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 x 0.5 in (12.70 mm) caliber M2 Browning machine guns 3 x 7.62 mm FN MAG 58 general-purpose machine guns 1 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS

The INS Herev (Hebrew: חרב, Sword) is a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 Flotilla, built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. and commissioned in May 2002.

On 10 December 2024, she launched her Harpoon anti-ship missiles and sank 15 Syrian warships at anchor to prevent them from falling into terrorist hands.

See also

• INS Tarshish
• INS Sufa

References

1. Hetz/Nirit Sa'ar 4.5 Unit List - GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/hetz-list.htm
2. https://maritime-executive.com/article/israeli-missile-boat-commander-details-attack-on-syria-s-navy

External links

• Boy with Cancer Fulfils His Dream aboard an Israel Navy Ship, February 28, 2014

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Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats
Israeli Navy	Chochit ships Aliya Geula Noshav ships Romach Keshet Nirit ships Hetz Kidon Tarshish Yaffo Herev Sufa
Other operators  Mexican Navy Chochit ships Huracán (ex-Aliya) Tormenta (ex-Geula)
Preceded by: Sa'ar 4 class Followed by: Sa'ar 5 class
List of ships of the Israeli Navy

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