Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat

	INS Sufa in operation Protective Edge
Class overview
Name	Sa'ar 4.5
Builders	Israel Shipyards Ltd.
Operators	Israeli Navy; Hellenic Coast Guard; Mexican Navy;
Preceded by	Sa'ar 4-class missile boat
Succeeded by	Sa'ar 5-class corvette
Subclasses	Aliya (Chochit); Hetz (Nirit);
Completed	2 Aliya subclass; 8 Hetz subclass;
Active	· Aliya subclass: INS Aliya, INS Geula; · Hetz subclass: INS Romach, INS Keshet, INS Hetz, INS Tarshish, INS Kidon, INS Yaffo, INS Herev, and INS Sufa;
General characteristics
Type	Missile boat
Displacement	498 tonnes (full load - Aliya subclass); 488 tonnes (full load - Hetz subclass); 430 tonnes (common standard);
Length	61.7 m (202 ft 5 in)
Beam	7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)
Draft	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 MTU 16V956 TB91 V16 diesel engines; 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) each;
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (cruise speed); 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) (top speed - Aliya); 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) (top speed - Hetz);
Range	4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph); 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph);
Complement	53 officers and crewmen
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales Neptune air & surface search radar; Selenia Orion fire-control radar (Aliya); EL/M-2258 ALPHA multifunction radar (Hetz); Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar (Hetz);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Elbit chaff rocket launchers; Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR;
Armament	Aliya subclass:; 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (in ISC); 4 Gabriel anti-ship missiles; 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannons; Phalanx CIWS; 2 M2 Browning machine guns; Hetz subclass:; 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles; up to 6 Gabriel anti-ship missiles or; up to 32 Barak 1 surface-to-air missiles; Otobreda 76 mm / Typhoon 25 mm naval gun; 2 Oerlikon 20mm cannon; Phalanx CIWS; 2 M2 Browning machine guns;
Aircraft carried	Eurocopter Panther in Aliya subclass (in ISC)
Aviation facilities	Helipad and helicopter hangar in Aliya subclass

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. 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).

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