The Sa'ar 4 or Reshef class were a series of fast attack craft built based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" (Sa'ar 1, Sa'ar 2, and Sa'ar 3) classes. Thirteen were built at the Israel Shipyards, ten for the Israeli Navy and three for the South African Navy. Another six were built for the South African Navy in South Africa with Israeli assistance.
Chilean Navy Sa'ar 4-class fast-attack craft Angamos and Casma perform tactical maneuvering exercises in the Strait of Magellan
Sa'ar 4 boats' first battle engagements occurred in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War when two Sa'ar 4 boats, INS Reshef and INS Keshet, engaged Egyptian and Syrian ships and coastal targets. Israel had sold most of its Sa'ar 4 boats to other navies, but INS Nitzachon and INS Atzmaut remained in active Israeli Navy service until 2014.
Ten Sa'ar 4-class boats were built for the Israeli Navy. As of 2013[update] only two remain in service. Three were disassembled, with systems taken for use in the construction of Sa'ar 4.5-class vessels. Three vessels and one hull stripped of systems were sold to Chile. Two vessels were sold to Sri Lanka.
The Warrior-class strike craft (formerly designated Minister class) in service with the South African Navy are modified Sa'ar 4 (Reshef-class) fast attack craft.[3] In 1974, a contract was signed with Israeli Military Industries for the construction of three of the modified Reshef class vessels at the Haifa facility of Israeli Shipyards. A further three were built immediately after at the Sandock Austral shipyard in Durban, South Africa, with three more being built at the same facility several years later.[4] The imposition of the international embargo on the sale of arms to South Africa on 4 November 1977 forced the project to be carried out under a cloak of security.[4] The South African variants were fitted with Gabriel missiles, known in South Africa as 'Scorpion' missiles, and had two OTO Melara 76 mm guns instead of a single one with a Phalanx CIWS.
Chileedit
In 1979, the Chilean Navy purchased its first Sa'ar 4, followed by a second in 1980 and a final two boats in 1997.[5][6][7][8]Papudo (ex INS Tarshish) was purchased with several missing systems and due to budgetary constraints was retired in 1998, only a year after entering service.[8] All Sa'ar 4s in service with the Chilean Navy are armed with two OTO Melara 76 mm guns, eight Gabriel missile launchers and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon with the exception of Angamos which was modernized in 2013 replacing four of the Gabriel missile launchers with four Exocet MM40 launchers.[7][9] Three Sa'ar 4s remain in service as of 2020.
Sri Lankaedit
In 2000, two of the Israeli boats were sold to the Sri Lankan Navy, forming the Nandimithra class. It is not certain if these boats retain the Harpoon missile capability, however, these boats retained their Gabriel missile capability.[10]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sa ar 4 class fast attack craft news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Sa ar 4 or Reshef class were a series of fast attack craft built based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of Cherbourg Sa ar 1 Sa ar 2 and Sa ar 3 classes Thirteen were built at the Israel Shipyards ten for the Israeli Navy and three for the South African Navy Another six were built for the South African Navy in South Africa with Israeli assistance Chilean Navy Sa ar 4 class fast attack craft Angamos and Casma perform tactical maneuvering exercises in the Strait of MagellanClass overviewNameSa ar 4 classBuildersIsrael ShipyardsOperators Israeli Navy Chilean Navy South African Navy Sri Lanka Navy Navy of Equatorial GuineaPreceded bySa ar 3 classSucceeded bySa ar 4 5 classGeneral characteristicsTypeFast attack craftDisplacement415 tons 450 tons full loadedLength58 m 190 ft Beam7 62 m 25 0 ft Draught2 4 m 7 9 ft Propulsion4 MTU 16V 538 diesel engines 4 shafts total of 12 800 hp 9 500 kW Speed34 knots 63 km h 39 mph Range4 000 nmi 7 400 km 4 600 mi at 17 5 knots 32 4 km h 1 650 nmi 3 060 km 1 900 mi at 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph Complement45Sensors and processing systemsElta EL M 2207 2208 air amp surface search radar 1 Selenia Orion RTN 10X fire control radarElectronic warfare amp decoys1 45 tube 4 6 24 tubes and 4 single chaff rocket launchers Elisra NS 9003 9005 RWRArmament2 4 RGM 84 Harpoon SSMs and 4 Gabriel II SSMs OR 6 Gabriel II SSMs 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS and 1 OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun OR 2 OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannonSa ar 4 boats first battle engagements occurred in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War when two Sa ar 4 boats INS Reshef and INS Keshet engaged Egyptian and Syrian ships and coastal targets Israel had sold most of its Sa ar 4 boats to other navies but INS Nitzachon and INS Atzmaut remained in active Israeli Navy service until 2014 Contents 1 Variants 1 1 Israel 1 2 South Africa 1 3 Chile 1 4 Sri Lanka 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksVariants editIsrael edit Ten Sa ar 4 class boats were built for the Israeli Navy As of 2013 update only two remain in service Three were disassembled with systems taken for use in the construction of Sa ar 4 5 class vessels Three vessels and one hull stripped of systems were sold to Chile Two vessels were sold to Sri Lanka Vessel name Meaning History Fate StatusINS Reshef Spark Launched in 1973 Commissioned in February 1973 Sold to Chile in 1997 as LM 34 Angamos Active Chile INS Keshet Bow Launched in 1973 Commissioned on August 23 1973 Sold to Chile in 1980 as LM 31 Chipana Active Chile INS Romach Lance Launchedin 1974 Sold to Chile in 1979 as LM 30 Casma Active Chile INS Kidon Javelin Launched in 1974 Disassembled Various systems reassembled atop Sa ar 4 5 hull in 1994 The old hull sunk as an underwater memorial RetiredINS Tarshish Tarshish Launched in 1975 Disassembled Some systems reassembled atop Sa ar 4 5 hull in 1995 The old hull sold to Chile in 1997 as LM 35 Papudo In 1998 cannibalized for spares Chilean NavyINS Yaffo Jaffa Launched in 1975 Disassembled Various systems reassembled atop new Sa ar 4 5 hull in 1998 RetiredINS Nitzachon Victory Launched on 10 July 1978 Commissioned in September 1978 Redirected to anti submarine warfare Retired 15 January 2014 RetiredINS Atzmaut Independence Launched on 3 December 1978 Commissioned in February 1979 Redirected to anti submarine warfare Retired 5 March 2014 Sunk in July 2016 by 2 Harpoon missile s launched by INS Hetz and INS Herev in missile test conducted by the 3rd Flotilla 2 INS Moledet Homeland Launched in 1979 Redirected to anti submarine warfare Sold to Sri Lanka in 2000 as SLNS Suranimala SoldINS Komemiyut Sovereignty Launched in 1980 Redirected to anti submarine warfare Sold to Sri Lanka in 2000 as SLNS Nandimitra SoldSouth Africa edit The Warrior class strike craft formerly designated Minister class in service with the South African Navy are modified Sa ar 4 Reshef class fast attack craft 3 In 1974 a contract was signed with Israeli Military Industries for the construction of three of the modified Reshef class vessels at the Haifa facility of Israeli Shipyards A further three were built immediately after at the Sandock Austral shipyard in Durban South Africa with three more being built at the same facility several years later 4 The imposition of the international embargo on the sale of arms to South Africa on 4 November 1977 forced the project to be carried out under a cloak of security 4 The South African variants were fitted with Gabriel missiles known in South Africa as Scorpion missiles and had two OTO Melara 76 mm guns instead of a single one with a Phalanx CIWS Chile edit In 1979 the Chilean Navy purchased its first Sa ar 4 followed by a second in 1980 and a final two boats in 1997 5 6 7 8 Papudo ex INS Tarshish was purchased with several missing systems and due to budgetary constraints was retired in 1998 only a year after entering service 8 All Sa ar 4s in service with the Chilean Navy are armed with two OTO Melara 76 mm guns eight Gabriel missile launchers and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon with the exception of Angamos which was modernized in 2013 replacing four of the Gabriel missile launchers with four Exocet MM40 launchers 7 9 Three Sa ar 4s remain in service as of 2020 Sri Lanka edit In 2000 two of the Israeli boats were sold to the Sri Lankan Navy forming the Nandimithra class It is not certain if these boats retain the Harpoon missile capability however these boats retained their Gabriel missile capability 10 See also editSa ar 5 class corvette Israeli Sea Corps Tunis RaidReferences edit Norman Friedman The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems Naval Institute Press Annapolis MD 1989 ISBN 1 55750 262 5 p 241 Israeli Navy Successfully Tests Long Range Missiles 10 July 2016 Warrior class strike craft May 26 2005 Archived from the original on November 3 2007 a b Cdr Thean Potgieter November 26 2004 The Secret South African Project Team Building Strike Craft in Israel 1975 79 PDF University of Stellenbosch Retrieved 2014 03 22 LM 31 armada cl in Spanish Retrieved 2020 08 14 LM 30 armada cl in Spanish Retrieved 2020 08 14 a b LM 34 armada cl in Spanish Retrieved 2020 08 14 a b Lancha Misilera armada cl in Spanish Retrieved 2020 08 14 Defensa com 2013 07 18 La Armada de Chile recibio modernizada la lancha misilera LM 34 Angamos Noticias Defensa defensa com Chile Defensa com in Spanish Retrieved 2020 08 14 1 Archived June 21 2006 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sa ar 4 class missile boat Israeli Weapons dealer Israeli Weapons Project Japonica The secret building of South African Strike 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