Name Kidon Commissioned 1997 Launched 1997 Builder Israel Shipyards | Namesake Javelin Status Active Length 62 m | |
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Class and type Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat Displacement 488 tonnes (full load)
430 tonnes (standard) | ||
The INS Kidon (Hebrew: אח"י כידון, lit. Javelin) is a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy, built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. and commissioned in 1997.
The ship is not the first to use this name, named after the previous Sa'ar 4-class missile boat. The newer ship comprising various systems dismantled from older Sa'ar 4 INS Kidon hull.
References
INS Kidon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA