Name Shaldag In commission 1989 Displacement 72 ton | Builders Israel Shipyards Ltd. Type fast patrol boat | |
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Operators Israeli Sea Corps,
Azerbaijani Navy,
Sri Lanka Navy,
Nigerian Navy,
Equatorial Guinea Navy
Cyprus Port and Marine Police | ||
The Shaldag class Fast Patrol Boat (Hebrew: שלדג) is a small but fast class of patrol boats developed for the Israeli Sea Corps (ISC) and launched in 1989, it has since seen service with several other navies. Designed for security tasks where high intercept speeds are required, such as interdiction of terrorism and illegal smuggling. Its salient features are as follows:
Contents
Design and construction
The hull, deck and deckhouse are of welded marine aluminium alloy, with transverse frames and longitudinals. Integral double bottom tanks contain fuel with an additional gravity fuel tank at the center. The hull is divided into six watertight compartments which meet strict international flooded damage stability criteria.
Armament
Typhoon - mounting an Bushmaster M242 and electro-optics systems on foredeck and aftdeck rings for 20 mm. single gun mount Spigots for 0.5" machine guns on both sides of the main deck. The boat is able to accommodate most advanced new weapon systems, such as the rapid-fire stabilized gun mount, remotely controlled by a night vision system.