Sa'ar 3-class missile boat
A Sa'ar 3-class missile boat underway | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Sa'ar 3 |
| Builders | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Sa'ar 2 class |
| Succeeded by | Sa'ar 4 class |
| In commission | 1969–1991 |
| Completed | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Missile boat |
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| Length | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Beam | 7.62 m (25.0 ft) |
| Draft | 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 40 knots (74 km/h) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 40 |
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The Sa'ar 3 class ("Cherbourg") is a series of missile boats built in Cherbourg, France at the Amiot Shipyard based on an Israeli Navy modification of the German Navy's Jaguar-class fast attack craft. They are also known as the stars of Cherbourg.