Saar 3 class missile boat
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Saar 3 class ("Cherbourg") is a class of missile boats built in France at the Cherbourg shipyard based on German and Israeli Navy designs.
Saar 3 ships' first battle engagements were made in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. During this war, these boats—using their 76 mm guns—engaged in missile battles with Egyptian and Syrian ships and coastal targets.
[edit] Technical data
- Speed: Max. 42 kt (78 km/h), Cruising 19 kt (35 km/h)
- Operational Ranges: 1500 nm at 19 kt (940 km at 35 km/h), 500 nm at 30 kt (4070 km at 56 km/h)
- Radars:
- Surface/air search radar - Neptune/S.P.S
- Fire control radar - Orion
- Communication:
- Full range of HF, VHF, HVHF, UHF
[edit] General Characteristics
- Basic Displacement: 210 ton
- Full Load Displacement: 250 ton
- Length: 45 m
- Beam: 7.62 m
- Speed: 42 knots (78 km/h)
- Complement: 35 officers and crew
- Armament: 4 Harpoon launchers, 6 Gabriel SSN missiles, 76 mm Oto Melara gun
