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INS Kidon

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INS Kidon
INS Kidon underway, 2012
History
Israel
NameKidon
NamesakeJavelin
BuilderIsrael Shipyards Ltd.
Commissioned1997
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSa'ar 4.5-class missile boat
Displacement
Length61.7 m (202.43 ft)
Beam7.62 m (25.00 ft)
Draft2.8 m (9.19 ft)
Propulsion4 MTU 16V 396 TB91 diesel engines, four shafts, total of 16,000 shp (12,000 kW)
Speed34 knots (63 km/h)
Range4,800 nautical miles (8,900 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h) 2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
1 Rigid hull inflatable boat
Complement53 officers and crewmen
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament

The INS Kidon (Hebrew: אח"י כידון, lit. Javelin) is a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 Flotilla, built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. and commissioned in 1997.[1]

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.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Imbar, Moshe (2015). The 3td Flotilla - The Israel Navy Fast Missile Boats (in Hebrew). Pages: 130-131: Ministry of Defense publishing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Hetz/Nirit Sa'ar 4.5 Unit List - GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/hetz-list.htm
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