INS Tarshish

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INS Tarshish
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INS Tarshish at Israel 61st Independence Day display, May 2009
History
Israel
NameTarshish
NamesakeTarshish
BuilderIsrael Shipyards Ltd.
CommissionedJune 1995
StatusActive
BadgeIsnavtarsh.jpg
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 Tarshish (Hebrew: תרשיש, Tarshish) is a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy, built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. and commissioned in June 1995.

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