INS Tarshish
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.
 INS Tarshish at Israel 61st Independence Day display, May 2009 | |
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| Name: | Tarshish |
| Namesake: | Tarshish |
| Builder: | Israel Shipyards Ltd. |
| Commissioned: | June 1995 |
| Status: | Active |
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| Class and type: | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |
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| Length: | 61.7 m (202.43 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.62 m (25.00 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.8 m (9.19 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 MTU 16V 396 TB91 diesel engines, four shafts, total of 16,000 shp (12,000 kW) |
| Speed: | 34 knots (63 km/h) |
| Range: |
4,800 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 |
| Complement: | 53 officers and crewmen |
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