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unusual facts about missile boat



Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum

The exhibits include an actual missile boat, INS Mivtach, which has been decommissioned and is now on permanent display, and INS Gal, a retired Gal-class submarine.

July 2006 in the Middle East

An Israeli general says all Lebanese coastal radars were destroyed, after they took part in the attack on an Israeli missile boat on Friday, killing 4 soldiers.

Pegasus-class hydrofoil

In the late 1960s, NATO developed a requirement for a small, fast warship to counter large numbers of Warsaw Pact missile boats, such as the Komar and Osa class missile boats, deciding that a hydrofoil would be the best way to meet this requirement.


see also

Joshan

Iranian missile boat Joshan (P225), Kaman/Sina class missile boat, operational since at least 2006

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat

In 2007 it was announced that Taiwan had placed an order for 90 Series 4000 large diesel engines from Tognum subsidiary MTU Asia, which would be used to power the Kuang Hua VI class, 3 engines per missile boat.

Micha Ram

During the Yom Kippur War, his missile boat, along with four other missile boats under the command of General Michael Barkai, took part in the historic naval Battle of Latakia against the Syrian Navy.

October-class missile boat

The Egyptian Navy wanting to acquire a cheap alternative for the aging Komar class missile boats, decided to build a modern missile boat based on the Komar hull design with modifications and upgrades in the Alexandria Shipyards in the late 1970s.

Ramadan-class missile boat

The Ramadan class missile boat has been in service with the Egyptian Navy since 1981, commissioned from the United Kingdom.

Trimaran

First launched in 31 August 2012 at Bali Strait, 63M Carbon Fibre Composite Trimaran Fast Missile Boat (Indonesian: Kapal Cepat Rudal KCR) named KRI Klewang (625) - a traditional Indonesian single edge sword, will be the first stealth trimaran of the Indonesian Navy built by North Sea Boats at Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia.