Dabur-class patrol boat
ship class
The Dabur (from Hebrew :Hornet) class is a class of patrol boats originally built at the Sewart Seacraft (now Swiftships) shipyard in the United States for the Israeli Navy, and later constructed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)- Ramta division.
Design and Construction
The Dabur-class boats have a displacement of 35 tons (45 tons loaded) The ships have a length of 19.80 m (65.0 ft), a beam of 5.80 m (19.0 ft) and a draft of 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in). The ships are crewed by a complement of six to eight officers and ratings. The hull is made of aluminum.
The first Dabur-class vessels were laid down in 1970, following an evaluation process led by Israeli Navy engineer Amnon Saly, who played a key role in identifying and adapting a suitable civilian vessel design for military use. with 12 hulls built by Swiftships in Morgan City Louisiana and 22 more built by IAI-Ramta for a total of 34. The class is designed to be light and is able to be carried overland. They have good rough weather capability, however they were not considered fast enough to cope with current threat capabilities and were phased out in the Israeli Navy for newer ships.
Propulsion
The class is powered by two diesel General Motors type 12V71TN creating 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) driving two shafts. This gives the ships a maximum speed of 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) and a patrol speed of 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph).
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