The Dvora-class fast patrol boat is a fast
class
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of
patrol boat
A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and the ...
s built by
Israel Aerospace Industries
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for the
Israeli Sea Corps
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based on the Israeli .
Operational history
Sri Lanka
The Dvora class has become the work horse of the
Sri Lanka Navy
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which has deployed it since the mid-1980s to counter
LTTE operations at sea. Since then Dvoras have been made in
Sri Lanka and has been the basis for the more advanced
Colombo class fast patrol boat built by the
Colombo Dockyard Limited
Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) is a shipbuilding company in Sri Lanka and is based in Colombo. It has built both military and civilian vessels for both local and overseas clients.
History
Colombo Dockyard established its operations in 1974 and is ...
and used by South Asian navies to counter terrorism.
Taiwan
The
Republic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy (ROCN; ), also called the ROC Navy and colloquially the Taiwan Navy, is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF).
The service was formerly commonly just called the Chinese Navy during World W ...
uses Dvoras as ''Fast Attack Missile Craft'', purchasing two and using them as a pattern for the almost-identical, locally-built ''Hai Ou''-class missile boats (''Hai Ou'' class has three propeller shafts whereas Dvora class has two), 50 built. Both classes, being an anti-ship asset, are armed with additional two
Hsiung Feng I
The Hsiung Feng I (HF-1) (雄風一型, "Brave Wind I") is an anti-ship missile system developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology in Taiwan ROC between 1975 and 1978 in response to the SY-1 missile being introduced i ...
anti-ship missile
An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...
s and have been in ROCN service for over 20 years.
Operators
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Israeli Sea Corps
The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in ...
- 9 (Initially 10 were in service, 1 decommissioned after collision with a rocky shoal)
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Sri Lanka Navy
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- 4 (2 acquired in 1984 and 4 in 1986; 3 sunk in 1993, 1995 and 1996).
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Republic of China Navy
The Republic of China Navy (ROCN; ), also called the ROC Navy and colloquially the Taiwan Navy, is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF).
The service was formerly commonly just called the Chinese Navy during World W ...
- 2 original Dvora acquired in the 1980s and 48 local variant version ''Hai Ou''-class (Seagull), retired beginning in 1999 to 2012 (replaced by 30
Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat
The Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat is a type of missile boat in service with the Republic of China Navy (ROCN). The prototype was launched in 2003, and the boat first entered service by 2010.
Project history
The Kuang Hua VI project was first un ...
s); originally 26 with 6 gifted to
Gambia and
Paraguay
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.
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* Four units (ex-ROCN/Taiwan Navy FABG-7, FABG-11, FABG-29 and FABG-32) received from Taiwan in 2009 as patrol gunboats. All 4 were originally slated for Republic of Malawi in 2008.
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* Two units (ex-ROCN/Taiwan Navy FABG-1 and FABG-2) received from Taiwan in 1994 as patrol gunboats.
References
External links
www.israeli-weapons.com
Patrol boat classes
Naval ships of Israel
Ships of the Sri Lanka Navy
Missile boats of the Republic of China Navy
Ships built in the Republic of China
Ships built in Israel
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