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ABOUT US
Hel HaYam Naval Yards is a joint venture of several of HaMedinat Yisrael's defense firms. Israeli Naval Yards (INY), Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israeli Military Industries (IMI), and Israeli Defense Inc. each have joined together at 25% ownership to present the finest export vessels HaMedinat Yisrael has to offer.

What we can do for you: We can deliver both our previously designed vessels and even some custom jobs (depends on the situation) to your Navy. Feel free to contact us and inquire about our existing designs or the creation of new designs that meet your needs.

Our Facilities: We have slips and drydock facilities in Yaffo, Haifa, Eilat, Akko, and will soon have another in Ir Gadol. Fabrication facilities for various components of the vessels exist throughout the large nation of HaMedinat Yisrael.

Catalog

CAPITAL SHIPS


Reuven (12 Tribes) Class CVN (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13776592&postcount=2), $12 Billion USD (For Power Projection, Strike, ASuW, and ASW)
Menachem Begin Class BCA (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13776599&postcount=3), $8 Billion USD (For Fire Support and ASuW
Latakia Class BCGN (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13776636&postcount=7), $5 Billion (For ASuW and strike)


MINOR COMBATANTS

Eilat Class DDA (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13776613&postcount=5), $3.2 Billion (For Fleet Air Defense)
Peres Class FFP (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13776606&postcount=4), $600 Million (Small Multi-Mission Platform)
King Class FFS (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13776631&postcount=6), $500 Million (ASW, littoral patrols, and picket duty)


NON-COMBATANT MILITARY VESSELS
Kalev Class STV (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13776645&postcount=8), $250 Million (For stealth surveillance and ASW Operations

Reuven (12 Tribes Class) CVN

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Project Overview:
For many years, IDF had operated a fleet of supercarriers that could carry 200 aircraft. In the years since HaMedinat Yisrael was reorganized as the second state in the ashes of the defeated IDF, no new carrier designs had been developed. Fleet Admiral Joseph Jacobson presented a proposal to the Knesset to form a design team to look into the development of a new class of aircraft carriers to carry The Hel HaYam into the future.

The design team was formed and looked at what the future needs of a carrier were. A monohulled CVN with a maximum flight deck beam of less than 300 cannot operate more than 100 fixed wing aircraft. It was for this reason that IDF had built the large trimaran CVNs. The exploratory committee looked at this idea and decided not to rehash it. While the trimarans could operate 200 fixed wing aircraft, they also were at least 5 times heavier than their monohulled counterparts, and they are just as easily mission killed when in battle. Efficiency of displacement was only 40% of that of a monohulled carrier.

Clearly, this was unacceptable for any future carriers. It was deemed that having more monohulled carriers would be more efficient, and simply a better strategy than having more aircraft on fewer, larger carriers. The new Reuven class CVNs were to be the future of monohulled supercarriers in the Hel HaYam.

The design board did decide that this new carrier had to be larger than any current monohulled carriers in the fleet. While the carrier would only have 110 total aircraft (92 fixed wing, 8 tilt rotar, and 10 rotary) it would still be 30% larger than current designs in the Hel HaYam’s fleet. This was important as the new carrier would be designed to carry larger aircraft that are currently being designed to enhance the strike capabilities of carriers.

While the total number of aircraft cannot be increased, the carriers can be designed to carry larger aircraft with increased range and payload capacities. The larger carrier also allows for a higher hangar clearance and just more general storage space for these new naval aircraft. When the carrier operates with current generation aircraft or stores aircraft on the deck, it will be able to carry a significant load of UAVs.

Statistics:
Length:
Overall: 1,354 feet long
Bulbous Bow: 1,339 feet long
Hull at waterline: 1,304 feet long
Beam:
Waterline: 150 feet waterline
Max Width: 275 feet
Draft: 42 feet
Displacement
Empty: 157,445 tons
Standard: 183,686 tons
Full: 196,806 tons

Propulsion and Power

Israeli Naval Yard’s (INY) Propulsion Department has once again collaborated with Dimona Nuclear Technologies to develop a reactor plant for the Hel HaYam. The powerplant in question has been named the INY/DNT-2A. Its output is rated at 80 MW.

Four of the large reactors have been installed aboard the 12 Tribes Class vessels producing a total of 240 MW of power. The steam from the reactor plants provides both power for the screws and for the electric generators.

The vessel is propelled by four shrouded screws. The screws can propel the vessel to a maximum speed of 32 knots. The vessel’s standard cruising speed is 30.5 knots. She can maintain this speed for a long duration and only needs to be refueled every 20 years.

Damage Control

As this vessel exceeds 2,500 tons, it will be required to carry the Israeli Military Industries Shipboard Fire-Fighting System. The system has been modified for specific use on a carrier. Dozens of extra pumps have been added to the vessel and the vessel has unusually large fluid storage tanks, even for a vessel of her size. This has been done as aircraft carriers are more susceptible to fire due to the large amounts of jet fuel and ordnance onboard the vessel. The hangar deck also is a major danger zone in the event of a fire.

The large open space of the hangar deck presents many problems in the event of a fire. It is for this reason that the hangar deck will have eight sliding fireproof doors that can be closed in the event of fire. Each door can be closed by an electric motor in as little as 15 seconds. If the motors are damaged, they can be manually closed by as few as thirty men. The doors have been positioned to close along a track which must not be obstructed by aircraft or ordnance.

Once the doors are closed, the section in question can be closed off from other portions of the ship. The automatic fire-fighting system will be more effectively utilized in a compartment like the hangar space when it has been subdivided into smaller compartments in case of an emergency. A major flight deck fire or hangar fire may be too much for the automatic system, but crews will have an easier time responding to a fire when it has already been smothered with AFFF, water, CO2, or Copper powder. It takes as little as 150 seconds for a bomb to cook off. This system will give the crew enough time to douse bombs with the appropriate compound or chemical agent and ensure that the vessel is safe from her own munitions.

Extra nozzles and distribution points for the automatic system have also been added to the vessel’s magazines. The magazines can be completely flooded with the necessary agents in less than 2 minutes.

When fighting fires, water or other fluids can often settle on one side of a vessel inducing a list. Flooding of a vessel can also induce dangerous lists. The vessel’s fuel tanks, water tanks, and of course the tanks for the fire-fighting system are all subdivided into central, port, and starboard tanks. Pumps will allow officers in Damage Control stations, engineering spaces, the bridge, or CIC to take action to ensure proper balance of the vessel.

Crew

Improvements in automation technology have allowed for smaller crew sizes. The vessel’s company will comprise of 150 officers and 2150 enlisted men. About ¼ of the enlisted men who are part of ship’s company will be rated as CPO or higher.

The automation unfortunately doesn’t allow for smaller air wing crews as aircraft still require heavy maintenance. The size of air wing crews will vary as different aircraft are used on carriers, but the expected size of the crew will be 2,600 personnel.

Sensors and Electronic Warfare
RADAR:
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 integrated RADAR system
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 Search RADAR
IDI Mk-78 Fire Control RADAR
IDI Mk-80 Navigation RADAR tied into ECDIS

SONAR:

IDC SBS-3 bow mounted active/passive SONAR
IDC SFS-8 Hull mounted flank SONAR

The vessel is also equipped with a large EW fleet. 104 of the ship’s company are rated as EWs. The EW crews and their equipment are vital to protecting the vessel from attack. They specialize in jamming missiles and helping delay the launch of hostile weapons. A good EW crew can delay an enemy launch by as much as 2 minutes. That time gives the air wing’s interceptors additional opportunities to engage hostile threats. Israel’s experience in the Battle of Latakia has demonstrated the importance of Electronic Warfare.

Weapons

2 x CVMRAA SPYDER launchers with 48 missiles per unit.

8 x IAI/IDI Second Generation Mk-2 Integrated Point Defense System (comprises of)
IAI NSA 3 Box launcher with 45 SAA-4 Point Defense Missiles (reloads available)
IDI NAA 30 mm autocannon with 4,500 rounds

Aircraft launching and arresting systems

Four EMALS catapults will be used on the vessel. The larger deck space allows for the catapult tracks to be lengthened. This will help with the launching of larger aircraft from the carrier.

EARS will be implemented as the primary aircraft recovery system. Of course crash nets will be included on the carriers for emergency situations.

$12,000,000,000 USD

MENACHEM BEGIN Class Battle Cruiser Mod 1

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR ISS MENACHEM BEGIN, CA-24

LENTH: 784.5 feet long
BEAM: 136 feet (trimarian hull)
DRAFT: 31.5 feet
DISPLACEMENT: 75,500 tons
POWERPLANT: 2 IEA LW5 Reactors at 74 MW each (138 total)
PROPULSION: 4 reversible pitch screws
MANEUVERING: 2 x rudders aft, 2 bow and 2 aft thrusters
SPEED: 32 knots max sustained speed, can burst to 34 knots


ARMAMENTS:
9 x 10” 55 cal. IDF MK-114 Rapid Fire semi-automatic ETC Cannons (3 triple turrets). These guns were specially designed for this ship and actually the ship was designed to carry these guns. The guns have a range of 80 km, about 20-25% less than the range of comparable cannons, but that is so the guns can have their strength. The guns were made for massive fire power to be delivered quickly. IDF Engineers took the guns from The Des Moines class CA's and worked to improve her guns and their rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute per barrel. During tests, the guns fired about 15 times per minute per barrel or 135 x 10” shells in a single minute! These guns are superior when it comes to shore bombardments. Imagine being able to put 135 shells on a beach in 1 minute when you are trying to clear the beach for an invasion team. Or imagine a duel between 2 cruisers. Who will win if you have a much better firing rate than the enemy? The guns can be elevated to 42 degrees, giving them AA capabilities. The only disadvantage of the fast firing rate is that you will eventually run out of ammo and overheating can be a problem, but your target will probably be dead by that time.

10 x Dual 5” 42 cal MK-102 ETC (10 dual turrets/ 20 total barrels)semi-automatic cannons, range of 55 km. These guns can fire about 20 times a minute so that equals 400 shells fired per minute from the ship. This adds to the quick fire power of the main cannons. These guns are also good for the killing of shore targets or other ships at closer ranges. They are very good if you want to clear an area of enemy troops.

12 x 8 (96 cell) VLS system aft of superstructure. This system is better if you want to defend yourself with SAMs or if you want to attack at longer ranges than your guns allow.

The Mod 1 replaced the original CIWS system with the Mk-1 Mod-0 Integrated Point Defense System developed for the Yerushalayim class super dreadnoughts. After several successful tests, it was decided to put it on this vessel. Four of the pods have been placed on the vessel. Each one is at a corner of the superstructure.

SURVIVABILITY
10" Belt,
10.5" Turrets,
6" Deck,
8" Superstructure

The armor is made up of the steel hull, Kevlar to deflect fragments, tubes running through the interior of the hull to help absorb and break up the explosive force of a weapon impact. Fire proof coating is placed all around the interior and exterior of the ship.
The most important part of the ship’s survivability is the use of the Advanced Fire Control System developed for the Yerushalayim class dreadnoughts. This is the biggest difference between this vessel and previous versions. Fire is the greatest threat to a ship in combat and we give our sailors the best chance to deal with it.

STEALTH
The ship wasn't built to be a stealth ship as her primary ability as the Meir was, but she adopts the Meir's innovative designs. Most notable is the superstructure design, jokingly called the F-117 design. This reflects RADAR waves and reduces the RCS. The trimarian hull also helps give her stealth. Another note worthy stealth innovation is the fact that most of the decks, especially the well decks, are angled to give a smaller RCS. On top of this, the hull is coated with a rubberized RADAR absorbing material. This material also extends hull life and combats corrosion.

RADAR/LADAR
This vessel is the first to carry the IDI Caleb I Mod 1 integrated RADAR system. It is an improvement of the RADAR system used over the past 5 years on new ships.
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 Search RADAR
IDI Mk-78 Fire Control RADAR
IDI Mk-80 Navigation RADAR tired into ECDIS
LADAR, dual green-light LADAR arrays on the aft quarters of the superstructure and forward of the pilothouse. This is useful for detecting stealth aircraft's

SONAR
Gould/Raytheon SQQ-89(V)10; combines SQS-53C bow mounted active search/attack with SQR-19B passive towed array
Nothing too remarkable here as this isn't an ASW platform, but it's still a very competent system.

AIRCRAFT
No hangar facities or shelters, but the ship can land 1 SH-60 Seahawk or equivalent chopper.

PRICE = $8 billion

פרס (Peres) Class Patrol Frigate

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Executive Summary

While the Israeli Naval Yards has been building many larger vessels in recent years, corvette designs have not been approved. Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Admiral Joseph Jacobson has addressed this issue in his 05-06 State of the Navy Report. He called on the design bureaus in Israel to come up with new designs for corvettes. INY, Israeli Military Industries, and Kineret Defense each came up with competing designs. INY won the contract, but adapted the design to incorporate some of the better systems conceived by the competing designs. The final design of the vessel was 3,175 tons. This made it too large to classify as a corvette. As a result, the vessel was rebranded a patrol frigate.

The Peres was built to fill a void of vessels that can patrol and protect Israel's coast. The vessels are capable of going out on the open ocean and dealing with foreign threats, but that was not the focus of the design board in creating the class. The vessel is the first to mount Israeli Aerospace Industries' Second Generation upgrade of IDIs Mk-1 Mod-0 Integrated Point Defense System.

The vessel is unable to carry the larger near-hypersonic SSMs, but it can mount the upgraded version of the venerable Gabriel SSM. The 24 cell VLS system can carry any arrangement of SAMs or ASW Missiles. In order to save costs, torpedo tubes were not included.

A few minor drawbacks of the vessel are the lack of tubes. The patrol frigate also cannot land a helicopter, but the use of land based maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters makes up for this problem. A third and final flaw is the fact that the point defense fails to cover 45 degrees to either side of the bow. The ship will just have to maneuver appropriately to use its dual point defense systems.

Stats

Length: 345 feet, 105.15 meters

Beam: 30 feet, 9.15 meters

Draft: 20.5 feet, 6.25 meters

Displacement:
Empty: 2,650 tons
Standard: 3,175 tons
Full: 3,550 tons

Powerplant: 2 x Kinneret Engineering KEM3F Marine Turboshaft Gas Turbines producing 29,000 shp each or 21.7 MW each of electric energy if attached to an electric generator.

Speed:
20 knots cruising
34 knots max speed (sustainable for 3 hours)

Range: 4,800 nm at 20 kts

Crew: 9 officers and 80 enlisted men

Sensors

RADAR:
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 integrated RADAR system
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 Search RADAR
IDI Mk-78 Fire Control RADAR
IDI Mk-80 Navigation RADAR tied into ECDIS

SONAR:

IDC SBS-3 bow mounted active/passive SONAR
IDC STS-1 Mod 1 Towed SONAR Array


Armament

MISSILES:
4 x IAI S-14 SSM Box Launchers. This is an improvement over the original design which called for S-12 launchers. The larger S-14 launchers can carry the new Jericho Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile. (removable) It should be noted that the provided image shows the S-12 configuration, which will be included on export models.

1 x 24 cell IAI V-2 VLS System in 6 x 4 arrangement. V-2 is a mid sized VLS cell that is used by the Israeli Navy. The individual cell dimensions are .7 m x .7 x 7.5 m. The SPYDER missiles can even be hex-packed in this cell which can also carry anti-ship or land attack cruise missiles along with larger SAMs or even ASW missiles.

GUNS:
1 x 4 inch/55 calibers IMI G-41 with ERGM shells

POINT DEFENSE
1 x IAI/IDI Second Generation Mk-2 Integrated Point Defense System (comprises of)
IAI NSA 3 Box launcher with 21 SAA-4 Point Defense Missiles
IDI NAA 30 mm autocannon with 4,500 rounds


$600,000,000

Eilat class AAW Destroyer (DDA-1134)

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Project Overview:
The DDA-1134 class was conceived to replaced the aging Meir and Ramon class destroyers. Both destroyers were conceived to carry out several roles. It was soon discovered that while having more multirole vessels was more efficient, it was also less effective. Vessels could perform multiple tasks, but they couldn't perform them well enough to meet the demands of the Hel HaYam. This conclusion was reached by CNO Fleet Admiral Joseph Jacobson in the 2004 State of the Navy Report. The report called for the Hel HaYam to work with the various design bureaus in HaMedinat Yisrael to design new vessels that would specialize in one job, but would still be able to fulfill other roles if called upon. The DDA-1134 Project was designed as the vessel to fill the gap in the AAW role.

Vice-Admiral Yaakov Cohen was hand picked by FADM Jacobson to represent the Hel HaYam in the meetings with defense contractors such as INY, IAI, IMI, and IDI, who all contributed in designing the DDA-1134 Project. The initial design criteria was a 10,000+ ton destroyer with advanced RADAR systems, smaller crews that previous vessels, a sustainable speed of at least 30 knots, and the ability to carry at least 100 VLS cells for SAMs.

The final vessel was significantly larger than first envisioned, but it meant that over 150 cells could be carried. Furthermore, the vessel did away with the 30 mm autocannons used for CIWS in favor of two RAMs. The final plan for INS Eilat (DDA-1034) easily could have resulted in the vessel being designated a cruiser, but it was felt that the current Knesset would vote to appropriate more funds to a destroyer than a cruiser. Furthermore, a lack of machine guns on most Israeli surface ships for port defense was addressed on this vessel. It was also recommended that all current vessels serving in the Hel HaYam have .50 caliber machine guns placed on their decks.

Statistics

Lenth: 181.5 meters

Beam: 17.5 meters

Draft: 9.8 meters

DISPLACEMENT:

Empty: 12,450 tons

Standard: 14,950 tons

Full: 15,560 tons

Powerplant: 4 x Kinneret Engineering KEM3F Marine Turboshaft Gas Turbines producing 29,000 shp each or 21.7 MW each of electric energy if attached to an electric generator.

Total SHP: 116,000 shp

Propulsion: 2 reversible pitch screws

Sprint Speed: 35 knots (for 4-6 hours)

Maximum Sustainable speed: 30.2 knots

Range: 6,800 nm at 20 knots (on 2 engines)


ARMAMENTS:

3 x IAI V-3 Hot Launch VLS Systems in 8 x 7 arrangements (168 total cells with dimensions of .4m x .4m x 7 m)

1 x 1 x 5/64 Mk 135 deck gun (150 rounds carried)

2 x IAI NSA 3 Box launcher with 21 SAA-4 Point Defense Missiles

4 x .50 caliber dual barreled machine guns (for defense in port and against small surface targets)

SENSORS and Electronic Warfare:

RADAR: (all systems on main pyramid mast)
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 integrated RADAR system
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 OTH 3D Search RADAR
IDI Mk-78 Fire Control RADAR
IDI Mk-80 Navigation RADAR tied into ECDIS

SONAR:
IDC SBS-3 bow mounted active/passive SONAR
IDC SFS-8 Hull mounted flank SONAR
IDC STS-2 Mod 1 Towed SONAR Array

DEFENSIVE COUNTERMEASURES:

IMI Electronic Warfare Suite
IMI 4th Gen Towed Torpedo Decoy
Chaff and Flares

Aviation Facilities: 1 helicopter landing pad. Hangar facilities for 2 ASW helos, or 1 large transport helo, or 1 tilt-rotar aircraft.

Crew:

Ship's Company:

15 officers
190 enlisted men

Attached Air Crew:

4 officers
16 enlisted men

Price: $3.2 billion USD

King (FFS-574) Class ASW Corvette

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Project Overview: In 2004, the State of the Hel HaYam Report called for a complete change in naval philosophy in shipbuilding. The design of vessels to carry out every role while not maintaining an advantage in particular roles was ended in favor of designing vessels to excel in a specific role. The FFS-574 class was designed to construct a small ASW vessel that can protect the waters off of HaMedinat Yisrael's shore and around the Barrier Islands. It also can join a larger battlefleet where it can serve as an ASW picket vessel in place of less expendable ships.

The FFS-574 was designed to carry the best ASW equipment available to ships serving in the Hel HaYam. It would have enough AAW capabilities to protect itself from an air attack and to deal with potential missile attacks from enemy submarines. However, the FFS-574 cannot provide fleet air defense. It can carry medium sized SSMs in place of its larger SAMs in its 8 VLS tubes. Other than these limited AAW and ASuW capabilities, the vessel is a pure ASW platform.

Length: 100.5 meters
Beam: 9.5 meters
Draft: 5.8 meters

Displacement:
Light: 2,200 tons
Standard: 2,425 tons
Heavy: 2,700 tons

Powerplant: 2 x INY Type 1250 Gas Turbines producing 25 MW total
Propulsion: 2 x Pump Jets
Speed:
Cruising: 25 knots
Max: 33.75 knots
Range: 4,500 nm at 20 knots or 3,250 nm at 25 knots

Crew: 6 officers and 44 enlisted plus attached air crew of 2 officers and 8 enlisted men

Armaments:

MISSILES:
1 x IAI V-3 Hot Launch VLS Systems in 4 x 2 arrangement (8 total cells with dimensions of .4m x .4m x 7 m)

1 x IAI NSA 3 Box launcher with 21 SAA-4 Point Defense Missiles

GUNS:
2 x dual .50 caliber machine guns w/ 81 mm mortar.

TORPEDOES/ASW MORTARS:

1 x 8 cell box launcher with 8 IAI S-4 Missiles (each S-4 carries either a nuclear depth bomb or an INY Mk-5 lightweight torpedo) Reloads available

1 x INY A/S-9 quad barrelled rocket assisted ASW mortar launcher

SENSORS and Electronic Warfare:

RADAR: (all systems on main pyramid mast)
IDI Caleb I Mod 2j integrated RADAR system
IDI Caleb I Mod 2j OTH 3D Search RADAR
IDI Mk-78 Fire Control RADAR
IDI Mk-80 Navigation RADAR tied into ECDIS

SONAR:
INY SBS-3 bow mounted active/passive SONAR
INY SFS-8 Hull mounted flank SONAR
INY STS-2 Mod 1 Towed SONAR Array

DEFENSIVE COUNTERMEASURES:

IMI Electronic Warfare Suite
IMI 4th Gen Towed Torpedo Decoy
Chaff and Flares

Aviation Facilities: 1 helicopter landing pad and hangar facilities for one medium sized ASW helicopter.

Price = $500 Million

Latakia Class Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser

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Executive Summary: The Latakia class CGN is the newest and best that Hel HaYam's Design Bureau has to offer. The vessel was designed to fulfill the gap that will soon be left by the planned early retirement of the Payton class guided missile cruisers. The Paytons were incapable of carrying the USM-8 missile. The Latakia was designed to specifically carry the brand new USM-8 Jericho anti-ship missile. The 2003 State of the Navy: The Future of the Fleet study determined that there was a major gap in AShM delivery capabilities. With the USM-8 having been certified and deemed ready for deployment, the vessel to carry a large block of them to a battlefield was authorized.

The Latakia was designed by the HHDB. INY, IMI, IAI, and IDI were each contracted out to provide designs for portions of the vessel and various subsystems. In the end, the HHDB accepted proposition 7 and awarded a contract to INY to construct 8 vessels with an option for 12 more. Of course further vessels may be ordered down the line for either domestic use or possible export should the vessel be authorized for foreign sale.

The key to the Latakia's punch is the new IAI V-5 Ultra-VLS system. 24 of the cells have been installed in an 6 x 4 arragement aboard the vessel. IAI designed the IAI V-5 specifically to carry the IAI USM-8 Jericho. In order to accomodate the missile, the cells are exceptionally large. A single V-5 cell measures 13.5 meters x 1.2 meters x 1.2 meters.


Statblock

Length: 238.4 meters

Beam: 20 meters

Draft: 9.1 meters

Displacement:
Light: 20,100 tons
Standard: 24,050 tons
Heavy: 25,900 tons

Powerplant and Propulsion

1 IEA LW5 Reactors at 74 MW

Range: Limited by food supplies

Cruising Speed: 30 knots

Maximum Speed: 34.6 knots

Propulsion: 4 x bronze screws



Armaments

MISSILES:
8 x IAI V-2(P) VLS Systems in 8 x2 arrangements (128 cells total) @ .7 m x .7m x 7 m per cell (single missile if cruise missile, torpedo, or large SAM. Quad pack if SPYDER or similar SAM)
1 x IAI V-5 Ultra-VLS System in 6 x 4 cell arrangement. 24 total cells @ 1.2m x 1.2m x 13.5 m per cell (for USM-8A Jericho SSM)

GUNS:

1 x 5/64 Mk 135 deck gun (200 rounds carried)

POINT DEFENSE:

4 x IAI NSA 3 Box launcher with 21 SAA-4 Point Defense Missiles



Sensors and Electronic Warfare
RADAR:
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 integrated RADAR system
IDI Caleb I Mod 1 OTH 3D Search RADAR
IDI Mk-78 Fire Control RADAR
IDI Mk-80 Navigation RADAR tied into ECDIS

SONAR:

IDC SBS-3 bow mounted active/passive SONAR
IDC SFS-8 Hull mounted flank SONAR
IDC STS-2 Mod 1 Towed SONAR Array

DEFENSIVE COUNTERMEASURES:

IMI Electronic Warfare Suite
IMI 4th Gen Towed Torpedo Decoy
Chaff and Flares

Aviation Facilities

Hangar space for two ASW helos, or 1 large transport helo, or 1 Tilt-Rotar.

Crew

Ships Company:
35 officers
420 enlisted men

Attached Air Crew:
4 officers
16 enlisted men

Price: $5 billion USD

Kalev כלב class Sonar Surveillance Vessel (STV)

(Why bother finding a hiding place when you can hide right in front of their eyes?)

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Project Overview:

The כלב (Kalev class) was begun as Israeli Naval Officers expressed a desire to have an ASW surveillance platform that could hide in plain sight. The Kalev is a vessel that is designed to resemble a standard commercial trawler. Instead of fishing nets, it is outfitted with towed SONAR arrays and high tech communications gear. Upon launch, the Kalev bears the paint of a warship, but she will be repainted in civilian colors and will be outfitted with standard equipment for a stern trawler to enhance her cover.

The Hel HaYam's design board noted that modern submarines are nearly impossible to detect from maritime patrol aircraft. Maritime patrol aircraft are still useful as they can quickly bring an ASW payload to a battle zone faster than surface ships or submarines. They also are immune from attack when facing most enemy submarines. The problem is that a surface ship is needed to vector in the ASW aircraft. This vessel will fulfill that role while remaing safe from attack. The vessel will be difficult to spot in the first place as it has such a small size. Should the vessel be seen, it will look like, sound like, and act like one of the thousands of fishing trawlers prowling the oceans. The vessel will often not even have the flag of HaMedinat Yisrael on it. Crew members will not wear Naval uniforms. They will wear the gear of civilian commercial fishermen. The vessel will have a complete array of trawling gear and nets. the vessel will carry out trawling operations, but this is all part of the disguise.


General Statistics:

Length: 225 feet

Beam: 25 feet

Draft: 14 feet

Powerplant:
2 x INY marine diesels at 1500 HP each.

Speed:
cruising: 15 knots
top: 21 knots

range: 2,500 nm unrefueled

Displacement:
Empty: 1312 tons
Standard: 1638 tons
full: 1890 tons

Crew: 7 officers and 30 enlisted men

Armaments: NONE

Sensors:

RADAR:
INY Gen IV Navigation RADAR
INY SS-V Mod 1 Area Search RADAR

SONAR:
IDC STS-2 Mod 0 Towed SONAR Array
This is the crown jewel of Israeli Defense Corporation's Maritime Surveillance Department. 900 feet of hydrophones are strung at the end of a 5 mile long line that can be maneuvered to depths ranging from above the thermal layer to 4,000 feet below the surface.

IDC STS-1 Mod 2 Towed SONAR Array
IDC's MSD has upgraded and modified their venerable array. The latest incarnation of the StS-1 has been designed specifically for use in littoral regions where the STS-2 will have trouble. 300 feet of hydrophones are at the end of a 1.5 mile long line.

The IDC Mark IX SONAR Computer System has been calibrated to register the location of the arrays in relation to the vessel. This allows the computer to adjust the readouts to give accurate bearings when the ship is in mid turn and the array is lagging behind the turning vessel.

Price: $250,000,000

I've upgraded the Menachem Begin class cruiser, she now carries 10 5" dual barreled cannons.