Israel Shipyards

Israeli shipbuilding and repair company

Israel Shipyards Ltd

Aerial view of Israel Shipyards in June 2013

Native name

| מספנות ישראל
Company type| privately held limited company (former government-owned corporation)
Industry| shipbuilding
defence
Founded| 1959; 66 years ago (1959)
Founder| Government of Israel
Headquarters| Kishon Port,

Haifa

Israel

Key people

| Samy Katsav (Chairman)
Eitan Zucker (general manager)
Products| missile boats, patrol boats, tugboats, multipurpose boats and cranes
Revenue| ₪ 599 million[1] (2014)

Number of employees

| 378
Website| www.israel-shipyards.com
Work in Israel Shipyards, 1969

Israel Shipyards is a large shipbuilding and repair facilities in the eastern Mediterranean.[2] The company also operates a privately owned port in Israel. The company's facilities are located at the Kishon Port (part of the Port of Haifa complex).

Facilities include a shiplift (syncrolift), capable lifting up to 3,000 tons, or 100-meter (330 ft) length overall ships, and a 1,000-meter (3,300 ft)-long quay with 12 meters (39 ft) of water depth.

## History

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The company was founded in 1959 by the State of Israel to build both military and civilian ships, and to provide marine engineering upgrade, maintenance and repair services. In 1995, following years of underperformance and continued losses under state ownership, the company was privatized and sold to a group of local investors who, since 1998, have returned it to profitability.[3]

Israel Shipyards is controlled by the Shlomo Group (TASE:SHLD), a holding group owned by businessman Shlomo Shmeltzer.[3]

In May 2013 Israel Shipyard unveiled a new ‘Mini Corvette’ design, the Sa'ar S-72 class; to offer the Israeli Navy a new class, which fits between the Navy's existing Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats, and Sa'ar 5-class corvettes. Through the years Israel Shipyards have built 40 Sa'ar-class missile boats; 20 were delivered to the Israeli Navy over the years. Last to be delivered were two upgraded Sa'ar 4.5 Hetz-subclass missile boats called INS Herev (2002) and INS Sufa (2003). With the new Mini Corvette the shipyard hoped to expand its offering to meet the evolving requirements, of the Israeli Navy, as well as of international customers overseas.[4]

## Products and services

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### Naval vessels

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#### Missile boats

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* Sa'ar 4-class missile boat
* Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat
* Sa'ar 72-class corvette

#### Offshore patrol vessels (OPV)

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* Sa'ar 62-class offshore patrol vessel
* OPV 45

#### Fast patrol crafts (FPC)

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* Shaldag-class patrol boat
* Zivanit-class hydrofoil patrol boats

### Merchant vessels

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* Tugboats
* Bulk freighters

### Ship repairs

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The Shipyards has capability and experience to design and execute projects such as:

* Damage repair of merchant ships
* Jumboizing of container ships
* Conversion and modification of cargo vessels
* Repairs and maintenance of merchant and Naval vessels

### Industrial structures

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The company uses its facilities to build and deliver non-ship related commissions; recently completed projects include:

* Panamax and Post Panamax container cranes
* Harbor construction and cargo handling installations
* Coal unloading steel piers and cranes for the Orot Rabin power plant
* Industrial large pressure vessels
* Potash storage and loading installation
* Jet bridges for Ben Gurion International Airport's terminal 3

## List of ships built by Israel Shipyards (partial list)

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Name | Class | Built For | Launched | Fate | Image

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INS Etzion Gever (P-51)  | Kishon-class landing craft  |  Israeli Navy
| January 1963  | Sold for civilian use in 1984, used as a fishing boat in Eilat  |
INS Reshef (Spark)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy
Chilean Navy | February 1973  | Sold to Chile in 1997 as LM-34 Angamos |
INS Keshet (Bow)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy
Chilean Navy | October 1973  | Sold to Chile in 1981 as LM-31 Chipana |
INS Romach (Lance)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy
Chilean Navy | 1974  | Sold to Chile in 1979 as LM-30 Casma |
INS Kidon (Javelin)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1974  | Retired – The old hull sunk as an underwater memorial  |
INS Tarshish | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy
Chilean Navy | 1975  | Sold to Chile in 1997 as LM-35 Papudo |
INS Yaffo (Jaffa)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1975  | Retired  |
INS Nitzachon (Victory)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | July 1978  | Redirected to anti-submarine warfare |
INS Atzmaut (Independence)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | December 1978  | Redirected to anti-submarine warfare |
INS Moledet (Homeland)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy
Sri Lanka Navy | 1979  | Redirected to anti-submarine warfare, sold to Sri Lanka in 2000 as SLNS Suranimala.  |
INS Komemiyut (Sovereignty)  | Sa'ar 4-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy
Sri Lanka Navy | 1980  | Redirected to anti-submarine warfare, sold to Sri Lanka in 2000 as SLNS Nandimitra |
INS Aliya (Homecoming)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | July 1980  | Refitted and sold to Mexico in 2004 as ARM Huracán |
INS Geula (Salvation)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | October 1980  | Refitted and sold to Mexico in 2004 as ARM Tormenta |
INS Romah (Halberd)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1981  | Active  |
INS Keshet (Bow)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1982  | Active  |
INS Shlomit | Zivanit-class hydrofoil missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1983  | Sold for scrap metal in September 1991 due to technical unreliability  |
INS Hetz (Arrow)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1991  | Active  |
INS Tarshish | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1995  | Sa'ar 4 class built in 1974 and converted to Sa'ar 4.5 class in 1994, Active  |
INS Kidon (Lance)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1995  | Sa'ar 4 class built in 1974 and converted to Sa'ar 4.5 class in 1994, Active  |
INS Yaffo (Jaffa)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 1998  | Sa'ar 4 class built in 1974 and converted to Sa'ar 4.5 class in 1998, Active  |
INS Herev (Sword)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 2002  | Active  |
INS Sufa (Storm)  | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Israeli Navy | 2003  | Active  |
ΛΣ-060 | Offshore patrol vessel |  Hellenic Coast Guard | December 2003[5] | Active  |
ΛΣ-070 | Offshore patrol vessel |  Hellenic Coast Guard | February 2004  | Active  |
ΛΣ-080 | Offshore patrol vessel |  Hellenic Coast Guard | April 2004  | Active  |
ARM Huracán | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Mexican Navy | 2004  | Active  |
ARM Tormenta | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat |  Mexican Navy | 2004  | Active  |
| Bulk freighters | A commercial customer  | 2008  | A 90 m (300 ft) long, 15 m (49 ft) beam bulk freighters  |
| Bulk freighters  | A commercial customer  | 2009  | Active  |
| Bulk freighters  | A commercial customer  | 2009  | Active  |
| Bulk freighters  | A commercial customer  | 2010  | Active  |
Shaldag MK II  | Shaldag-class patrol boat |  Israeli Navy |  | Active  |
Shaldag MK III  | Shaldag-class patrol boat |  Israeli Navy |  | Active  |
Shaldag MK II  | Shaldag-class patrol boat |  Navy of Equatorial Guinea | 2005  | Two Shaldag Mk II fast patrol boats constructed in 2004 and delivered in 2005.[6] |
Shaldag MK III  | Shaldag-class patrol boat |  Sri Lanka Navy |  | Active  |
Shaldag MK III  | Shaldag-class patrol boat |  Nigerian Navy[7] |  | Active  |
Shaldag MK II  | Shaldag-class patrol boat |  Argentine Naval Prefecture[8] | 2018  | Active  |

## References

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1. ^ "מספנות ישראל במו"מ על עסקה בשווי 900 מיליון שקל". TheMarker.
2. ^ "Moving Up to Warships? Israel Shipyards Hopes for Big Step in Technology". Defense News. July 20, 2009.[dead link]
3. ^ a b "Shlomo Group Profile", Shlomo.co.il, archived from the original on April 10, 2010, retrieved April 4, 2010
4. ^ Israel Shipyards Introduces the SAAR 72 Mini-Corvette Design; Defense-Update, May 16, 2013
5. ^ "Israel Shipyards building 3 patrol boats to protect Athens Olympics". Globes. December 15, 2003.
6. ^ "Equatorial Guinea Navy (Equatorial Guinea), The market – Middle East and Africa", Jane's Naval Construction and Retrofit Markets, archived from the original on July 13, 2011, retrieved April 16, 2010
7. ^ "Nigeria: Govt-Israel in U.S.$25 Million Arms Deal". Allafrica.com. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
8. ^ Piñeiro, Luis (May 22, 2018). "Argentina recibe las primeras lanchas rápidas de intervención Shaldag". Defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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