israel shipyards june 2013 type privately held limited company previously a government owned corporation industry shipbuilding defence founded 1959 ; 57 years ago 1959 headquarters haifa israel key people samy katsav chairman since 1995 avi shahaf general manager since 1995 products missile boats patrol boats tugboats multipurpose boats and cranes revenue 148 million 2007 number of employees 378 employees website israel shipyards israel shipyards is one of the largest shipbuilding and repair facilities in the eastern mediterranean . 1 the company also operates the first and only privately owned port in israel . the company s facilities are located at the kishon port part of the port of haifa complex include a floating dry dock with 20 000 tons of lifting capacity and a 900 meters long wharf with 12 meters of water depth . contents 1 history 2 products and services 2.1 naval vessels 2.1.1 missile boats 2.1.2 patrol boats 2.2 merchant vessels 2.3 ship repairs 2.4 industrial structures 3 list of ships built by israel shipyards partial list 4 references 5 external links history edit 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 . 2 today israel shipyards is controlled by the shlomo group tase shld a holding group owned by businessman shlomo shmeltzer . 2 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 33 saar 4 and 4.5 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 hopes to expand its offering to meet the evolving requirements of the israeli navy as well as of international customers overseas . 3 products and services edit naval vessels edit missile boats edit sa ar 4 class missile boat sa ar 4.5 class missile boat sa ar 72 class corvette patrol boats edit shaldag class fast patrol boat zivanit class hydrofoils patrol boats police patrol boats merchant vessels edit tugboats bulk freighters ship repairs edit the shipyards has capability and experience to design and execute project 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 edit 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 edit name class built for launched fate image 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 hurac n 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 hydrofoils 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 saar 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 saar 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 saar 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 060 offshore patrol vessel hellenic coast guard december 2003 4 active 070 offshore patrol vessel hellenic coast guard february 2004 active 080 offshore patrol vessel hellenic coast guard april 2004 active arm hurac n 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 90m long 15m meters wide 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 fast patrol boat israeli navy active shaldag mk iii shaldag class fast patrol boat israeli navy active shaldag mk ii shaldag class fast patrol boat equatorial guinea navy 2005 two shaldag mk ii fast patrol boats constructed in 2004 and delivered in 2005 . 5 shaldag mk iii shaldag class fast patrol boat sri lanka navy active shaldag mk iii shaldag class fast patrol boat nigerian navy 6 active references edit moving up to warships israel shipyards hopes for big step in technology defense news 20 july 2009 a b shlomo group profile shlomo.co.il retrieved 2010 04 04 israel shipyards introduces the saar 72 mini corvette design ; defense update may 16 2013 israel shipyards building 3 patrol boats to protect athens olympics . globes . 15 december 2003 . equatorial guinea navy equatorial guinea the market middle east and africa jane s retrieved 2010 04 16 nigeria govt israel in u.s. 25 million arms deal . allafrica.com . retrieved 2016 06 26 . external links edit israel shipyards home page wikimedia commons has media related to israel shipyards . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title israel shipyards & oldid 727071386 categories manufacturing companies of israeldefense companies of israelhidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages catal e tinadeutsch espa olfran ais ladinoportugu s ti ng vi t edit links this page was last modified on 26 june 2016 at 12 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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