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Destroyers

Z class destroyers
- INS Eilat (K-40) - Formerly HMS Zealous (R39)
  - Purchased from United Kingdom in 1955
  - Commissioned in July 1956
  - Sunk by P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx) missiles fired from Egyptian missile boats, on 21 October 1967 (just before the War of Attrition)
- INS Yaffo (K-42) - Formerly HMS Zodiac (R54) - Retired
  - Purchased from UK in 1955
  - Commissioned in July 1956
  - Expended in 1970, being used as a target in Gabriel missile trials
Hunt class escort destroyers
- INS Haifa (K-38) - Formerly HMS Mendip (L60)
  - Captured from Egypt on 31 October 1956
  - Commissioned in 1957
  - Retired

Frigates

River class frigates
- INS Mivtach (K-28) - Formerly HMCS Orkney (K448)
  - Commissioned in April 1949
  - Sold to Sri Lanka in 1959
- INS Misgav (K-30) - Formerly HMCS Strathadam (K682)
  - Commissioned in 1950
  - Retired in late 1960s, was used as a target in Looz / Gabriel missile trials
- INS Miznak (K-32) - Formerly HMCS Hallowell (K666)
  - Commissioned in 1952
  - Sold to Sri Lanka in 1959

Corvettes

Flower class corvettes
- INS HaShomer (K-18) - Formerly HMCS Beauharnois (K540)
  - Former clandestine immigration ship
  - Commissioned on 9 June 1948
  - Retired in late 1950s
- INS Hagana (K-20) - Formerly HMCS Norsyd (K520)
  - Former clandestine immigration ship
  - Commissioned on 18 July 1948
  - Retired in late 1950s
Saar 5 class missile corvettes
- INS Eilat (501) (1994) - Active
- INS Lahav (502) (1994) - Active
- INS Hanit (503) (Spear, 1995) - Active

Missile boats

Saar 2 class (Mivtach class) missile boats - based on German Jaguar class, built in France
- INS Mivtach (311) (converted from Saar 1 class) - Retired, currently on display in the Clandestine Immigration and Sea Corps Museum, Haifa
- INS Miznak (312) (converted from Saar 1 class) - Retired
- INS Misgav (313) (converted from Saar 1 class) - Retired
- INS Eilat (321) - Retired
- INS Haifa (322) - Retired
- INS Akko (323) - Retired
Saar 3 class missile boats - built in France
- INS Saar (331) (Storm) - Retired
- INS Sufa (332) (Storm) - Retired
- INS Gaash (333) (Volcano) - Retired
- INS Herev (341) (Sword) - Retired
- INS Hanit (342) (Spear) - Sold to Chile in 1988
- INS Hetz (343) (Arrow) - Sold to Chile in 1988
Saar 4 class (Reshef class) missile boat - designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. (ISL)
- INS Reshef (1973) - Sold to Chile in 1997
- INS Keshet (Bow, 1973) - Sold to Chile in 1981
- INS Romah (Lance, 1974) - Sold to Chile in 1979
- INS Kidon (Bayonet/Javelin, 1974) - Converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1994
- INS Tarshish (1975) - Sold to Chile in 1997
- INS Yaffo (Jaffa, 1975) - Converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1998
- INS Nitzachon (Victory, 1978) - Active
- INS Atzmaut (Independence, 1979) - Active
- INS Moledet (Homeland, 1979) - Sold to Sri-Lanka in 2000
- INS Komemiyut (Uprising, 1980) - Sold to Sri-Lanka in 2000
Saar 4.5 class (Aliya class) missile boats / helicopter carriers - designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. (ISL)
- INS Aliya (Homecoming, 1980) - Sold to Mexico in July 2004
- INS Geula (Salvation, 1980) - Sold to Mexico in July 2004

Saar 4.5 class (Hetz class) missile boats - designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. (ISL)
- INS Romah (Lance, 1981) - Active
- INS Keshet (Bow, 1982) - Active
- INS Hetz (Arrow, 1991) - Active
- INS Kidon (Bayonet/Javelin, 1995) (converted from Saar 4 class) - Active
- INS Tarshish (1995) - Active
- INS Yaffo (Jaffa, 1998) (converted from Saar 4 class) - Active
- INS Herev (Sword, 2002) - Active
- INS Sufa (Storm, 2003) - Active
Grumman M161 hydrofoil
- INS Shimrit
  - Built by Grumman
- INS Shlomit
  - Built in Israel

Patrol Boats

INS HaPortsim (M-17)
- Commissioned in July 1948
- Retired
INS Palmach (M-19)
- Purchased from British mandate government
- Commissioned in July 1948
- Retired
INS Dror (M-21), INS Saar (M-23)
- Purchased from British mandate government
- Commissioned in June 1948
- Retired
INS Galia (M-31) - Former German patrol boat
- Commissioned in August 1948
- Retired
INS Tirtsa (M-35)
- Purchased in Cyprus
- Commissioned in August 1948
- Retired

Netz class boats - Retired
Yatush class patrol boats - Retired
Bertram class patrol boats - Retired
Dabur class patrol boats - 12 built by Sewart Seacraft, the rest by IAI-Ramta - 34 adopted in 1973-77, 15 active, numbers in a 860-920 range.
Super Dvora class fast patrol boats - built by IAI-Ramta
- Super Dvora Mk I - 9 adopted from 1988, 9 active, numbers 811-819
- Super Dvora Mk II - 4 adopted from 1996, 4 active, numbers 820-823
- Super Dvora Mk III - 6 ordered
Shaldag class fast patrol boats
- Shaldag Mk II - 2 ordered
Nachshol class patrol boats (Stingray Interceptor-2000) - built by Stingray Marine - 3 adopted (1997-98), 3 active

Other warships

INS Eilat (A-16) - Formerly USCGC Northland (WPG-49) icebreaker
- Former clandestine immigration ship
- Commissioned on 21 May 1948, becoming the first warship of the Israeli Sea Corps
- Renamed to Matspen in 1957
- Retired in 1962
INS HaTikvah (K-22)
- Former clandestine immigration ship
- Commissioned on 9 June 1948
- Retired after a brief service
INS Maoz (K-24) - Formerly USS Cythera (PY-31) patrol yacht
- Former clandestine immigration ship
- Commissioned in September 1948
- Retired
INS Nogah (K-26) - Formerly US Navy submarine chaser
- Purchased from USA
- Commissioned in October 1948
- Retired in 1952
INS Nogah 2 (K-22) - Formerly USS PC-1188 submarine chaser
- Purchased from USA
- Arrived in 1953
- Retired in late 1960s
Saar 1 class boats - based on German Jaguar class, built in France
- INS Mivtach (311) - Converted to Saar 2 class missile boat
- INS Miznak (312) - Converted to Saar 2 class missile boat
- INS Misgav (313) - Converted to Saar 2 class missile boat

Landing ships

P-25, P-33 - built in Germany
- Purchased in Italy
- Commissioned in 1948
- Retired in 1957
P-31
- Purchased in Italy
- Commissioned in August 1948
- Retired after a brief service
LCT class
- INS Gush Etsion / Prato (P-39)
  - Purchased in Italy
  - Commissioned in July 1948
  - Retired in 1957
LCI class
- INS Ramat Rachel (P-51), INS Nitsanim (P-53)
  - Commissioned in December 1948 / January 1949
  - Retired in late 1950s
INS Bat-Sheva
- Purchased in 1968-69
- Retired in 1990s, sunk during a missile trials
LSM-1 class
- INS Sheva (P-91), INS Ofir (P-93), INS Tarshish (P-95)
  - Purchased in 1970
  - Retired in 1973-74
Kishon class landing ships - built in Israel
- INS Etzion Gever (P-51), INS Shikmona (P-53), INS Caesarea (P-55)
  - Retired by 1991
Ashdod class landing ships - built in Israel in 1966-67
- INS Ashdod (P-61)
  - Retired in 2001
- INS Ashkelon (P-63), INS Achziv (P-65)
  - Retired in 1999

Support ships

INS Bat Yam
INS Bat Galim
INS Drom Afrika (Sh-29)
INS Hana Senesh
- Commissioned in 1948
- Retired
INS Keshet - cargo ship
INS Nir - alongside tender
INS Nahariya - alongside tender
78-ton tugs - built in Israel

Submarines

S Class submarines - Purchased from UK
- INS Tanin (Ts-71) (Alligator) - Formerly HMS Springer (P264)
  - Commissioned in December 1959
  - Retired
- INS Rahav (Ts-73) - Formerly HMS Sanguine (P266)
  - Commissioned in May 1960
  - Retired
T Class submarines - Purchased from UK in 1964
- INS Leviathan (Ts-75) (Whale) - Formerly HMS Turpin (P354)
  - Commissioned in 1967
  - Retired
- INS Dakar (Ts-77) - Formerly HMS Totem (P352)
  - Lost at sea in 1968
- INS Dolphin (Ts-79) - Formerly HMS Truncheon (P353)
  - Commissioned in 1968
  - Retired
Gal Class - Modified German 206A type submarine, built in UK
- INS Gal (Wave)
  - Commissioned in 1976
  - Retired
- INS Tanin (Alligator)
  - Commissioned in 1977
  - Retired
- INS Rahav
  - Commissioned in 1977
  - Retired
Dolphin Class - Type 800 coastal submarines - built in Germany
- INS Dolphin
  - Commissioned in 1999
  - Active
- INS Leviathan
  - Commissioned in 1999
  - Active
- INS Tekumah (Rising)
  - Commissioned in 2000
  - Active

On August 25, 2006, Israel signed a deal with Germany to purchase two nuclear-capable Dolphin class submarines, a deal valued at $1.3 billion, with Germany financing one-third of the total cost. ^[1]

Commando boats

Dolphin type underwater craft
Maiale (pig) type underwater craft
Snunit boats
Zaharon boats
Moulit boats
Morena rigid-hulled inflatable boats

External links

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 *[http://www.hi-teach.com/navy/ Israeli Sea Corps Legacy website] {{he icon}}
 *[http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/mideast/israel.htm#1 World Navies Today: Israel]
+* [http://www.hnsa.org/ships/mivtach.htm HNSA Ship Page: INS Mivtach]
+* [http://www.hnsa.org/ships/afalpichen.htm HNSA Ship Page: INS Af Al Pi Chen]
 [[Category:Israel-related lists|Ships of the Israeli Sea Corps]]