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To: Victor; justa-hairyape; katagious

>>Wonder if Israel has the equivalent of Ohio Class submarines? Or even Los Angeles class?

Nothing even close. But there is some talk of them managing to mod their Harpoons into a nuclear-tipped land-attack version, to give them a rudimentary second-strike capability.

Submarines

Dolphin class (Type 800) coastal submarines

Displacement: 1,720 tons submerged
Dimensions: 57 x 6.8 x 6.2 meters (187 x 22.5 x 20.5 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp, 20 knots
Crew: 35
Sonar: ???
Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 torpedoes & Harpoon SSM)
German-built.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes
-- Dolphin 1999 MED Haifa
-- Leviathan 1999 MED Haifa
-- Tekuma 2000 MED Haifa

51 posted on 07/15/2006 5:02:00 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)

To: FreedomPoster

What's a Harpoon? Cruise missile?

55 posted on 07/15/2006 5:06:15 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)

To: FreedomPoster

Wouldn't you think that Israel would have the entire U.S. Atlantic fleet at their disposal?

66 posted on 07/15/2006 5:15:57 AM PDT by Coldwater Creek ("Over there, over there, We won't be back 'til it's over Over there.")

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