INS Kidon explained

The INS Kidon (Hebrew: אח"י כידון, lit. Javelin) is a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 Flotilla, built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. and commissioned in 1997.^[1]

The ship is not the first to use this name, named after the previous Sa'ar 4-class missile boat. The newer ship comprising various systems dismantled from older Sa'ar 4 INS Kidon hull.^[2]

See also

• INS Herev
• INS Tarshish

External links

• World Navies Today: Israel
• Google Data

Notes and References

1. Book: Imbar, Moshe . 2015 . The 3td Flotilla - The Israel Navy Fast Missile Boats . he . Pages: 130-131 . Ministry of Defense publishing.
2. Hetz/Nirit Sa'ar 4.5 Unit List - GlobalSecurity.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/hetz-list.htm