Israeli Navy

The **Israeli Navy** (Sea Corps of Israel), also knwon as the **Israeli Naval Forces** or **INF**, is the naval warfare service arm of the IDF, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea theater. *The Israeli Navy is believed to be responsible for maintaining Israel's offshore nuclear second strike capability.*

### Size

4 Corvettes, 8 Missile Boats, 2 Support Ships, 45 Patrol Boats, 7 Submarines, 1 Aircraft Carrier, 1 Battlecruiser, 2 Destroyer, 1 Frigate, 40000 Active Personnel, 25000 Reserve Personnel

## **Bases**

### Naval HQ

The Navy's headquarters, located mostly in Camp Rabin, consists of five Divisions. The Divisions' chiefs are directly subordinate to the Navy commander.

Home to:

* Command Division
* Intelligence Division
* Sea Division
* Equipment Division
* Manpower Division

### Haifa

The Haifa Naval Base is the Main Base of the Israeli Navy, Located in the Northern City of Haifa, on the Gulf of Haifa.

Home to:

* 914th Patrol Squadron
* Shayetet 3 (Missile Boats Flotilla)
* Shayetet 7 (Submarine Flotilla)
* 707th YALTAM Unit (Underwater Unit)

### Atlit

The Atlit Naval Base is a Top Secret Naval Base, Located right by the Château Pèlerin Castle, Near the Town of Atlit.

Home to:

* Shayetet 13 (The Navy's Elite Commando Unit)

### Ashdod

The Ashdod Naval Base is located in the Port of Ashdod, which is mainly used for Cargo Shipments. It is located in the Northern Part of Ashdod, a City located in the Coastal Plain, Between Tel-Aviv and Gaza. It was recently upgraded, to fit the New and Much Larger Ships of the INF.

Home to:

* 916th Patrol Squadron
* Shayetet 1 (Giant's Flotilla)
* Shayetet 2 (Big Ships Flotilla)

### Eilat

The Eilat Naval Base is Located in the southernmost city of Eilat, on the Red Sea Coast.

Home to:

* 915th Patrol Squadron

### Naval Training Base

The Naval Training base – located in Haifa, contains the submarine operations school, the missile boat operations school and the naval command school. The naval training base also functions as the Israeli Naval Academy.

### Mamtam

Mamtam – IT, processing and computing.

Mamtam is a small unit responsible for all Israeli Navy signal and IT systems, both logistic and operational. The soldiers that serve there are mainly programmers and university graduates in engineering, computer science and other technological professions.

### Naval Shipyards

The Naval Shipyards are Located in the Haifa Naval Base

## **Fleet**

Aircraft Carriers

Battlecruisers

Submarines
**INS Livyatahn (Whale)**
**INS Tekumah (Revival)**
**1999**
**2000**
**INS Rahav (Rahab)**
**INS Drakon (Dragon)**
**2014**
**2019**

Missile Boats
**INS Keshet (Bow)**
**INS Hetz (Arrow)**
**INS Kidon (Javelin)**
**INS Tarshish**
**INS Yaffo (Jaffa)**
**INS Herev (Sword)**
**INS Sufa (Storm)**

**1982**
**1991**
**1995**
**1995**
**1998**
**2002**
**2003**
**INS *Tarshish* was originally a Sa'ar 4 built in 1975, converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1995**
**INS *Yaffo* was originally a Sa'ar 4 built in 1975, converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1998**

Frigates

Destroyers

Corvettes
**INS Lahav (Blade)**
**INS Hanit (Spear)**
**1994**
**1995**

Support Ships
**INS Bat-Galim**

Commando Boats

Aircraft
**Ka-27I**