| Super Dvora Mk II-class patrol boat | |
|---|---|
 Super Dvora Mk II-class HPL-21 Ankaran of the Slovenian Navy | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Super Dvora Mark II |
| Builders: | IAI-Ramta |
| Operators: |
 Slovenia, Slovenian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Dvora |
| Succeeded by: | Super Dvora Mk III class patrol boat |
| Subclasses: | Dvora |
| In commission: | 1996 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | fast patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 60 tons full load |
| Length: | 25.4 metres. (incl. ASD platform) |
| Beam: | 5.67 metres. |
| Draught: | 1.1 metres. |
| Propulsion: | 2x diesel engines with 4,570 hp (3,410 kW) and two Arneson ASD-16 articulating surface drives. |
| Speed: | 45 knots (83 km/h) - 52 knots (96 km/h) (Full Speed) |
| Range: | 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) at 42 knots (78 km/h). |
| Armament: | 1 x Typhoon 25-30mm stabilized cannon/Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, 2 x 12.7mm General Purpose Machine Gun |
The Super Dvora Mark II fast patrol boats is a high-speed class of patrol boats meant for a variety of naval missions from typical off-shore coastal patrol mission profiles to high-speed, high-maneuver littoral warfare. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries for the Israeli Sea Corps the Super Dvora Mark II is the successor to the Dvora class fast patrol boats. The Super Dvora Mark II has been employed by the Sri Lanka Navy to counter LTTE operations at sea.
Design and construction[]
Close to 25 meters in length. the Super Dvora has a marine aluminum alloy planing hull in order to maintaining high standards of sea-keeping, maneuverability and static/dynamic intact/damaged stability in adverse environments.
Armament[]
Originally the main armament of the Super Dvora Mark II was Oerlikon 20 mm cannon which were manually operated. At present all Super Dvora Mark II types have been modified to allow for the installation of Typhoon 25-30mm stabilized cannon which can be slaved to state-of the art mast-mounted, day/night, long-range electro-optic systems. In addition to its main armament, Super Dvora Mark II carry heavy or light machine guns, depending on the operational requirements.
Sri Lankan Navy Super Dvora Mark II carry additional weapon systems such as automatic grenade launchers and PKM general purpose machine guns.
Operators[]
Eritrea
- Eritrean Navy (6) [1]
India
- Indian Navy (7)[1]
- Israel
Slovenia
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Navy (4 with 1 sunk)[1]
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