Ceremony of transferring INS Geula and INS Aliya from the Israeli Navy to the Navy of Mexico. |
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Name: | ARM Tormenta |
Builder: | Israel Shipyards Ltd. |
Commissioned: | August 23, 2004 |
In service: | 2 |
Fate: | Active |
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Class and type: | Saar 4.5 (Aliya) |
Displacement: | 498 tonnes |
Length: | 61.7 metres (202.43 ft) |
Beam: | 7.62 metres (25.00 ft) |
Draft: | 2.8 metres (9.19 ft) |
Propulsion: | 4 MTU V16 diesel engines |
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Aviation facilities: | One helicopter hangar and Helipad |
The ARM Tormenta (A-302) is a missile boat in the Mexican Navy. Previously a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat in the Israeli Sea Corps named the INS Geula, it was bought by Mexico and placed under control of the Mexican Navy. Its sister ship is the ARM Huracan.
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