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 INS Geula, it was bought by Mexico and placed under control of the Mexican Navy. Its sister ship is ARM Huracán.
Ceremony of transferring INS Geula and INS Aliya from the Israeli Navy to the Navy of Mexico.
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Name | Tormenta |
Builder | Israel Shipyards Ltd. |
Commissioned | August 23, 2004 |
In service | 2 |
Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat (Aliya subclass) |
Displacement | 498 tonnes |
Length | 61.7 m (202 ft) |
Beam | 7.62 m (25.0 ft) |
Draft | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | 4 MTU V16 diesel engines |
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Complement | 53 officers and crewmen |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament | |
Aviation facilities | One helicopter hangar and Helipad |