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|Name=''Shaldag''
|Builders=Israel Shipyards Ltd.
|Operators=*{{navy|Israel|name=Israeli Sea Corps}},
*[[File:Hərbi Dəniz Qüvvələri.jpg|15px]] Azerbaijani Navy,
*{{navy|Sri Lanka|name=Sri Lanka Navy}},
*{{navy|Nigeria|name=Nigerian Navy}},<ref>http://allafrica.com/stories/200909100306.html</ref>
*{{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}}Equatorial Guinea Navy<ref>{{Citation
 | title = Equatorial Guinea Navy (Equatorial Guinea), The market - Middle East and Africa
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 | journal = Jane's Naval Construction and Retrofit Markets
 | accessdate = 2010-04-16
 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713085943/http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Naval-Construction-and-Retrofit-Markets/Equatorial-Guinea-Navy-Equatorial-Guinea.html
 | archive-date=2011-07-13
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*{{Flagicon|Cyprus}} Cyprus Port and Marine Police<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems|first=Eric|last=Wertheim|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=2007|isbn=978-1-59114-955-2}}</ref>
*[[File:Prefectura_Arg_logo.svg|20px]] Argentine Naval Prefecture<ref>https://www.defensa.com/argentina/argentina-recibe-primeras-lanchas-rapidas-intervencion-shaldag</ref>
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The '''''Shaldag'' class Fast Patrol Boat''' ({{lang-he-n|שלדג}}) is a small but fast class of [[Engineering:Patrol boat|patrol boat]]s developed  for the Israeli Sea Corps (ISC) and launched in 1989, it has since seen service with several other navies. Designed for security tasks where high intercept speeds are required, such as interdiction of terrorism and illegal smuggling. Its salient features are as follows:
*High speed in rough seas, with good seakeeping and outstanding maneuverability 
*Exceptionally low [[Engineering:Slamming|slamming]] in all sea states 
*Dry decks at all speeds 
*Very spacious and accessible internal arrangement

==Design and construction==
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - The Israeli Navy sets sail on another mission in the mediterranean.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Shaldag class Fast Patrol Boat of the Israeli Navy in the Mediterranean]]
The hull, deck and deckhouse are of welded marine aluminium alloy, with transverse frames and longitudinals. Integral double bottom tanks contain fuel with an additional gravity fuel tank at the center. The hull is divided into six watertight compartments which meet strict international flooded damage stability criteria.

==Armament==

Typhoon - mounting an [[Engineering:M242 Bushmaster|Bushmaster M242]]  and electro-optics systems  on foredeck and aftdeck rings for 20&nbsp;mm. single gun mount
Spigots for 0.5" machine guns on both sides of the main deck.
The boat is able to accommodate most advanced new weapon systems, such as the rapid-fire stabilized gun mount, remotely controlled by a night vision system.

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