HURACAN (P-301) class

 2 HURACAN-class GUIDED MISSILE PATROL CRAFT (PTG)
   (ex-Israeli SA'AR 4.5 class)

 Name        Pendant     Launched          Commissioned     Status

 HURACAN     P-301       July 10, 1980     Aug. 1980        Active
   (ex-Israeli ALIYAH)
 TORMENTA    P-302       Oct. 1980         Dec. 31, 1980    Active
   (ex-Israeli GEOULA)

These missile craft were the first Israeli warships to be able to carry and operate helicopters. Both were designed to operate as flotilla leaders....