Atlit naval base
Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Atlit naval base is a classified Israeli Navy base on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel. The base is home to Shayetet 13, Israel's naval commando unit.
| Altit Naval Base | |
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| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | |
| File:Isnavsht13.jpg Coat of Arms of the base | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Naval Base |
| Owner | File:Flag of the Israel Defense Forces.svg Israel Defense Forces |
| Operator | File:Naval Ensign of Israel.svg Israeli Navy |
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| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | File:Naval Ensign of Israel.svg Israeli Navy |
In 2010, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the base to salute the commandos who took part in the Gaza flotilla raid.[1] During the Operation Arrows of the North, Hezbollah claimed that its drone squadron successfully struck the Atlit base.[2]
Atlit Shipyard
[edit | edit source]Atlit Shipyard, a part of the Naval Shipyards (Israel) is also in the parameter of the base.
Establishment
[edit | edit source]After the establishment of Shayetet 13, the research and planning division of the Weapons Development Authority , began a project based on sabotage boats that were manufactured in Italy and which were used to sink Emir Farooq. A new model passed the tests in Shipyard until March 1954 and in April of that year it was tested by the Navy and its production began. In 1956 the boats entered operational use in the Navy.[3]
Integration into Naval Shipyards
[edit | edit source]After the integration of Shayetet 13 into the Navy, the Shayetet 13 shipyard was subordinated to the Naval Shipyard.[4] In 1958, bodies of pigs were developed by Lt. Col. Haim Shachel. The design was outsourced to the Orlight plant in Ness Ziona and in 1963 a molded fiberglass model was launched as a unified body and not composed of separate parts.[5]
Covert Operations
[edit | edit source]Covert repairs and operations were also carried out in this shipyard.[6]
Château Pèlerin
[edit | edit source]Within the base stands Château Pèlerin, a medieval crusader fortress currently closed to the public.[7]
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Château Pèlerin, on the grounds of the Atlit naval base
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Another view of Château Pèlerin
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Netanyahu salutes Shayetet 13 soldiers in 'Marmara' raid
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