Haifa naval base

TypeNaval Base

Owner

Israel Defense Forces

Operator

Israeli Navy

Garrison

Israeli Navy

Shayetet 7 ( the submarine fleet )
Shayetet 3 (missile ship fleet)
Squadron 914
YILTAM
Institute of Naval Medicine
Fin unit
Technical squadron
Personnel squadron
Logistics squadron
Defense squadron

Haifa Naval Base
Israel

Site information
Type	Naval Base
Owner	Israel Defense Forces
Operator	Israeli Navy
Location

Map of ports in Haifa Bay
Garrison information
Garrison	Israeli Navy Shayetet 7 ( the submarine fleet ) Shayetet 3 (missile ship fleet) Squadron 914 YILTAM Institute of Naval Medicine Fin unit Technical squadron Personnel squadron Logistics squadron Defense squadron

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The Haifa naval base is a base of Israeli Navy, located in Haifa, Israel, and constitutes the main naval base of the Israel Defense Forces. The base is the hub of Israel's naval force. The naval base has submarines, missile boats and other vessels. The base operates five Dolphin-class submarines, widely believed to carry Popeye Turbo cruise missiles armed with nuclear weapons.^[1]^[2] On 7 February 2021, Brigadier General Tal Politis was appointed to serve as commander of the Haifa naval base, replacing Brigadier General Guy Goldfarb.^[3]

In this base reside the 7th fleet ( the submarine fleet ), the 3rd fleet ( the missile ship fleet ); Squadron 914 (one of the BTS squadrons ), the unit for underwater missions (ILTAM), the Institute of Naval Medicine and the fin unit . The main role of the base is to secure the shipping lanes of the State of Israel, to maintain and improve the operational capacity of the corps and to carry out routine security tasks . The base commander who is the commander of the northern arena in the navy is an officer with the rank of brigadier general and is also referred to as "Commander BH".^[4]

Coastal squadrons are also located at the base: the technical squadron, the personnel squadron, the logistics squadron, the defense squadron and more.^[4]

Haifa Naval Shipyard is in the west of the base.

The base operates five Dolphin-class submarines, widely believed to carry Popeye Turbo cruise missiles armed with nuclear weapons.^[1]^[2]

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