Cherbourg Project
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The Cherbourg Project (or Boats of Cherbourg) was an Israeli military operation that took place on 24 December 1969 and involved the escape of five remaining armed Sa'ar 3 class boats from the French port of Cherbourg (Cherbourg-Octeville since 2000, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin since 2016). The boats had been paid for by the Israeli government but had not been delivered due to the French arms embargo in 1969. The whole operation was planned by the Israeli Navy, and was codenamed Operation Noa, after the daughter of Captain Binyamin "Bini" Telem.[1]
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Planned by | Rear Admiral Mordechai Limon |
Objective | Extract five embargoed Sa'ar 3-class missile boats and sail them to Haifa, Israel |
Date | 24 December 1969 (1969-12-24) |
Executed by | Israeli Navy Israeli Air Force |
Outcome | Successful extraction |
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