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Second Battle of Latakia | |||||||
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Part of Yom Kippur War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Michael Barkai | Fadal Hussein | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Sa'ar 2-class, Sa'ar 3-class, and Sa'ar 4-class missile boats armed with Gabriel anti-ship missiles | Komar- and Osa-class missile boats armed with P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx) anti-ship missiles |
The Second Battle of Latakia was a small naval battle of the Yom Kippur War fought on 11 October 1973 between Israel and Syria. The Israeli Navy force consisted of Sa'ar 2-class, Sa'ar 3-class, and Sa'ar 4-class missile boats armed with Gabriel anti-ship missiles while the Syrian Navy force consisted of Soviet-made Komar- and Osa-class missile boats armed with Soviet-manufactured P-15 Termit (NATO reporting name SS-N-2 Styx) anti-ship missiles.[1]