"The missile-launching corvette "Suffa" lies at a depth of about 25 metre. The ship was built in Cherbourg, France, for the Israel navy. The corvette was still in anchor in the French port in October 1973 (1967 ?, B.A.) when, because of the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War ("Six Day" War B.A.) , France declared an embargo on all Middle Eastern nations engaged in hostilities. The four ships, therefore, were supposed to stay in port; the sailors aboard then however managed to elude patrols and took the ships out of French territorial waters, breaking the embargo. "Suffa" was one of the first warships to pass through the Strait of Suez in 1979. In March of 1994, the "Suffa" made its last voyage, stopping just in Eilat, and the ship was sent to the bottom in order o create an interesting diving site".

from the book "Diving in Red Sea"  

On the deck

At the entrance into the captain's room 

Even fish it is interesting that inside...

Internal section

There was once the gun ring mount

Corvettes from the so-called group of "Cherbourg ships" took active part in the  Yom Kippur  Day war  of 1973, in particular, in the crushing defeat of Egyptian squadron on the night with 8 on 9 October 1973 not far from Alexandria, when in the course of 45 minutes were heated 3 Egyptian warships. After more than 25 years of service the ships of this type (so-called "Saar -2") were taken from the armament.

In Haifa, in the slope of the biblical mountain Of Carmel, arose to the eternal stand the brother of  "Suffa". Inscription on Hebrew on board the ship the:"The Navy is always one wave in front of all".".