the gunship because the vessel's missile defense systems had not been turned on at that time. Bases Haifa – Shayetet 3 (Missile Boats Flotilla), the Submarine Flotilla, Patrol Boats Squadron 914. The emblem of the Haifa naval base is two arrows – one signifying the Missile Boats Flotilla and the other the Submarine Flotilla. Atlit – home to Shayetet 13, the navy's elite commando unit. Ashdod – mainly a base for Patrol Boats Squadron 916. The emblem of the Ashdod naval base is two opposing arrows. Eilat – Patrol Boats Squadron 915. Eilat naval base was founded in 1951 and has been responsible for the Israeli Navy's Red Sea theater since 1981, when the Red Sea Naval Command Center was withdrawn from Sharm el-Sheikh in accordance with the Egyptian–Israeli peace treaty. The emblem of the Eilat naval base represents the red roofs of Eilat. The Naval Training base – located in Haifa, contains the submarine operations school, the missile boat operations school and the naval command school. The naval training base also functions as the Israeli Naval Academy. The emblem of the Haifa training base is an owl, symbolizing wisdom and hard learning. Mamtam – IT, processing and computing. Mamtam is a small unit responsible for all Israeli Navy signal and IT systems, both logistic and operational. The soldiers that serve there are mainly programmers and university graduates in engineering, computer science and other technological professions. Naval Shipyards Navy Headquarters – HaKirya, Tel Aviv. Forces Patrol squadrons Squadrons 914, 915, and 916, based in Haifa, Eilat, and Ashdod respectively, consist of patrol boats. They are responsible for protecting Israel's shores and territorial waters. Unit's objectives Constant patrols in the seas of Israel. Identification of watercraft entering Israeli waters. Preventing smuggling through the sea Protecting national assets, such as drilling rigs. Various operations carried out alone, or with other units in and outside of the navy. Various other objectives that differ between the squadrons. 3rd Flotilla The missile boat flotilla (Shayetet 3) is based at Haifa. It consists of the 31st and 32nd missile boat squadrons and the 33rd and 36th corvette squadrons. Unit's objectives Protecting Israeli commerce at sea from foreign fleets. Preventing a possible naval blockade of Israeli ports during wartime. Blockading enemy ports at wartime. Fire support for ground units. 7th Flotilla The submarine flotilla (Shayetet 7), a volunteer unit founded in 1959. Unit's objectives Attacking enemy vessels.