| Israeli Corvette Sa\'ar 5 |
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| Israeli Corvette Sa\'ar 5 |
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| Country:
Israel |
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Type: Corvette |
| Service:
1993 - 2008 |
| Ships in class: 3 |
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Sa'ar 5 is a class of Israeli Navy corvettes, designed based on lessons learnt from the Sa'ar 4.5 class ships. Three Sa'ar 5 ships were built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (formerly Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi) for the Israeli Navy, based on Israeli designs. The Sa'ar 5 ships are considered themost advanced surface ships in the Israeli fleet. The first of class, INS Eilat, was launched in February 1993, followed by INS Lahav in August 1993 and INS Hanit in March 1994.
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| Displacement: |
1227 tons |
| Length: |
85.64 m (281.0 ft) |
| Beam: |
11.88 m (39.0 ft) |
| Draught: |
3.17 m (10.4 ft) |
| Speed: |
32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: |
3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Electronic warfare
and decoys: |
- Air search radar - Elta EL/M-2218S
- Fire control radar - Elta EL/M-2221
- Sonar - Type 796 hull-mounted sonar Rafael towed sonar array
- Deceiver decoy system AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed decoy
- Elisra NS-9003A/9005
- Joint Elisra and Rafael developed jammer with Elisra as prime Contractor
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| Armament: |
8 RGM-84 Harpoon missiles, 8 Gabriel SSN missiles, 2 Barak launchers, 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mk.15, 2 x Mk 32 torpedo launchers (6 tubes) |
| Aircraft carried: |
Sa\'ar 5 can carry two Eurocopter Panther helicopters , Kaman SH-2F, or Sikorsky S-76N helicopters - one on the landing pad and the other inside the hangar. |
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