Sa'ar-5 class
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| Saar 5 class | |
 INS Lahav |
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| Overview | |
| Type | corvette |
| units | INS Eilat INS Lahav INS Hanit |
| Shipyard | |
| period of service |
Since 1993 |
| Commissioning | 1993-1994 |
| home port | Haifa |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
1227 ts |
| length |
85.64 m |
| width |
11.88 m |
| Draft |
3.17 m |
| crew |
64 men (+10 helicopter crews) |
| drive |
2 KaMeWa screws |
| speed |
33 kn (61 km / h) |
| Armament |
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| Sensors |
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| Countermeasures |
Decoys:
ECM :
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| communication |
Elbit NTCCS |
| helicopter | |
The Sa'ar-5 class ( Hebrew סער, German: 'Sturm') is a ship class of the Israeli Navy and consists of three corvettes : the INS Eilat , the INS Lahav and the INS Hanit . These ships are currently the largest units in the Israeli Navy.
history
The three ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula , Mississippi for the Israeli Navy according to Israeli design.
Two more ships of the Sa'ar 5 II class were planned and should run from 2009. With a displacement of 2,800 tons, the ships would have been larger than the first three units. Data: U-hunting ability ( helicopter , torpedoes, fuselage sonar), 16 Harpoon FK, VLS Mk-41 (32 cells), phased array radar .
However, the Sa'ar-5-II project was canceled in 2003. Instead, two units of a special variant of the Freedom-class littoral combat ship were to be procured as part of the US military aid to Israel . However, these plans were abandoned in favor of the Sa'ar-6 class .
commitment
On July 14, 2006, INS Hanit was attacked by Hezbollah boats during the 2006 Lebanon War off Beirut . Presumably a C-802 Noor guided missile of Chinese design hit the ship. The INS Hanit burned for several hours and was temporarily unable to maneuver. Four crew members died.
At the time of the hit, the ship's anti-missile defense system is said to have been switched off as it was not known that such weapons were available in Lebanon . It was feared that their own aircraft would be endangered.
Technical specifications
The ships are equipped with modern radar for air and missile defense.
Sensors
- Search radar - Elta EL / M-2218S
- Fire control radar - Elta EL / M-2221
- Sonar - Type 796 Rafael Hull (Towed Array Sonar)
Decoys
- AN / SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system
- Elisra NS-9003A / 9005
Electronic countermeasures
- RAFAEL troublemakers
Communication systems
- Elbit NTCCS
helicopter
Sa'ar 5 class ships have a capacity for two ASW helicopters. Only helicopters of the types Aérospatiale HH-65A "Dolphin" and Eurocopter AS.565MA "Atalef" of the Israeli Air Force are currently in use on the ships , even if the size of the landing deck and hangar is larger than the Kaman SH-2F or the Sikorsky S-76 N would fit.
Armament
- 8 × AGM-84 Harpoon , anti-ship guided missiles
- 8 × Gabriel -SSN missiles (will initially because of excessive Topplastigkeit not installed)
- 2 × Barak-1 SAM VLS starters with 32 cells each
- 1 × 20 mm phalanx CIWS Mk.15
- 2 × Mk.32 torpedo starters (6 tubes)
Units, squadrons and locations
| Ship number | Surname | Keel laying | Launch | Commissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | INS Eilat | 1993 | May 21, 1994 | |
| 502 | INS Lahav | 1993 | September 23, 1994 | |
| 503 | INS Hanit | April 5, 1993 | March 4, 1994 | February 7, 1995 |
See also
- Baynunah class (United Arab Emirates)
- Braunschweig class (Germany)
- Visby class (Sweden)
Web links
- Naval Technology (English)
- Global Security (English)
- Hazegray (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GlobalDefence.net news ( memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Computerized weaponry and high morale . In: The Guardian , August 11, 2006
