SA'AR 5 CORVETTES DELIVERED TO ISRAELI NAVY

Three 86m Sa'ar class corvettes (INS EILAT, INS LAHAV and INS HANIT) have been completed by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi, for the Israeli Navy. The 1200t Sa'ar 5 corvette, which incorporates a helicopter hangar, has been described, ton for ton, as the most heavily armed ship in the world. The article describes the principal particulars of the Sa'ar and includes a profile drawing showing the combat system arrangement and the arrangement of bulkheads and machinery spaces.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Naval Architect, Feb 1995, p E113 [2 p, 3 fig]
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Military vessels
• Geographic Terms: Eilat (Israel)
• Old TRIS Terms: Corvettes; Hanit; Lahav
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00710550
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM