Sa'ar 5-class Corvette

The Sa'ar 5 (Hebrew: סער 5‎‎) is a class of Israeli Navy corvettes, designed based on lessons learned from the Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats. Three Sa'ar 5 ships were built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (formerly Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi) for the Israeli Navy, based on Israeli designs.

They are the largest surface warships in Israel's naval fleet. Although classified as "corvettes" due to their small size and crew of only 71, their weaponry and speed are almost comparable to that of a frigate. They are equipped with sonar, torpedoes, missile launchers, electronic warfare capabilities and decoys, a gun mount, and a helipad and helicopter hangar.

The first of class, INS Eilat (501), was launched in February 1993, followed by INS Lahav (502) in August 1993 and INS Hanit (503) in March 1994.

Specifications

 * Type: Guided Missile Corvette
 * Service Period: 1994-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 280.97 feet (85.64 meters)
 * Beam: 38.98 feet (11.88 meters)
 * Draft: 10.40 feet (3.17 meters)
 * Displacement: 1,075 tons (Standard); 1,275 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew: 74
 * Propulsion:
 * 1 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbine, 30,000 shp
 * 2 x MTU V12 1163 TB82 diesel engines, 6,000 shp
 * Range: 3,500 nautical miles (6,482 kilometers) at 17 knots (31.48 km/h)
 * Speed: 33 knots (61.12 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Elta EL/M-2218S 3D Air Search Radar - replaced by Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifunction AESA radar
 * Cardion Electronics AN/SPS-55 Surface Search Radar
 * Elta EL/M-2221 Fire Control Radar
 * AN/TPS-44 Anti-Aircraft Fire Control Radar - replaced by Elta EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifunction AESA radar
 * EDO Type 796 Hull Sonar
 * Rafael towed array Sonar
 * Countermeasures:
 * Argon ST AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy
 * Elbit chaff rocket launchers
 * Rafael RF RAN-1010 corner reflector
 * Elisra NS-9003A/9005 Radar Warning Receiver
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 76mm/62-caliber Super Rapid naval gun
 * 2 x 32-cell VLS (fires Barak-1 and Barak-8 SAMs)
 * 2 x Mk.141 AShM Launchers (fires RGM-84 Harpoon AShMs)
 * 2 x 12.75" Mk.32 triple torpedo tubes
 * 1 x 20mm/70-caliber Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Eurocopter AS565 Panther maritime helicopter

Unit Run

 * INS Eilat (501)
 * INS Lahav (502)
 * INS Hanit (503)