INS Hanit
Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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INS Hanit (503) (Hebrew: חנית, Spear) is a Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli Navy, built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in 1994. During the 2006 Lebanon War INS Hanit served as the flagship of the Israeli navy.[1] On 14 July 2006, it was damaged after being struck by a Hezbollah C-701 anti-ship missile.
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INS Hanit at Haifa port, May 2010 | |
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Name | Hanit |
Namesake | Spear |
Builder | Northrop Grumman by Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 5 April 1993 |
Launched | 5 March 1994 |
Commissioned | 7 February 1995 |
Status | Active |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Sa'ar 5-class corvette |
Displacement | |
Length | 85.64 m (280.97 ft) |
Beam | 11.88 m (38.98 ft) |
Draft | 3.45 m (11.32 ft) |
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Range | 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) |
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Aircraft carried | Eurocopter Panther |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
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