INS Lahav at Israel 61st Independence Day display |
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| Name: | Lahav |
| Namesake: | Blade |
| Builder: | Northrop Grumman by Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Launched: | August 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 23 September 1994[1] |
| Status: | Active |
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| Class and type: | Sa'ar 5-class corvette |
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| Length: | 85.64 m (280.97 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.88 m (38.98 ft) |
| Draft: | 3.17 m (10.40 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 |
The INS Lahav (502) (translated as blade) is a Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli Navy that was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in 1993. She is one of three Sa'ar 5-class corvettes in service with the Israeli Navy and her homeport is Haifa, Israel.[2]
The contract for the construction of the three ships of the class was signed in the early 1980s. The Lahav was the second ship of the class to be launched in 1993 and she was commissioned in September 1994. The Lahav took part in the 2006 Lebanon War by blockading Lebanese ports. She has also taken part in numerous NATO exercises including one in April 2008 with the Turkish and American navies.[3]
She took part in the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid.