INS Eilat (501) is a Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli Navy's 3rd Flotilla 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. Eilat was the first of the three ships to be launched and commissioned, being the first in her class.
 INS Eilat
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| History | |
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| Name | Eilat |
| Builder | Northrop Grumman by Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Launched | February 1993 |
| Commissioned | 21 May 1994[1] |
| 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 | 3.17 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 |
References
edit- ^ "INS Eilat". Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. Archived from the original on March 23, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ^ Toppan, Andrew. "World Navies today: Israel". World Navies today. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
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