"The new Israeli Navy corvette " Eliat"" Topic
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| Tango01 | 20 Sep 2014 11:48 a.m. PST |
"Pictures have emerged showing the Israeli Navy corvette Eliat (first ship of the Sa'ar 5 class) fitted for the first time with the new AESA radar MF-STAR by IAI. The MF-STAR – Multi-Function Surveillance, Track and Guidance Radar was fitted as part of an upgrade program for the 3 vessels of the class. The three Sa'ar 5 corvettes were built by Huntington Ingalls Industries in the USA for the Israeli Navy, based on an Israeli design. They are the largest surface warships in Israel's naval fleet. Although they are "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, was launched in February 1993, followed by INS Lahav in August 1993 and INS Hanit in March 1994…"
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| Vosper | 20 Sep 2014 1:02 p.m. PST |
Seems like a lot of ship for only 71 crew; must be a lot of automation these days. Nice look, though. |
| MCV 80 | 21 Sep 2014 7:04 a.m. PST |
The headline of this topic is quite misleading as the Eilat is not a new corvette. What we now see is a retrofitted version. Cheers,
Ben |
| Lion in the Stars | 21 Sep 2014 10:43 a.m. PST |
Seems like a lot of ship for only 71 crew; must be a lot of automation these days. Given the potency of modern antiship missiles, I suppose it might make some sense to run a ship that lightly crewed, but any damage that isn't instantly catastrophic is going to be really hard on the ship due to the lack of crew for damage control. |
| Deadone | 02 Oct 2014 11:16 p.m. PST |
The headline of this topic is quite misleading as the Eilat is not a new corvette. That's what I thought too. The Sa'ar 5s (of which Eliat is one) were all launched in 1993/94.
Given the potency of modern antiship missiles, I suppose it might make some sense to run a ship that lightly crewed, but any damage that isn't instantly catastrophic is going to be really hard on the ship due to the lack of crew for damage control. Eliat's sister ship, Hanit, was hit by a Hezbollah anti shipping missile in 2006 (EW systems were switched off). She didn't sick but limped back to port and has since been repaired and returned to service. |
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