INS Hanit

INS Hanit at Haifa port, May 2010
History
Israel
NameHanit
NamesakeSpear
BuilderNorthrop Grumman by Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down5 April 1993
Launched5 March 1994
Commissioned7 February 1995
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSa'ar 5-class corvette
Displacement
Length85.64 m (280.97 ft)
Beam11.88 m (38.98 ft)
Draft3.45 m (11.32 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km)
Complement
  • 64 officers and crewmen
  • 10 aircrew
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carriedEurocopter Panther
Aviation facilitiesHelipad and helicopter hangar

INS Hanit (503) (Hebrew: חנית, Spear) is a Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli Navy's 3rd Flotilla, 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.

  1. ^ Cordesman, Anthony H.; Sullivan, George; Sullivan, William D. (2007), Lessons of the 2006 Israeli–Hezbollah War, Washington: CSIS, p.131