INS Rahav (2013)

History
Israel
Name: INS Rahav
Ordered: 2005
Cost: €650m
Launched: April 2013
Commissioned: January 12, 2016
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General characteristics
Class and type: Dolphin-class submarine
Type: Diesel-electric submarine
Displacement: 2,050 tons surfaced, 2,400 tons submerged[1]
Length: 68.6 m (225 ft)[1]
Beam: 6.8 m (22 ft)
Draught: 6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaft, 4,243 shp (3,164 kW)
Speed: excess of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[2]
Test depth: At least 350 m (1,150 ft)
Complement: 35 + 10 additional
Sensors and
processing systems:		 STN Atlas ISUS 90-55 combat system
Armament: 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
4 × 650 mm (26 in) diameter torpedo tubes
DM-2A4 Seehake wire-guided torpedoes
UGM-84C Harpoon anti-ship missiles
Triton anti-helicopter missiles

INS Rahav is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine. The name is Hebrew for "Rahab." The submarine was launched in Kiel, Germany, and delivered to the Israeli port city Haifa in 2013, and entered service in January 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 Cavas, Christopher P. (15 August 2014). "Israel's Deadliest Submarines Are Nearly Ready". Defense News.
  2. ↑ Israel’s Deadliest Submarines Are Nearly Ready Intercepts, Christopher P. Cavas


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