INS Rahav (2013)

INS Rahav is an Israeli Dolphin 2-class submarine. The name is Hebrew for "Rahab." The submarine was built in Kiel, Germany, and delivered to the Israeli port city Haifa 12 January 2016, where entered service the next day.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Rahav.

History
Israel
Name: INS Rahav
Ordered: 2005
Cost: €650m
Launched: 11 March 2013
Commissioned: January 13, 2016
Homeport: Haifa
Badge:
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

Name is from the Bible "Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced that monster through?" (isaiah 51)

References
  1. Cavas, Christopher P. (15 August 2014). "Israel's Deadliest Submarines Are Nearly Ready". Defense News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. Israel’s Deadliest Submarines Are Nearly Ready Archived 15 August 2014 at Archive.today Intercepts, Christopher P. Cavas


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