Israel's
fifth Dolphin-class submarine, the INS Rahav, was unveiled on Monday,
April 29 at a special ceremony in Kiel, Germany attended by Commander
in Chief of the Israeli Navy Rear Adm. Ram Rothberg, Director-General
of the Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. (Res.) Ehud Shani and a delegation
of Israeli and German officials.
The ceremony culminated in the smashing of a celebratory bottle of champagne
on the hull of the new vessel.
The Dolphin is a versatile vessel, possessing a wide range of capabilities
fit for a large variety of missions. The submarine fleet represents
the technological cutting-edge of the Israeli Navy, the IDF and the
State of Israel. Soldiers in the Israeli Navy's submarine fleet engage
in operational activity day after day under a heavy veil of secrecy.
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