INS Atzmaut

INS Atzmaut in August 2021
History
Israel
Name
  • Atzmaut
  • (עצמאות)
NamesakeAtzmaut
OrderedMay 2015
Builder
Laid down2018
Launched2019
AcquiredNovember 2021
Commissioned23 April 2023
StatusActive
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General characteristics
Class & typeSa'ar 6-class corvette
Displacement1,900 long tons (1,900 t) at full load
Length90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Range4,000 km (2,200 nmi; 2,500 mi)
Sensors &
processing systems		EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar
Armament

INS Atzmaut is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 Flotilla. It is the third ship of its class.

Development and design

The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes' design will be loosely based on the German Braunschweig-class corvette, but with engineering changes to accommodate Israeli-built sensors and missiles such as the naval Iron Dome system. Elbit Systems has been awarded the contract to design and build the electronic warfare (EW) suites for the ships.[citation needed]

The Sa'ar 6-class vessels have a displacement of almost 1,900 tons at full load and is 90 m (295 ft 3 in) long. They are armed with an Oto Melara 76 mm main gun, two Typhoon Weapon Stations, 16 vertical launch cells for Barak MX LR surface-to-air missiles, 40 cells for the C-Dome point defense system, 16 anti-ship missiles Gabriel V, the EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar, and two 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo launchers. They have hangar space and a platform able to accommodate a medium class SH-60-type helicopter.

Construction and career

She was launched at German Naval Yards and ThyssenKrupp in Kiel. She will be expected to be commissioned over to Israeli Navy in November 2021. The ship was delivered to the Israeli Navy in July 2021 to be fitted with Israeli weapons and radar in Israel. She was subsequently commissioned on 23 April 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Larger, more powerful: Navy declares fleet of Sa'ar 6-class warships operational". 23 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Israeli Navy INS Magen corvette officially named". shephardmedia.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. ↑ 26 May 2019 Archived 15 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Opall-Rome, Barbara (4 August 2016). "Israeli Navy Marks Milestones at German Shipyards". defensenews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Dombe, Ami Rojkes (29 September 2020). "Sea-to-sea missile test conducted". israeldefense.co.il. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Adamcyzk, Ed (25 September 2020). "Israel tests new sea-to-sea missile". UPI. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Design of Future TKMS Built Saar 6 MEKO A100 Corvettes for Israeli Navy Unveiled", navyrecognition.com, 23 August 2015, archived from the original on 6 June 2016, retrieved 27 January 2021
  8. ↑ Newdick, Thomas. "Israel Has Taken Delivery Of Its Most Capable Warship Ever". The Drive. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ↑ ""INS Atzmaut" and "INS Nitzachon" handed over to Israeli Navy – SeaWaves Magazine". Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Larger, more powerful: Navy declares fleet of Sa'ar 6-class warships operational". 23 April 2023.