INS Nitzachon
,_August_2021._I.jpg) INS Nitzachon in August 2021
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| History | |
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 Israel | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Nitzachon |
| Ordered | May 2015 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 2018 |
| Launched | 2019 |
| Acquired | 30 August 2021 |
| Recommissioned | Expected, November 2021 |
| Status | fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sa'ar 6-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,900 long tons (1,900 t) at full load[1] |
| Length | 90 m (295 ft 3 in) |
| Range | 4,000 km (2,200 nmi; 2,500 mi)[2] |
| Sensors and processing systems | EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar |
| Armament |
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INS Nitzachon is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy. She is the fourth ship of her 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 Barak 8[3] and 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, 32 vertical launch cells for Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles, 20 cells for the C-Dome point defense system, 16 anti-ship missiles Gabriel V[4][5], 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.[6]
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.[7] The ship was delivered to the Israeli Navy in August 2021 and is to be fitted with Israeli weapons and radar in Israel.[8]
Gallery
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INS Atzmaut and INS Nitzachon in August 2021
References
- ^ "Israeli Navy INS Magen corvette officially named". shephardmedia.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ [1] 26 May 2019 Archived 15 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Opall-Rome, Barbara (4 August 2016). "Israeli Navy Marks Milestones at German Shipyards". defensenews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Dombe, Ami Rojkes (29 September 2020). "Sea-to-sea missile test conducted". israeldefense.co.il. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Adamcyzk, Ed (25 September 2020). "Israel tests new sea-to-sea missile". UPI. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Design of Future TKMS Built Saar 6 MEKO A100 Corvettes for Israeli Navy Unveiled", navyrecognition.com, 23 August 2015, retrieved 27 January 2021
- ^ Newdick, Thomas. "Israel Has Taken Delivery Of Its Most Capable Warship Ever". The Drive. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ ""INS Atzmaut" and "INS Nitzachon" handed over to Israeli Navy – SeaWaves Magazine". Retrieved 15 September 2021.
