INS Atzmaut

INS Atzmaut in August 2021
History
Israel
Name
  • Atzmaut
  • (עצמאות)
NamesakeAtzmaut
OrderedMay 2015
Builder
Laid down2018
Launched2019
AcquiredNovember 2021
Commissioned23 April 2023[1]
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSa'ar 6-class corvette
Displacement1,900 long tons (1,900 t) at full load[2]
Length90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Range4,000 km (2,200 nmi; 2,500 mi)[3]
Sensors and
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. She is the third ship of her class.

Development and design

Main article: Sa'ar 6-class corvette

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[4] 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, 40 cells for the C-Dome point defense system, 16 anti-ship missiles Gabriel V,[5][6] 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.[7]

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.[8] The ship was delivered to the Israeli Navy in July 2021 to be fitted with Israeli weapons and radar in Israel.[9] She was subsequently commissioned on 23 April 2023. [10]

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. ^ [1] 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.