INS Oz

INS Oz in May 2021
History
Israel
Name	Oz (עוז)
Namesake	Oz
Ordered	May 2015
Builder	German Naval Yards ThyssenKrupp
Launched	24 August 2019
Acquired	4 May 2021
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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 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[2]
Sensors and processing systems	EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar
Armament	1 × Oto Melara 76 mm main gun 2 × Typhoon Weapon Stations 32 vertical launch cells for Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles 40 vertical launch cells for C-Dome point defense system 16 Gabriel V anti ship missile 2 × 324 mm (12.8 in) torpedo launchers 1 MH-60 Seahawk multi mission helicopter

INS Oz is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 Flotilla. She is the second ship of her class.

Development and design

Main article: Sa'ar 6-class corvette

The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes' design is 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 are 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,[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 on 24 August 2019 at German Naval Yards and ThyssenKrupp in Kiel. She was handed over to Israeli Navy on 4 May 2021.[7][8] In Haifa in September 2022, the vessel's 76/62 rapid-fire main gun was ceremonially accepted for her and her sister ship Magen.[9] Later in the month a Gabriel V anti-ship missile was successfully test-fired from the corvette.[10]

Gallery

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  INS Magen, INS Oz and INS Atzmaut on 23 September 2020.

References

1. "Israeli Navy INS Magen corvette officially named". shephardmedia.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
2. [1] 26 May 2019 Archived 15 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
3. Opall-Rome, Barbara (4 August 2016). "Israeli Navy Marks Milestones at German Shipyards". defensenews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. Dombe, Ami Rojkes (29 September 2020). "Sea-to-sea missile test conducted". israeldefense.co.il. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
5. Adamcyzk, Ed (25 September 2020). "Israel tests new sea-to-sea missile". UPI. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
6. "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
7. Newdick, Thomas (12 November 2020). "Israel Has Taken Delivery Of Its Most Capable Warship Ever". The Drive. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
8. "TKMS Hand over Second SA'AR 6 Corvette to the Israeli Navy". 4 May 2021.
9. "Israeli Navy Accepts Leonardo Main Gun for Saar 6 corvettes". 15 September 2022.
10. "Israeli Navy test-fires Gabriel V anti-ship missile from Sa'ar 6 corvette". 22 September 2022.