INS Magen

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INS Magen at Kiel in November 2020
History
Israel
Name
  • Magen
  • (מגן)
NamesakeMagen
OrderedMay 2015
Builder
Laid down7 February 2018
Launched12 May 2019
Acquired2 December 2020
Commissioned11 November 2020
StatusActive
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 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)[1]
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 Magen is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy. She is the first ship of her class to be commissioned.

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[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, 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 laid down on 7 February 2018 and launched on 12 May 2019 at German Naval Yards and ThyssenKrupp in Kiel. She was handed over to Israeli Navy on 2 December and commissioned on 11 November 2020.[7][8]

Gallery[]

  • INS Magen under construction on 28 November 2018.

  • INS Magen's forward section on 28 November 2018.

  • INS Magen under construction on 23 May 2019.

  • The announcing of the ship's name.

  • INS Magen being towed on 11 June 2019.

  • Reuven Rivlin during the handing over ceremony of INS Magen on 2 December 2020.

  • Reuven Rivlin during the handing over ceremony of INS Magen on 2 December 2020.

  • Reuven Rivlin during the handing over ceremony of INS Magen on 2 December 2020.

References[]

  1. ^ [1] 26 May 2019[dead link]
  2. ^ "Israeli Navy INS Magen corvette officially named". shephardmedia.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  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, retrieved 27 January 2021
  7. ^ Arkin, Dan (7 October 2020). "Report: New 'Magen' warship to be delivered to Israeli Navy in December". israeldefense.co.il. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ Kanig, Christian (12 November 2020). "Korvette "Magen" kurz vor der Abreise nach Israel". ESUT - Europäische Sicherheit & Technik (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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