INS Atzmaut explained

INS Atzmaut is a of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 Flotilla. She is the third ship of her class.

Development and design

See main article: Sa'ar 6-class corvette. The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes' design will be loosely based on the German, but with engineering changes to accommodate Israeli-built sensors and missiles such as the Barak 8[1] 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.

The Sa'ar 6-class vessels have a displacement of almost 1,900 tons at full load and is 90m (300feet) 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,[2] [3] the EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar, and two 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.[4] The ship was delivered to the Israeli Navy in July 2021 to be fitted with Israeli weapons and radar in Israel.[5] She was subsequently commissioned on 23 April 2023. [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opall-Rome. Barbara. Israeli Navy Marks Milestones at German Shipyards. 4 August 2016. defensenews.com. 27 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Sea-to-sea missile test conducted . israeldefense.co.il . Dombe . Ami Rojkes . 29 September 2020 . 27 January 2021.
  3. Web site: Israel tests new sea-to-sea missile . UPI . Adamcyzk . Ed . 25 September 2020 . 27 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Newdick. Thomas. Israel Has Taken Delivery Of Its Most Capable Warship Ever. 2021-03-24. The Drive. en.
  5. Web site: "INS Atzmaut" and "INS Nitzachon" handed over to Israeli Navy – SeaWaves Magazine. 28 July 2021. 19 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220519022421/https://seawaves.com/?p=13463. dead.
  6. Web site: Larger, more powerful: Navy declares fleet of Sa’ar 6-class warships operational . 23 April 2023.