INS Magen

INS Magen is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy. She is the first ship of her class to be commissioned.

INS Magen at Kiel in November 2020
History
Israel
Name:
  • Magen
  • (מגן)
Namesake: Magen
Operator: Israeli navy
Ordered: May 2015
Builder:
Laid down: 7 February 2018
Launched: 12 May 2019
Acquired: 2 December 2020
Commissioned: 11 November 2020
Status: Active
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:

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.[4]

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 (likely Gabriel 5),[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 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.[8][9]

  • 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. "Israeli Navy INS Magen corvette officially named". shephardmedia.com. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. 26 May 2019
  3. Opall-Rome, Barbara (4 August 2016). "Israeli Navy Marks Milestones at German Shipyards". defensenews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. Malyasov, Dylan (7 August 2018). "Elbit Systems to supply EW suites for the Israeli Navy Sa'ar 6-class corvettes". defence-blog.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, retrieved 27 January 2021
  8. Arkin, Dan (7 October 2020). "Report: New 'Magen' warship to be delivered to Israeli Navy in December". israeldefense.co.il. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. 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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