INS Nitzachon
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,_August_2021._I.jpg) INS Nitzachon in August 2021 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Israel | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Nitzachon |
| Ordered | May 2015 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 2018 |
| Launched | 2019 |
| Acquired | 30 August 2021 |
| Recommissioned | Expected, November 2021 |
| Status | Active[1] |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sa'ar 6-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1,900 long tons (1,900 t) at full load[2] |
| Length | 90 m (295 ft 3 in) |
| Range | 4,000 km (2,200 nmi; 2,500 mi)[3] |
| Sensors & processing systems | EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar |
| Armament |
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INS Nitzachon is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy's Shayetet 3 Flotilla. It is the fourth ship of its class.
The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes' design will be 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]
