INS Magen

	INS Magen at Kiel in November 2020
History
Israel
Name	Magen; (מגן);
Namesake	Magen
Ordered	May 2015
Builder	German Naval Yards; ThyssenKrupp;
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
Length	90 m (295 ft 3 in)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)
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 (English: Shield) is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy. She is the first ship of her class to be commissioned.

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