Sa'ar 6-class corvette INS Oz joins the Israeli Navy.

According to information published by J-Wire on June 10, 2021, the Israeli Navy held a special ceremony welcoming the arrival of the SA'AR 6-class corvette INS Oz at the port of Haifa, attended by the Minister of Defence Benny Gantz.
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INS Oz at Haifa port during the ceremony (Picture source: Twitter)

INS Oz is a Sa'ar 6-class corvette of the Israeli Navy. She is the second ship of her class.

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), 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.

The Sa'ar will be powered by a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) propulsion system that integrates two MTU diesel engines coupled with two controllable pitch propellers (CPPs). The ship can reach a top speed of 26 knots with a maximum cruising range of 2,500 nmi.