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	The '''''Godavari''-class frigates''' (formerly '''Type 16''' or '''Project 16''' frigates) were [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. The ''Godavari'' class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of the {{sclass\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|4\|\|1972}} with a focus on indigenous content of 72%, a larger hull and updated armaments. The class and the lead ship, {{INS\|Godavari\|F20\|6}} were named after the [[Godavari River]]. Subsequent ships in the class, {{INS\|Ganga\|F22\|6}} and {{INS\|Gomati\|F21\|6}} also took their names from [[Indian rivers]].		The '''''Godavari''-class frigates''' (formerly '''Type 16''' or '''Project 16''' frigates) were [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. The ''Godavari'' class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of the {{sclass\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|4\|\|1972}} with a focus on indigenous content of 72%, a larger hull and updated armaments. The class and the lead ship, {{INS\|Godavari\|F20\|6}} were named after the [[Godavari River]]. Subsequent ships in the class, {{INS\|Ganga\|F22\|6}} and {{INS\|Gomati\|F21\|6}} also took their names from [[Indian rivers]].

	INS ''Gomati'' was the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships combined Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.<ref name=BR-Godavari>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/178-Godavari-Class.html \|title=Godavari (Type 16) Class \|work=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|access-date=26 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		INS ''Gomati'' was the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships combined Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.<ref name=BR-Godavari>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/178-Godavari-Class.html \|title=Godavari (Type 16) Class \|work=Bharat-Rakshak.com \|access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The concept for the ''Godavari'' class originated from the lessons learnt in the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. There was a need for a ship unique to Indian requirements, for deploying a hybrid of indigenously-designed, as well as Russian and European weapons systems. The keel of the lead ship INS ''Godavari'' was laid in 1978 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Bombay]]. She was commissioned in December 1983.		The concept for the ''Godavari'' class originated from the lessons learnt in the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. There was a need for a ship unique to Indian requirements, for deploying a hybrid of indigenously-designed, as well as Russian and European weapons systems. The keel of the lead ship INS ''Godavari'' was laid in 1978 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Bombay]]. She was commissioned in December 1983.

	One of the requirements was to deploy two [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]] helicopters from the ship. The ''Nilgiri''-class vessels were too small for this requirement. The final design incorporated a larger hull in order to accommodate this.<ref name=GS-P16>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/f-godavari.htm \|title=F 20 Godavari Class \|publisher=globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=26 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> INS ''Godavari'' was decommissioned on 23 December 2015, and her [[Barak 1]] surface-to-air missile will be installed on the [[flagship]] {{INS\|Vikramaditya}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/vikramaditya-to-be-fitted-with-barak-missiles/68184.html \|title=Vikramaditya to be fitted with Barak missiles \|publisher=www.tribuneindia.com/ \|date=21 Apr 2015 \|access-date=16 April ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/INS-Godavari-sets-sail-into-the-sunset-after-3-decades/articleshow/50259958.cms \|title=INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades \|publisher=Times of India \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=22 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> INS ''Ganga'' was retired from active service on 28 May 2017,<ref name="swansong">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/613543/ins-ganga-swansong-sortie.html \|title=INS Ganga on swansong sortie \|publisher=Deccan Herald \|date=25 May 2017 \|access-date=25 May ~~2022~~}}</ref> and was decommissioned on 22 March 2018.<ref name="Business Standard India">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/navy-warship-ins-ganga-decommissioned-in-mumbai-118032201452_1.html\|title=Navy warship INS Ganga decommissioned in Mumbai\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=2018-03-22\|work=Business Standard India\|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> The last ship of its class, INS ''Gomati'', was decommissioned on 15 May 2022 after 34 years of service.<ref name="pride_Gomati"/>		One of the requirements was to deploy two [[Westland Sea King\|Sea King]] helicopters from the ship. The ''Nilgiri''-class vessels were too small for this requirement. The final design incorporated a larger hull in order to accommodate this.<ref name=GS-P16>{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/f-godavari.htm \|title=F 20 Godavari Class \|publisher=globalsecurity.org \|date=9 July 2011 \|access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> INS ''Godavari'' was decommissioned on 23 December 2015, and her [[Barak 1]] surface-to-air missile will be installed on the [[flagship]] {{INS\|Vikramaditya}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/vikramaditya-to-be-fitted-with-barak-missiles/68184.html \|title=Vikramaditya to be fitted with Barak missiles \|publisher=www.tribuneindia.com/ \|date=21 Apr 2015 \|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/INS-Godavari-sets-sail-into-the-sunset-after-3-decades/articleshow/50259958.cms \|title=INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades \|publisher=Times of India \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> INS ''Ganga'' was retired from active service on 28 May 2017,<ref name="swansong">{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/613543/ins-ganga-swansong-sortie.html \|title=INS Ganga on swansong sortie \|publisher=Deccan Herald \|date=25 May 2017 \|access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> and was decommissioned on 22 March 2018.<ref name="Business Standard India">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/navy-warship-ins-ganga-decommissioned-in-mumbai-118032201452_1.html\|title=Navy warship INS Ganga decommissioned in Mumbai\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=2018-03-22\|work=Business Standard India\|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> The last ship of its class, INS ''Gomati'', was decommissioned on 15 May 2022 after 34 years of service.<ref name="pride_Gomati"/>

	==Design==		==Design==
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	\| 3 November 1978<ref name="jni-23dec15">{{cite web\|last1=Rahmat\|first1=Ridzwan\|title=India decommissions first Godavari-class frigate\|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate\|work=IHS Jane's Navy International\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233537/http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate\|archive-date=7 March 2016\|date=23 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\| 3 November 1978<ref name="jni-23dec15">{{cite web\|last1=Rahmat\|first1=Ridzwan\|title=India decommissions first Godavari-class frigate\|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate\|work=IHS Jane's Navy International\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233537/http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate\|archive-date=7 March 2016\|date=23 December 2015}}</ref>
	\| 15 May 1980		\| 15 May 1980
	\| 10 December 1983<ref name="jfs-0506">{{cite book\|editor1-last=Saunders\|editor1-first=Stephen\|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders\|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006\|date=2005\|publisher=Jane's Information Group\|location=Coulsdon\|isbn=0710626924\|page=315\|edition=108th\|chapter=India}}</ref>		\| 10 December 1983<ref name="jfs-0506">{{cite book\|editor1-last=Saunders\|editor1-first=Stephen\|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders\|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006\|date=2005\|publisher=Jane's Information Group\|location=Coulsdon\|isbn=0710626924\|page=315\|edition=108th\|chapter=India}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Class of frigates in India}}
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{|{{Infobox ship begin}}
{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=INS Godavari (F20) during Malabar 2008.jpg
|Ship caption= INS ''Godavari''
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name=''Godavari'' class
|Builders= [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
|Operators= {{navy|India}}
|Class before= {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|4||1972}}
|Class after= {{sclass|Brahmaputra|frigate|4}}
|Subclasses=
|Built range=
|In commission range= 1983–2022
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned= 3
|Total ships completed= 3
|Total ships cancelled=
|Total ships active=
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost=
|Total ships retired= 3<ref name="swansong"/><ref name="pride_Gomati">{{cite news |last=Sharda |first=Shailvee |date=13 May 2022 |title=Indian Navy's pride INS Gomati to make final base in Lucknow |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/indian-navys-pride-ins-gomati-to-make-final-base-in-lucknow/articleshow/91528374.cms |work=The Times of India |location= |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref>
|Total ships preserved=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship type= [[Guided-missile frigate]]
|Ship displacement=*3,600 tonnes (standard)
*3,850 tonnes (full load)
|Ship length= {{convert|126.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|Ship beam= {{convert|14.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|Ship draught= {{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|Ship draft=
|Ship propulsion=*2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers {{convert|38.7|kg/cm2|psi|abbr=on}}
*2 × steam turbines {{Convert|30000|hp|kW|-2|abbr=on}}
*2 shafts<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|Ship speed= {{convert|28|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|Ship range= {{convert|4500|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|Ship complement= 313 (incl. 40 officers, 13 air crew)<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|Ship sensors=*''Radar''
*Signaal LW08 D-band air search radar
*MR-310U Angara (NATO:Head Net C) E/F-band 3D air/surface radar
*2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band navigation radars
*MR-103 GFCS Fire Control radar
*EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar (Barak SAM)
*MPZ-310 radar (SS-N-4 SAM)
|Ship EW=*Selenia INS-3 (Bharat Ajanta and Elettronica TQN-2) used for ESM/ECM
*''Decoys''
*2 × chaff/flare launchers
*1 × Graesby G738 towed torpedo decoy
|Ship armament=*4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]]
*24 × [[Barak 1]] SAM (3 × 8 cell VLS units)
*1 × [[AK-725]] twin-barreled 57 mm gun
*4 × [[AK-630]] 30 mm CIWS
*2 × triple {{convert|324|mm|in|abbr=on}} tubes (Whitehead A 244S or Indian NST 58 torpedoes)
|Ship armor=
|Ship aircraft= 2 × [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]], [[HAL Dhruv]] or [[HAL Chetak]] helicopters
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|Ship notes=
}}
|}
The '''''Godavari''-class frigates''' (formerly '''Type 16''' or '''Project 16''' frigates) were [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. The ''Godavari'' class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of the {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|4||1972}} with a focus on indigenous content of 72%, a larger hull and updated armaments. The class and the lead ship, {{INS|Godavari|F20|6}} were named after the [[Godavari River]]. Subsequent ships in the class, {{INS|Ganga|F22|6}} and {{INS|Gomati|F21|6}} also took their names from [[Indian rivers]].

INS ''Gomati'' was the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships combined Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.<ref name=BR-Godavari>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/178-Godavari-Class.html |title=Godavari (Type 16) Class |work=Bharat-Rakshak.com |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref>

==History==
The concept for the ''Godavari'' class originated from the lessons learnt in the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. There was a need for a ship unique to Indian requirements, for deploying a hybrid of indigenously-designed, as well as Russian and European weapons systems. The keel of the lead ship INS ''Godavari'' was laid in 1978 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Bombay]]. She was commissioned in December 1983.

One of the requirements was to deploy two [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] helicopters from the ship. The ''Nilgiri''-class vessels were too small for this requirement. The final design incorporated a larger hull in order to accommodate this.<ref name=GS-P16>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/f-godavari.htm |title=F 20 Godavari Class |publisher=globalsecurity.org |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> INS ''Godavari'' was decommissioned on 23 December 2015, and her [[Barak 1]] surface-to-air missile will be installed on the [[flagship]] {{INS|Vikramaditya}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/vikramaditya-to-be-fitted-with-barak-missiles/68184.html |title=Vikramaditya to be fitted with Barak missiles |publisher=www.tribuneindia.com/ |date=21 Apr 2015 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/INS-Godavari-sets-sail-into-the-sunset-after-3-decades/articleshow/50259958.cms |title=INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades |publisher=Times of India |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref> INS ''Ganga'' was retired from active service on 28 May 2017,<ref name="swansong">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/613543/ins-ganga-swansong-sortie.html |title=INS Ganga on swansong sortie |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> and was decommissioned on 22 March 2018.<ref name="Business Standard India">{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/navy-warship-ins-ganga-decommissioned-in-mumbai-118032201452_1.html|title=Navy warship INS Ganga decommissioned in Mumbai|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-03-22|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> The last ship of its class, INS ''Gomati'', was decommissioned on 15 May 2022 after 34 years of service.<ref name="pride_Gomati"/>

==Design==
Although the Directorate of Marine Engineering suggested replacing steam propulsion with gas turbines, it was decided not to do so, since [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] and [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] had made heavy investments in facilities and tooling for design of steam turbines and auxiliary systems.<ref name=GS-P16/>

For armaments, the missile and gun package of the Soviet {{sclass2|Nanuchka|corvette}} was installed on the frigate.

== Ships of the class ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Pennant
!Builder
!Laid down
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Decommissioned
|-
| {{INS|Godavari|F20|2}}
| F20
| rowspan=3|[[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| 3 November 1978<ref name="jni-23dec15">{{cite web|last1=Rahmat|first1=Ridzwan|title=India decommissions first Godavari-class frigate|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate|work=IHS Jane's Navy International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233537/http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate|archive-date=7 March 2016|date=23 December 2022}}</ref>
| 15 May 1980
| 10 December 1983<ref name="jfs-0506">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006|date=2005|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=0710626924|page=315|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>
| 23 December 2015
|-
| {{INS|Ganga|F22|2}}
| F22
| 1980
| 21 October 1981
| 30 December 1985<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | 22 March 2018<ref name="Business Standard India"/>
|-
| {{INS|Gomati|F21|2}}
| F21
| 1981
| 19 March 1984
| 16 April 1988<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| style="text-align:center;" | 28 May 2022
|}

==Upgrades==
All three ships later underwent an extensive upgrade of weapons and sensors. These include the fitment of the Israeli Barak SAM system, and a new fire control system based on the EL/M-2221 STGR. The P-20 missiles have been retained for now.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:INS Godavari (F20)+INS Brahmaputra (F31)+INS Beas (F39).jpg|INS ''Godavari'' with {{INS|Brahmaputra|F31|6}} and {{INS|Beas|F37|6}} trailing during exercises with the US Navy.
File:INS Ganga (F22).jpg|[[INS Ganga (F22)]] during sea operations.
File:INS Gomati with Seaking heli operations.jpg|INS Gomati with Seaking helicopter operations.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of naval ship classes in service]]

==References==
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