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	'''INS ''Godavari'' (F20)''' was the lead ship of [[Godavari-class frigate\|her class]] of [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. Built by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]], she was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web\|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date=24 December ~~2022~~}}</ref> She was commissioned on 10 December 1983, and decommissioned on 23 December 2015 after a 32-year career.<ref name="sunset">{{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 \|work=The Times of India\|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=22 December ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \| title=India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer \| date=20 April 2015 \| access-date=25 April 2015 \| last=Bedi \|first=Rahul\| work=IHS Jane's 360 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091326/http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status = dead}}</ref>		'''INS ''Godavari'' (F20)''' was the lead ship of [[Godavari-class frigate\|her class]] of [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. Built by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]], she was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web\|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> She was commissioned on 10 December 1983, and decommissioned on 23 December 2015 after a 32-year career.<ref name="sunset">{{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 \|work=The Times of India\|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \| title=India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer \| date=20 April 2015 \| access-date=25 April 2015 \| last=Bedi \|first=Rahul\| work=IHS Jane's 360 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091326/http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status = dead}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	During the mid-1970s, the Navy's Directorate of Naval Design developed a concept for the next generation of frigates, which would supplant the British-designed {{sclass\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|1\|\|1972}}s. The new ''Godavari''-class frigates would be the first indigenously designed and built frigates, with vastly improved speed and firepower. As the lead ship of her class, ''Godavari'' was laid down on 3 November 1978 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]], and was launched on 15 May 1980. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983.<ref name="indigenously">{{cite web\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned \|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|publisher=Indian Navy \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=23 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		During the mid-1970s, the Navy's Directorate of Naval Design developed a concept for the next generation of frigates, which would supplant the British-designed {{sclass\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|1\|\|1972}}s. The new ''Godavari''-class frigates would be the first indigenously designed and built frigates, with vastly improved speed and firepower. As the lead ship of her class, ''Godavari'' was laid down on 3 November 1978 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]], and was launched on 15 May 1980. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983.<ref name="indigenously">{{cite web\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned \|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|publisher=Indian Navy \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref>

	==Operations==		==Operations==
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	===Operation Cactus===		===Operation Cactus===
	In 1988, following an attempted [[coup d'état]] against [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] President [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] by [[Sri Lanka]]n mercenaries, India launched [[Operation Cactus]] to restore the democratically elected government. After Indian paratroopers restored the presidency, the mercenaries captured [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] hostages on board a [[cargo ship\|freighter]] and fled towards Sri Lanka. INS ''Godavari'' and {{INS\|Betwa\|1959\|6}} successfully intercepted the freighter, rescued the hostages and arrested the mercenaries off the Sri Lankan coast.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|access-date=2009-07-26 \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619063620/http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|archive-date=19 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In 1988, following an attempted [[coup d'état]] against [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] President [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] by [[Sri Lanka]]n mercenaries, India launched [[Operation Cactus]] to restore the democratically elected government. After Indian paratroopers restored the presidency, the mercenaries captured [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] hostages on board a [[cargo ship\|freighter]] and fled towards Sri Lanka. INS ''Godavari'' and {{INS\|Betwa\|1959\|6}} successfully intercepted the freighter, rescued the hostages and arrested the mercenaries off the Sri Lankan coast.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|access-date=2009-07-26 \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619063620/http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|archive-date=19 June 2009}}</ref>

	===UNOSOM II===		===UNOSOM II===
	While the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 954\|UN Security Council Resolution 954]], extended the UN mandate for [[UNOSOM II]] in [[Somalia]] to March 1995, the United States and other NATO members of the mission abandoned the peacekeeping effort and withdrew from Somalia over a year earlier. As the mission approached its scheduled end, the situation on the ground continued to deteriorate. With no other international support forthcoming, INS ''Godavari'' along with {{INS\|Ganga\|F22\|6}} and {{INS\|Shakti\|1975\|6}} were deployed to [[Mogadishu]] in December 1994 to support the withdrawal of the [[Indian Army]]'s 66 Brigade, including the 2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry\|Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry]] (2 JAKLI).<ref name=br-unosom>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|title=Somalia, 1992–1994 \|website=bharat-rakshak.com \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011122642/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|archive-date=11 October 2012 \|access-date=22 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		While the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 954\|UN Security Council Resolution 954]], extended the UN mandate for [[UNOSOM II]] in [[Somalia]] to March 1995, the United States and other NATO members of the mission abandoned the peacekeeping effort and withdrew from Somalia over a year earlier. As the mission approached its scheduled end, the situation on the ground continued to deteriorate. With no other international support forthcoming, INS ''Godavari'' along with {{INS\|Ganga\|F22\|6}} and {{INS\|Shakti\|1975\|6}} were deployed to [[Mogadishu]] in December 1994 to support the withdrawal of the [[Indian Army]]'s 66 Brigade, including the 2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry\|Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry]] (2 JAKLI).<ref name=br-unosom>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|title=Somalia, 1992–1994 \|website=bharat-rakshak.com \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011122642/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|archive-date=11 October 2012 \|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	==Fate==		==Fate==
	In 2014, a naval review board decided ''Godavari'' would be decommissioned the following year. After 32 years of service, she was decommissioned on 23 December 2015.<ref name="sunset"/> A senior naval official said she would first be stripped of her weaponry and any salvageable fittings, and then most likely be sunk as a [[target ship]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/Godavari-1st-indigenously-designed-warship-calls-it-a-day/14515/1/10.html \|title="Godavari, 1st indigenously designed warship, calls it a day"\|website=Brahmand.com \|date=24 December 2015 \|access-date=16 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In 2014, a naval review board decided ''Godavari'' would be decommissioned the following year. After 32 years of service, she was decommissioned on 23 December 2015.<ref name="sunset"/> A senior naval official said she would first be stripped of her weaponry and any salvageable fittings, and then most likely be sunk as a [[target ship]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/Godavari-1st-indigenously-designed-warship-calls-it-a-day/14515/1/10.html \|title="Godavari, 1st indigenously designed warship, calls it a day"\|website=Brahmand.com \|date=24 December 2015 \|access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''INS ''Godavari'' (F20)''' was the lead ship of [[Godavari-class frigate\|her class]] of [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. Built by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]], she was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web\|title=~~India’s~~ first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date=24 December ~~2015~~}}</ref> She was commissioned on 10 December 1983, and decommissioned on 23 December 2015 after a 32-year career.<ref name="sunset">{{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 \|work=The Times of India\|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=22 December ~~2015~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \| title=India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer \| date=20 April 2015 \| access-date=25 April 2015 \| last=Bedi \|first=Rahul\| work=IHS Jane's 360 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091326/http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status = dead}}</ref>		'''INS ''Godavari'' (F20)''' was the lead ship of [[Godavari-class frigate\|her class]] of [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. Built by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]], she was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web\|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref> She was commissioned on 10 December 1983, and decommissioned on 23 December 2015 after a 32-year career.<ref name="sunset">{{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 \|work=The Times of India\|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \| title=India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer \| date=20 April 2015 \| access-date=25 April 2015 \| last=Bedi \|first=Rahul\| work=IHS Jane's 360 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091326/http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status = dead}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	During the mid-1970s, the Navy's Directorate of Naval Design developed a concept for the next generation of frigates, which would supplant the British-designed {{sclass\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|1\|\|1972}}s. The new ''Godavari''-class frigates would be the first indigenously designed and built frigates, with vastly improved speed and firepower. As the lead ship of her class, ''Godavari'' was laid down on 3 November 1978 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]], and was launched on 15 May 1980. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983.<ref name="indigenously">{{cite web\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned \|title=~~India’s~~ first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|publisher=Indian Navy \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=23 December ~~2015~~}}</ref>		During the mid-1970s, the Navy's Directorate of Naval Design developed a concept for the next generation of frigates, which would supplant the British-designed {{sclass\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|1\|\|1972}}s. The new ''Godavari''-class frigates would be the first indigenously designed and built frigates, with vastly improved speed and firepower. As the lead ship of her class, ''Godavari'' was laid down on 3 November 1978 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]], and was launched on 15 May 1980. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983.<ref name="indigenously">{{cite web\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned \|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|publisher=Indian Navy \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=23 December 2022}}</ref>

	==Operations==		==Operations==
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	===Operation Cactus===		===Operation Cactus===
	In 1988, following an attempted [[coup d'état]] against [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] President [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] by [[Sri Lanka]]n mercenaries, India launched [[Operation Cactus]] to restore the democratically elected government. After Indian paratroopers restored the presidency, the mercenaries captured [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] hostages on board a [[cargo ship\|freighter]] and fled towards Sri Lanka. INS ''Godavari'' and {{INS\|Betwa\|1959\|6}} successfully intercepted the freighter, rescued the hostages and arrested the mercenaries off the Sri Lankan coast.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|title=~~India’s~~ first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|access-date=2009-07-26 \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619063620/http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|archive-date=19 June ~~2009~~}}</ref>		In 1988, following an attempted [[coup d'état]] against [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] President [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] by [[Sri Lanka]]n mercenaries, India launched [[Operation Cactus]] to restore the democratically elected government. After Indian paratroopers restored the presidency, the mercenaries captured [[Republic of the Maldives\|Maldivian]] hostages on board a [[cargo ship\|freighter]] and fled towards Sri Lanka. INS ''Godavari'' and {{INS\|Betwa\|1959\|6}} successfully intercepted the freighter, rescued the hostages and arrested the mercenaries off the Sri Lankan coast.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|title=India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|access-date=2009-07-26 \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619063620/http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm \|archive-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>

	===UNOSOM II===		===UNOSOM II===
	While the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 954\|UN Security Council Resolution 954]], extended the UN mandate for [[UNOSOM II]] in [[Somalia]] to March 1995, the United States and other NATO members of the mission abandoned the peacekeeping effort and withdrew from Somalia over a year earlier. As the mission approached its scheduled end, the situation on the ground continued to deteriorate. With no other international support forthcoming, INS ''Godavari'' along with {{INS\|Ganga\|F22\|6}} and {{INS\|Shakti\|1975\|6}} were deployed to [[Mogadishu]] in December 1994 to support the withdrawal of the [[Indian Army]]'s 66 Brigade, including the 2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry\|Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry]] (2 JAKLI).<ref name=br-unosom>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|title=Somalia, 1992–1994 \|website=bharat-rakshak.com \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011122642/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|archive-date=11 October 2012 \|access-date=22 November ~~2018~~}}</ref>		While the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 954\|UN Security Council Resolution 954]], extended the UN mandate for [[UNOSOM II]] in [[Somalia]] to March 1995, the United States and other NATO members of the mission abandoned the peacekeeping effort and withdrew from Somalia over a year earlier. As the mission approached its scheduled end, the situation on the ground continued to deteriorate. With no other international support forthcoming, INS ''Godavari'' along with {{INS\|Ganga\|F22\|6}} and {{INS\|Shakti\|1975\|6}} were deployed to [[Mogadishu]] in December 1994 to support the withdrawal of the [[Indian Army]]'s 66 Brigade, including the 2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry\|Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry]] (2 JAKLI).<ref name=br-unosom>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|title=Somalia, 1992–1994 \|website=bharat-rakshak.com \|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011122642/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html \|archive-date=11 October 2012 \|access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref>

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	Pakistan Naval Ship {{ship\|PNS\|Babur\|D-182\|2}} brushed with INS ''Godavari'' in June 2011 while escorting Egyptian ship MV ''Suez''. This incident triggered a diplomatic row between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.informationcell.com/Row-over-MV-Suez-intensifies-India-to-lodge-formal-protest-with-Pak-Sources.html \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=18 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311032632/http://www.informationcell.com/Row-over-MV-Suez-intensifies-India-to-lodge-formal-protest-with-Pak-Sources.html \|archive-date=11 March 2012 \|url-status = dead}}</ref>		Pakistan Naval Ship {{ship\|PNS\|Babur\|D-182\|2}} brushed with INS ''Godavari'' in June 2011 while escorting Egyptian ship MV ''Suez''. This incident triggered a diplomatic row between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.informationcell.com/Row-over-MV-Suez-intensifies-India-to-lodge-formal-protest-with-Pak-Sources.html \|title=Row over MV Suez intensifies India to lodge formal protest with Pak Sources \| NDTV/Home \| News & Information Cell, India \|access-date=18 June 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311032632/http://www.informationcell.com/Row-over-MV-Suez-intensifies-India-to-lodge-formal-protest-with-Pak-Sources.html \|archive-date=11 March 2012 \|url-status = dead}}</ref>

	==Fate==		==Fate==
	In 2014, a naval review board decided ''Godavari'' would be decommissioned the following year. After 32 years of service, she was decommissioned on 23 December 2015.<ref name="sunset"/> A senior naval official said she would first be stripped of her weaponry and any salvageable fittings, and then most likely be sunk as a [[target ship]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/Godavari-1st-indigenously-designed-warship-calls-it-a-day/14515/1/10.html \|title="Godavari, 1st indigenously designed warship, calls it a day"\|website=Brahmand.com \|date=24 December 2015 \|access-date=16 January ~~2016~~}}</ref>		In 2014, a naval review board decided ''Godavari'' would be decommissioned the following year. After 32 years of service, she was decommissioned on 23 December 2015.<ref name="sunset"/> A senior naval official said she would first be stripped of her weaponry and any salvageable fittings, and then most likely be sunk as a [[target ship]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/Godavari-1st-indigenously-designed-warship-calls-it-a-day/14515/1/10.html \|title="Godavari, 1st indigenously designed warship, calls it a day"\|website=Brahmand.com \|date=24 December 2015 \|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	==History==		==History==
	During the mid-1970s, the Navy's Directorate of Naval Design developed a concept for the next generation of frigates, which would supplant the British-designed {{sclass-\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|1\|\|1972}}s. The new ''Godavari''-class frigates would be the first indigenously designed and built frigates, with vastly improved speed and firepower. As the lead ship of her class, ''Godavari'' was laid down on 3 November 1978 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]], and was launched on 15 May 1980. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983.<ref name="indigenously">{{cite web\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned \|title=India’s first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|publisher=Indian Navy \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref>		During the mid-1970s, the Navy's Directorate of Naval Design developed a concept for the next generation of frigates, which would supplant the British-designed {{sclass\|Nilgiri\|frigate\|1\|\|1972}}s. The new ''Godavari''-class frigates would be the first indigenously designed and built frigates, with vastly improved speed and firepower. As the lead ship of her class, ''Godavari'' was laid down on 3 November 1978 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]], and was launched on 15 May 1980. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983.<ref name="indigenously">{{cite web\|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned \|title=India’s first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned \|publisher=Indian Navy \|date=21 December 2015 \|access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref>

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|Ship caption= INS ''Godavari''
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|Ship country=India
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
|Ship name= INS ''Godavari''
|Ship namesake= [[Godavari River]]
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|Ship builder= [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
|Ship laid down= 3 November 1978
|Ship launched= 15 May 1980
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|Ship commissioned= 10 December 1983
|Ship decommissioned=23 December 2015
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|Ship status= Awaiting disposal.<ref name="sunset"/>
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|Ship badge=[[File:INS Godavari emblem.JPG|150px|center|Seal of INS ''Godavari'']]
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|Ship class= {{sclass-|Godavari|frigate}}
|Ship displacement=* 3,600 tons standard,
* 3,850 tons full load
|Ship length= {{convert|126.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{convert|14.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught= {{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion= 2 turbines with {{convert|30000|hp|abbr=on}} motors; 2 × 550 psi boilers; 2 shafts
|Ship speed= {{convert|27|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range= {{convert|4500|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship complement= 313 (incl. 40 officers & 13 aircrew)
|Ship sensors=* 1 × Signaal D-band radar
* 1 × MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) E-band radar
* 2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band radars for navigation
*Bharat APSOH hull mounted sonar, Fathoms Oceanic VDS and Type 162M sonar
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|Ship armament=* 4 × [[P-15 Termit|P-20M (SS-N-2D Styx)]] [[AShM]]s in single-tube launchers
* [[Barak SAM]] system
* 2 × 57 mm (twin) guns at 90° elevation
* 4 × [[AK-230]] 30 mm gunmounts with 85° elevation (in CIWS role only)
* 6 × 324mm ILAS 3 torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244S or NST 58 anti-submarine torpedoes
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|Ship aircraft=* 2 helicopters
* [[Westland Sea King|Sea King Mk.42B]] or [[HAL Chetak]]
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'''INS ''Godavari'' (F20)''' was the lead ship of [[Godavari-class frigate|her class]] of [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. Built by [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]], she was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.<ref name=indiannavy>{{cite web|title=India’s first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> She was commissioned on 10 December 1983, and decommissioned on 23 December 2015 after a 32-year career.<ref name="sunset">{{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 |work=The Times of India|date=21 December 2015 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer | title=India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer | date=20 April 2015 | access-date=25 April 2015 | last=Bedi |first=Rahul| work=IHS Jane's 360 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091326/http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

==History==
During the mid-1970s, the Navy's Directorate of Naval Design developed a concept for the next generation of frigates, which would supplant the British-designed {{sclass-|Nilgiri|frigate|1||1972}}s. The new ''Godavari''-class frigates would be the first indigenously designed and built frigates, with vastly improved speed and firepower. As the lead ship of her class, ''Godavari'' was laid down on 3 November 1978 by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral [[Jal Cursetji]], and was launched on 15 May 1980. She was commissioned on 10 December 1983.<ref name="indigenously">{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/india%E2%80%99s-first-indigenously-designed-and-built-frigate-ins-godavari-be-decommissioned |title=India’s first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned |publisher=Indian Navy |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref>

==Operations==
[[File:INS Godavari sailing past the Statue of Liberty.jpg|thumb|left|INS ''Godavari'' entering New York harbour in July 1986.]]
Notable operations involving INS ''Godavari'' include Operation Jupiter in 1988 (Sri Lanka), Operation Shield and Operation Bolster in 1994 (de-induction of Indian Army from Somalia), Patrol of Gulf of Aden (PoG) in 2009, and 2011 anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.<ref name=indiannavy/> The ship also visited New York harbour in July 1986 on the occasion of the bicentennial celebrations of the [[Statue of Liberty]].

===Operation Cactus===
In 1988, following an attempted [[coup d'état]] against [[Republic of the Maldives|Maldivian]] President [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]] by [[Sri Lanka]]n mercenaries, India launched [[Operation Cactus]] to restore the democratically elected government. After Indian paratroopers restored the presidency, the mercenaries captured [[Republic of the Maldives|Maldivian]] hostages on board a [[cargo ship|freighter]] and fled towards Sri Lanka. INS ''Godavari'' and {{INS|Betwa|1959|6}} successfully intercepted the freighter, rescued the hostages and arrested the mercenaries off the Sri Lankan coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm |title=India’s first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned |access-date=2009-07-26 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619063620/http://indiannavy.nic.in/cactus.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009}}</ref>

===UNOSOM II===
While the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 954|UN Security Council Resolution 954]], extended the UN mandate for [[UNOSOM II]] in [[Somalia]] to March 1995, the United States and other NATO members of the mission abandoned the peacekeeping effort and withdrew from Somalia over a year earlier. As the mission approached its scheduled end, the situation on the ground continued to deteriorate. With no other international support forthcoming, INS ''Godavari'' along with {{INS|Ganga|F22|6}} and {{INS|Shakti|1975|6}} were deployed to [[Mogadishu]] in December 1994 to support the withdrawal of the [[Indian Army]]'s 66 Brigade, including the 2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry|Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry]] (2 JAKLI).<ref name=br-unosom>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html |title=Somalia, 1992–1994 |website=bharat-rakshak.com |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011122642/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/PEACE/Somalia.html |archive-date=11 October 2012 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>

==Incidents==
Pakistan Naval Ship {{ship|PNS|Babur|D-182|2}} brushed with INS ''Godavari'' in June 2011 while escorting Egyptian ship MV ''Suez''. This incident triggered a diplomatic row between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.informationcell.com/Row-over-MV-Suez-intensifies-India-to-lodge-formal-protest-with-Pak-Sources.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311032632/http://www.informationcell.com/Row-over-MV-Suez-intensifies-India-to-lodge-formal-protest-with-Pak-Sources.html |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Fate==
In 2014, a naval review board decided ''Godavari'' would be decommissioned the following year. After 32 years of service, she was decommissioned on 23 December 2015.<ref name="sunset"/> A senior naval official said she would first be stripped of her weaponry and any salvageable fittings, and then most likely be sunk as a [[target ship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/Godavari-1st-indigenously-designed-warship-calls-it-a-day/14515/1/10.html |title="Godavari, 1st indigenously designed warship, calls it a day"|website=Brahmand.com |date=24 December 2015 |access-date=16 January 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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