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	The '''''Veer''-class corvettes''' of the [[Indian Navy]] are a customised [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] {{sclass2\|Tarantul\|corvette\|4}}.<ref name=in-veer>[http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm Indian Naval Ships-Corvettes-Veer Class<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619084849/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm \|date=19 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-veer.htm] {{dead link\|date=December ~~2022~~}}</ref> They form the 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron.<ref name=samachar>[http://mod.nic.in/samachar/15jan01/html/trish.htm Indian Navy Celebrates `Killers Nite'<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609135115/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/15jan01/html/trish.htm \|date=9 June 2010 }}</ref>		The '''''Veer''-class corvettes''' of the [[Indian Navy]] are a customised [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy\|Soviet]] {{sclass2\|Tarantul\|corvette\|4}}.<ref name=in-veer>[http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm Indian Naval Ships-Corvettes-Veer Class<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619084849/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm \|date=19 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-veer.htm] {{dead link\|date=December 2014}}</ref> They form the 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron.<ref name=samachar>[http://mod.nic.in/samachar/15jan01/html/trish.htm Indian Navy Celebrates `Killers Nite'<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609135115/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/15jan01/html/trish.htm \|date=9 June 2010 }}</ref>

	==Service history==		==Service history==
	Eight vessels of this class inherit their names from the 25th Killer missile boat squadron, which attacked and sank two [[destroyer]]s, a [[minesweeper]] and various other support vessels off [[Karachi]] during [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].		Eight vessels of this class inherit their names from the 25th Killer missile boat squadron, which attacked and sank two [[destroyer]]s, a [[minesweeper]] and various other support vessels off [[Karachi]] during [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)\|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

	The last two vessels of this class were built as the upgraded [[Tarantul-class corvette#Project 1242.1.2F1241.8 .27Molniya.27\|Tarantul V]] with 16 [[Kh-35\|SS-N-25 'Switchblade' / URAN E]] Missiles, 1 [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] instead of the [[AK-176]], and MR 352 Positiv-E (NATO: Cross Dome) Radar.<ref name="br">{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/174-Veer-Class.html \|title=Veer (Tarantul I) Class \|work=[[Bharat Rakshak]] \|access-date=24 December ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg \|title=K91 INS Pralaya \|work=[[Bharat Rakshak]] \|access-date=24 December 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211225332/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg \|archive-date=11 December 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		The last two vessels of this class were built as the upgraded [[Tarantul-class corvette#Project 1242.1.2F1241.8 .27Molniya.27\|Tarantul V]] with 16 [[Kh-35\|SS-N-25 'Switchblade' / URAN E]] Missiles, 1 [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] instead of the [[AK-176]], and MR 352 Positiv-E (NATO: Cross Dome) Radar.<ref name="br">{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/174-Veer-Class.html \|title=Veer (Tarantul I) Class \|work=[[Bharat Rakshak]] \|access-date=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg \|title=K91 INS Pralaya \|work=[[Bharat Rakshak]] \|access-date=24 December 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211225332/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg \|archive-date=11 December 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	On 28 April 2016, INS ''Veer'' and INS ''Nipat'' were the first ''Veer''-class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veernipat"/>		On 28 April 2016, INS ''Veer'' and INS ''Nipat'' were the first ''Veer''-class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veernipat"/>
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	\| 26 March 1987<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=323\|edition=108th\|chapter=India}}</ref>		\| 26 March 1987<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=323\|edition=108th\|chapter=India}}</ref>
	\| [[Mumbai]]		\| [[Mumbai]]
	\| 28 April 2016<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-veer-and-nipat-decommissioned-28-apr-2016\|title=Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat decommissioned on 28 Apr 2016\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|date=29 April ~~2022~~}}</ref>\|\| Decommissioned		\| 28 April 2016<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-veer-and-nipat-decommissioned-28-apr-2016\|title=Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat decommissioned on 28 Apr 2016\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|date=29 April 2016}}</ref>\|\| Decommissioned
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	\| INS ''Nirbhik''		\| INS ''Nirbhik''
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	\| 21 December 1987<ref name="jfs-0506"/>		\| 21 December 1987<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
	\| Mumbai		\| Mumbai
	\| 11 January 2018<ref name="it-12jan18">{{cite web\|last=Pandey\|first=Munish Chandra\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/after-serving-country-for-three-decades-ins-nirbhik-and-nirghat-decommissioned-1143313-2018-01-12\|title=After serving country for three decades, INS Nirbhik and Nirghat decommissioned\|work=India Today\|date=12 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>\|\| Decommissioned		\| 11 January 2018<ref name="it-12jan18">{{cite web\|last=Pandey\|first=Munish Chandra\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/after-serving-country-for-three-decades-ins-nirbhik-and-nirghat-decommissioned-1143313-2018-01-12\|title=After serving country for three decades, INS Nirbhik and Nirghat decommissioned\|work=India Today\|date=12 January 2018}}</ref>\|\| Decommissioned
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	\| INS ''Nipat''		\| INS ''Nipat''
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	===INS ''Veer''===		===INS ''Veer''===
	INS ''Veer'' was the lead ship of her class and served in the Indian Navy from 26 March 1987 to 28 April 2016.<ref name="in-veer1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class\|title = Veer Class, Abhay Class \| Indian Navy}}</ref> INS ''Veer'' was commissioned at [[Poti]], [[Soviet Union]] (now in [[Georgia (country)\|Georgia]]) on 26 March 1987. Lieutenant Commander Anup Singh was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat, and India's maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets. After completing 29 years of commissioned service, INS ''Veer'' was decommissioned on 28 April 2016. At the time of decommissioning, the ship's commanding officer was Cdr B Charish K Pal, and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron. ''Veer'' and ''Nipat'', which was also decommissioned on the same day, were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veernipat">{{cite web\|title=Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat to be decommissioned tomorrow\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-veer-and-nipat-be-decommissioned-tomorrow\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date=28 April ~~2022~~}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		INS ''Veer'' was the lead ship of her class and served in the Indian Navy from 26 March 1987 to 28 April 2016.<ref name="in-veer1">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class\|title = Veer Class, Abhay Class \| Indian Navy}}</ref> INS ''Veer'' was commissioned at [[Poti]], [[Soviet Union]] (now in [[Georgia (country)\|Georgia]]) on 26 March 1987. Lieutenant Commander Anup Singh was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat, and India's maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets. After completing 29 years of commissioned service, INS ''Veer'' was decommissioned on 28 April 2016. At the time of decommissioning, the ship's commanding officer was Cdr B Charish K Pal, and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron. ''Veer'' and ''Nipat'', which was also decommissioned on the same day, were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veernipat">{{cite web\|title=Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat to be decommissioned tomorrow\|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-veer-and-nipat-be-decommissioned-tomorrow\|website=indiannavy.nic.in\|access-date=28 April 2016}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

	===INS ''Nirbhik''===		===INS ''Nirbhik''===
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	===INS ''Pralaya''===		===INS ''Pralaya''===

	INS ''Pralaya'' is currently{{citation needed\|date=September ~~2022~~}} in active service with the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veer2"/> INS Pralaya is an upgraded Veer class corvette of the Indian Navy, the Veer class are based on the Tarantul Class (Project 1241.1) with the last vessels being based on the Project 1241.8. The INS Pralaya (K91) was Laid Down on 2 May 1998, Launched on 14 December 2000, and commissioned on 18 December 2002. She was built at the Goa Ship Yard from plating and a CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kit supplied by the Russians. Her sister ship the INS Prabal (K92) is of the same configuration but was built by Mazagaon Docks Limited.		INS ''Pralaya'' is currently{{citation needed\|date=September 2018}} in active service with the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veer2"/> INS Pralaya is an upgraded Veer class corvette of the Indian Navy, the Veer class are based on the Tarantul Class (Project 1241.1) with the last vessels being based on the Project 1241.8. The INS Pralaya (K91) was Laid Down on 2 May 1998, Launched on 14 December 2000, and commissioned on 18 December 2002. She was built at the Goa Ship Yard from plating and a CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kit supplied by the Russians. Her sister ship the INS Prabal (K92) is of the same configuration but was built by Mazagaon Docks Limited.
	Modified with Russian input, the weapons & sensor fit is similar to that of the Project 25A Class corvette, INS Kirch. Radars include a MR 352 Positiv-E radar, a Garpun Bal E, MR-123 AK-630 directors and a BEL Lynx gunfire control radar. The vessel is armed with four KT-184 quad launchers for the sixteen 3M24E anti-ship missiles with a range of 130 km. The AK-176 of the original Tarantul has been replaced by an Oto Melara 76/62 Compact, the vessel also has two AK-630s and one Strela 2M MANPAD with 12 reloads for air defence.		Modified with Russian input, the weapons & sensor fit is similar to that of the Project 25A Class corvette, INS Kirch. Radars include a MR 352 Positiv-E radar, a Garpun Bal E, MR-123 AK-630 directors and a BEL Lynx gunfire control radar. The vessel is armed with four KT-184 quad launchers for the sixteen 3M24E anti-ship missiles with a range of 130 km. The AK-176 of the original Tarantul has been replaced by an Oto Melara 76/62 Compact, the vessel also has two AK-630s and one Strela 2M MANPAD with 12 reloads for air defence.

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{{Short description|Description and information of the Veer-class corvettes vessles used in the Indian Navy}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
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{|{{Infobox ship begin
}}
{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = INS Nirbhik.jpg
| Ship caption = INS ''Nirbhik''
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
|Name= ''Veer'' class
|Builders=*[[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
*[[Goa Shipyard Limited]]
|Operators= {{navy|India}}
|Class before= {{sclass2|Durg|corvette|4}}
|Class after= {{sclass|Khukri|corvette|4}}
|Subclasses=
|Built range=
|In commission range=
|Total ships building=
|Total ships planned= 15
|Total ships completed= 13
|Total ships cancelled= 2
|Total ships active= 7
|Total ships laid up=
|Total ships lost= 1
|Total ships retired=5
|Total ships preserved=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header =
| Header caption = <ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Ship type = [[Corvette]]
| Ship displacement = *455 tons or
*477 tons (K91 and K92)
| Ship length = {{convert|56.1|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|11.5|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|2.5|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = [[COGAG]]: 2 × Nikolayev Type DR77 (DS71 in K92) gas turbine, {{cvt|16016|PS}}; 2 × Nikolayev Type DR76 gas turbines, {{cvt|4993|PS}} coupled to two shafts
| Ship speed = {{convert|36|kn}}
| Ship range = *{{cvt|2000|nmi}} at {{cvt|20|kn|km/h}}
*{{cvt|400|nmi}} at {{cvt|36|kn|km/h}}
| Ship complement = 41 (5 officers)
| Ship sensors = *Granit Garpun B ([[NATO reporting name|NATO]]: Plank Shave) E-band air and surface search radar or MR-352 (NATO: Cross Dome) E/F-band air and surface search radar (K91 and K92)
*Mius I-band navigation radar
*MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire control radar or BEL Lynx fire control radar (K91 and K92)
*BEL Aparna fire control radar
| Ship armament = *4 × [[P-15 Termit]] (NATO: SS-N-2D Mod 1 Styx) missiles or 16 × [[Kh-35]] Uran (NATO: SS-N-25) missiles (K91 and K92)
*1 quad [[SA-N-5]] Grail launcher for air defence missiles
*1 × 76 mm 60-cal main gun or 1 × 76 mm 62-cal [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] Super Rapid gun (K91 and K92)
*2 × [[AK-630]] 30 mm gun
| Ship armour =
| Ship aircraft =
| Ship aircraft facilities =
| Ship notes =
| Ship badge = [[File:Veer class corvettes emblem.jpg|150px]]
}}
|}

The '''''Veer''-class corvettes''' of the [[Indian Navy]] are a customised [[India]]n variant of the [[Soviet Navy|Soviet]] {{sclass2|Tarantul|corvette|4}}.<ref name=in-veer>[http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm Indian Naval Ships-Corvettes-Veer Class] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619084849/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm |date=19 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-veer.htm] {{dead link|date=December 2022}}</ref> They form the 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron.<ref name=samachar>[http://mod.nic.in/samachar/15jan01/html/trish.htm Indian Navy Celebrates `Killers Nite'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609135115/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/15jan01/html/trish.htm |date=9 June 2010 }}</ref>

==Service history==
Eight vessels of this class inherit their names from the 25th Killer missile boat squadron, which attacked and sank two [[destroyer]]s, a [[minesweeper]] and various other support vessels off [[Karachi]] during [[Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War of 1971)|Operation Trident]] and [[Operation Python]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

The last two vessels of this class were built as the upgraded [[Tarantul-class corvette#Project 1242.1.2F1241.8 .27Molniya.27|Tarantul V]] with 16 [[Kh-35|SS-N-25 'Switchblade' / URAN E]] Missiles, 1 [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] instead of the [[AK-176]], and MR 352 Positiv-E (NATO: Cross Dome) Radar.<ref name="br">{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/174-Veer-Class.html |title=Veer (Tarantul I) Class |work=[[Bharat Rakshak]] |access-date=24 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg |title=K91 INS Pralaya |work=[[Bharat Rakshak]] |access-date=24 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211225332/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg |archive-date=11 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 28 April 2016, INS ''Veer'' and INS ''Nipat'' were the first ''Veer''-class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veernipat"/>

== Ships of the class ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Pennant
!Builder
!Laid down
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Homeport
!Decommissioned
!Status
|-
| INS ''Veer''
| K40
| Volodarski, Rybinsk
| 1984
| October 1986
| 26 March 1987<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=323|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>
| [[Mumbai]]
| 28 April 2016<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-veer-and-nipat-decommissioned-28-apr-2016|title=Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat decommissioned on 28 Apr 2016|website=indiannavy.nic.in|date=29 April 2022}}</ref>|| Decommissioned
|-
| INS ''Nirbhik''
| K41
| Volodarski, Rybinsk
| 1985
| October 1987
| 21 December 1987<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
| 11 January 2018<ref name="it-12jan18">{{cite web|last=Pandey|first=Munish Chandra|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/after-serving-country-for-three-decades-ins-nirbhik-and-nirghat-decommissioned-1143313-2018-01-12|title=After serving country for three decades, INS Nirbhik and Nirghat decommissioned|work=India Today|date=12 January 2022}}</ref>|| Decommissioned
|-
| INS ''Nipat''
| K42
| Volodarski, Rybinsk
| 1986
| November 1988
| 5 December 1988<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| [[Port Blair]]
| 28 April 2016<ref name=":0" />
| Decommissioned
|-
| INS ''Nishank''
| K43
| Volodarski, Rybinsk
| 1987
| June 1989
| 2 September 1989<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| [[Kochi]]
| 3 June 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=INS Nishank and INS Akshay Decommissioned|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1831080|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=3 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref>
| Decommissioned
|-
| INS ''Nirghat''
| K44
| Volodarski, Rybinsk
| 1988
| March 1990
| 4 June 1990<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
| 11 January 2018<ref name="it-12jan18"/>
| Decommissioned
|-
| INS ''Vibhuti''
| K45
| [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| 28 September 1987
| 26 April 1990
| 3 June 1991<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
|
| Active
|-
| INS ''Vipul''
| K46
| Mazagon Dock Limited
| 29 February 1988
| 3 January 1991
| 16 March 1992<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
|
| Active
|-
| INS ''Vinash''
| K47
| [[Goa Shipyard Limited]]
| 30 January 1989
| 24 January 1992
| 20 November 1993<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
|
| Active
|-
| INS ''Vidyut''
| K48
| Goa Shipyard Limited
| 27 May 1990
| 12 December 1992
| 16 January 1995<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Kochi
|
| Active
|-
| INS ''Nashak''
| K83
| Mazagon Dock Limited
| 21 January 1991
| 12 November 1993
| 29 December 1994<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Port Blair
|
| Active
|-
| {{INS|Prahar|K98|6}}
| K98
| Goa Shipyard Limited
| 28 August 1992
| 26 August 1995
| 1 March 1997<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
|
| Sunk in collision on 22 April 2006
|-
| INS ''Prabal''
| K92
| Mazagon Dock Limited
| 31 August 1998
| 28 September 2000
| 11 April 2002<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
|
| Active
|-
| INS ''Pralaya''
| K91
| Goa Shipyard Limited
| 14 November 1998
| 14 December 2000
| 18 December 2002<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| Mumbai
|
| Active
|}

===INS ''Veer''===
INS ''Veer'' was the lead ship of her class and served in the Indian Navy from 26 March 1987 to 28 April 2016.<ref name="in-veer1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class|title = Veer Class, Abhay Class | Indian Navy}}</ref> INS ''Veer'' was commissioned at [[Poti]], [[Soviet Union]] (now in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]) on 26 March 1987. Lieutenant Commander Anup Singh was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat, and India's maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets. After completing 29 years of commissioned service, INS ''Veer'' was decommissioned on 28 April 2016. At the time of decommissioning, the ship's commanding officer was Cdr B Charish K Pal, and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron. ''Veer'' and ''Nipat'', which was also decommissioned on the same day, were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veernipat">{{cite web|title=Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat to be decommissioned tomorrow|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-naval-ships-veer-and-nipat-be-decommissioned-tomorrow|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=28 April 2022}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===INS ''Nirbhik''===
INS ''Nirbhik'' served in the Indian Navy from 21 December 1987 to 11 January 2018.<ref name="in-veer2">{{Cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm |title=Surface Ships of Indian Navy |access-date=6 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619084849/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 21 December 1987 with Commander V R Naphade as the commissioning Commanding Officer. During her three decades of service, she was forward deployed along the Gujarat coast for patrolling and she participated in numerous operations including [[Operation Parakram]] and [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]. The ship was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 11 January 2018 and her decommissioning Commanding Officer was Commander Anand Mukundan.<ref name="it-12jan18"/>

===INS ''Nipat''===
INS ''Nipat'' served in the Indian Navy from 5 December 1988 to 28 April 2016.<ref name="in-veer1"/> INS ''Nipat'' was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 5 December 1988. Lieutenant Commander GV Babu was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. The ship was manned by a crew of about 100 officers and sailors. The ship was propelled by four gas turbine engines, and was designed to attain a maximum speed of 42 knots. These ship was designed to carry four Surface to Surface Guided Missiles, one Medium Range Anit-Aircraft Gun (an AK 176) and a Close in Weapon System with two AK 630 Guns and associated Radar. The original INS Nipat served as a frontrunner, alongside sister ship INS ''Veer'' during the [[Operation Trident (1971)|naval offensive on Karachi harbour]] in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat, and India's maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets. After completing 28 years of commissioned service, INS ''Nipat'' was decommissioned on 28 April 2016. At the time of decommissioning, the ship's commanding officer was Cdr D Chakrapani, and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron. ''Nipat'' and ''Veer'', which was also decommissioned on the same day, were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veernipat"/>

===INS ''Nirghat''===
[[File:INS Nirghat firing a Surface to Surface Missile.JPG|thumb|INS ''Nirghat'' firing a [[surface to surface missile]] during the Combined Commanders' Conference 2015.]]
INS ''Nirghat'' served in Indian Navy from 15 December 1989 to 11 January 2018.<ref name="in-veer2"/> She was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 15 December 1989 with Commodore S Mampully as the commissioning Commanding Officer. During her three decades of service, she was forward deployed along the Gujarat coast for patrolling and she participated in numerous operations including Operation Parakram and Operation Vijay. The ship was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 11 January 2018 and her last Commanding Officer was Commander Mohammed Ikram.<ref name="it-12jan18"/>

===INS ''Pralaya''===

INS ''Pralaya'' is currently{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} in active service with the Indian Navy.<ref name="in-veer2"/> INS Pralaya is an upgraded Veer class corvette of the Indian Navy, the Veer class are based on the Tarantul Class (Project 1241.1) with the last vessels being based on the Project 1241.8. The INS Pralaya (K91) was Laid Down on 2 May 1998, Launched on 14 December 2000, and commissioned on 18 December 2002. She was built at the Goa Ship Yard from plating and a CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kit supplied by the Russians. Her sister ship the INS Prabal (K92) is of the same configuration but was built by Mazagaon Docks Limited.
Modified with Russian input, the weapons & sensor fit is similar to that of the Project 25A Class corvette, INS Kirch. Radars include a MR 352 Positiv-E radar, a Garpun Bal E, MR-123 AK-630 directors and a BEL Lynx gunfire control radar. The vessel is armed with four KT-184 quad launchers for the sixteen 3M24E anti-ship missiles with a range of 130 km. The AK-176 of the original Tarantul has been replaced by an Oto Melara 76/62 Compact, the vessel also has two AK-630s and one Strela 2M MANPAD with 12 reloads for air defence.

==See also==
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*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]
*[[List of ships of the Indian Navy]]

==References==
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