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| | The following ships of the [[Indian Navy]] have been named '''INS ''Dunagiri''''': |
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| |Ship country= India
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| |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
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| |Ship name= INS ''Dunagiri''
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| |Ship namesake= [[Dunagiri (mountain)|Dunagiri peak]]
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| |Ship builder= [[Mazgaon Docks]]
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| |Ship launched= 9 March 1974
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| |Ship commissioned= 5 May 1977
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| |Ship decommissioned= 20 Oct 2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024040604/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Naval-ship-INS-Dunagiri-decommissioned/Article1-615678.aspx Naval ship INS Dunagiri decommissioned]</ref>
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| |Ship fate= Decommissioned
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| |Ship class={{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|||1972}}
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| |Ship displacement=*2682 tons (standard)
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| *2962 tons (full load)
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| |Ship length= {{convert|113|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| |Ship beam= {{convert|13|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| |Ship draught= {{convert|4.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| |Ship propulsion=*2 × 550 psi boilers
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| *2 × {{convert|30,000|hp|abbr=on}} motors
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| |Ship speed= {{convert|28|kn}}
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| |Ship range= {{convert|4000|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|12|kn}}
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| |Ship complement= 267 (incl 17 officers)<ref name=in-nilgiri>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/frigates_giri.htm |title=Surface Ships -->Frigates-->Giri Class |access-date=2011-02-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215232507/http://indiannavy.nic.in/frigates_giri.htm |archive-date=15 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| |Ship sensors=*Signaal DA05 / BEL PFN513 radar
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| *Signaal LW08 / BEL RAWL02 surface radar
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| *Signaal ZW06 / BEL RASHMI navigation radar
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| *Signaal M-45 navigation radar
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| *Westinghouse SQS-505 / Graesby 750 sonar
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| *Type 170 active attack sonar
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| |Ship armament=*2 × MK.6 Vickers 115 mm guns
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| *4 × [[AK-230]] 30 mm guns
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| *2 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|Oerlikon 20 mm guns]]
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| *2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244S or the Indian NST-58 torpedoes
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| |Ship aircraft= 1 [[Westland Sea King]] or [[HAL Chetak]]
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| '''INS ''Dunagiri'' (F36)''' was a {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|||1972}} of the [[Indian Navy]] that served for 33 years between its commissioning on 5 May 1977 and its [[Decommission (ship)|decommissioning]] on 20 October 2010.
| | * {{INS|Dunagiri|F36}} was a {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|2||1972}} launched in 1974 |
| | * {{INS|Dunagiri|2022}} is a {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|2||2022}} launched in 2022 |
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| == Name ==
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| Named after the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] peak, [[Dunagiri]], the ship was a ''Nilgiri''-class frigate that was a part of the Navy's 14th Frigate Squadron.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news|title=Naval ship INS Dunagiri decommissioned|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Naval-ship-INS-Dunagiri-decommissioned/Article1-615678.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019143612/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Naval-ship-INS-Dunagiri-decommissioned/Article1-615678.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2012|access-date=16 August 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=21 October 2010}}</ref> ''Dunagiri''{{'}}s crest had a [[Osprey|Himalayan Osprey]] on it and her motto read ''Victory is My Profession''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Leander-Class Frigate INS Vindhyagiri Damaged in Peacetime Accident|journal=Indian Military Review|date=March 2011|url=http://www.idyb.com/imr/details.php?id=431|access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
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| ==Operational history ==
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| ''Dunagiri'' was the fourth of the ''Nilgiri''-class frigates to be built at the Mazgaon Docks and it took almost 58 months from the commencement of production till her final delivery to the Navy. However, ''Dunagiri'' also had a large number of indigenously produced equipment in her although much of her firepower and radars and sensors were of British or Dutch origin.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hiranandani|first=G M|title=Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975|year=2000|publisher=Lancer|location=New Delhi|pages=85, 96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&q=ins+dunagiri&pg=PA85|isbn=9781897829721}}</ref> [[Vice admiral|Vice-admiral]] S Jain who later served as flag-officer-commanding-in-chief of the [[Western Naval Command]] was the ''Dunagiri's'' first [[commanding officer]].<ref name="hindustantimes" />
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| == Operational issues ==
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| ''Dunagiri'' underwent a medium refit in 1990 but the process took 40 months against a normal schedule of 12 months, being finally completed in February 1994. [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|India's Comptroller and Auditor General]] observed that the delay in the work had not only failed to rectify the ship's main defects but had also led to [[Corrosion fatigue|corrosive]] damage to it on account of prolonged detention at the shipyard that necessitated a short refit in 1995 and cost overruns of {{INR}}4.52 crores.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter IV : NAVY - 18. Naval Dockyard, Mumbai|url=http://www.cag.gov.in/reports/defence/1999_book1/chapter4.htm|publisher=Comptroller and Auditor General of India|access-date=16 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195415/http://www.cag.gov.in/reports/defence/1999_book1/chapter4.htm|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Naval refit programmes delayed|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000222/nation.htm|access-date=16 August 2013|newspaper=The Tribune|date=22 February 2000}}</ref>
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| In 2006 ''Dunagiri'' was involved in a collision off the coast of [[Mumbai]] when it struck a [[Shipping Corporation of India]] [[merchant vessel]], MV ''Kiti''. Although there were no casualties the frigate suffered damage and required extensive repairs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warship collides with SCI vessel off Mumbai coast|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/warship-collides-with-sci-vessel-off-mumbai-coast/13545/|access-date=16 August 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=28 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A cruel blow to Navy's weakest link|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-cruel-blow-to-navy-s-weakest-link/1155703/0|access-date=16 August 2013|newspaper=Indian Express|date=15 August 2013}}</ref>
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| == Commemoration ==
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| On its decommissioning a [[philatelic cover]] featuring ''Dunagiri'' and a special [[Cancellation (mail)|cancellation mark]] featuring the ship's crest were issued by [[India Post]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Cover – Decommissioning of INS Dunagiri – By India Post|url=http://www.indianstampghar.com/2012/01/special-cover-%E2%80%93-decommissioning-of-ins-dunagiri-%E2%80%93-by-india-post/|access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=INS Special Covers - INS Dunagiri|url=http://philamirror.info/2011/09/23/ins-special-covers/ins-dunagiri/|access-date=16 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203241/http://philamirror.info/2011/09/23/ins-special-covers/ins-dunagiri/|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|30em}}
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| {{Leander class frigate}}
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| {{Frigates of the Indian Navy}}
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