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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|1986 Khukri-class corvette of the Indian Navy}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date= | {{other ships|INS Khukri}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} | |||
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} | |||
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|image=Yoddhasthal Permanent Exhibition Southern command Indian Army Bhopal (45).jpg | |||
|image_caption=a scale model in Yodhasthal Museum | |||
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|flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | |||
|name= INS ''Khukri'' | |||
|namesake= [[Khukri]] | |||
|ordered= | |||
|builder= [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] | |||
|laid_down= 27 September 1985 | |||
|launched=3 December 1986 | |||
|acquired= | |||
|commissioned= 23 August 1989 | |||
|decommissioned= 23 December 2021 | |||
|in_service= | |||
|out_of_service= | |||
|struck= | |||
|identification=[[Pennant number]]: P49 | |||
|reinstated= | |||
|honours= | |||
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|status= [[Museum ship]] in [[Diu, India|Diu]], [[India]] | |||
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| | |class= {{sclass|Khukri|corvette}} | ||
|displacement= 1350 tons (full load) | |||
|length= 91.1 metres | |||
|beam= 10.5 metres | |||
|draught= 4.5 metres | |||
|draft= | |||
|propulsion=*2 diesel engines with 14,400hp | |||
*2 shafts | |||
|speed= {{convert|25|kn|km/h|-1}} | |||
|range= {{convert|4,000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|km/h|-1}} | |||
|complement= 79 (incl. 10 officers) | |||
|sensors=*MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar | |||
*Garpun-Bal radar | |||
*Bharat 1245 navigation radar | |||
|EW= | |||
|armament=*4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D) [[Anti-ship missile|AShMs]] | |||
*2 × [[Strela 2|Strela-2M]] (SA-N-5) [[Surface-to-Air Missile|SAM]] | |||
*1 × [[AK–176]] 76mm gun | |||
*2 × 30mm [[AK-630]] guns | |||
|armour= | |||
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|aircraft= 1 helicopter ([[HAL Chetak]]) | |||
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{{ | '''INS ''Khukri''''' was the lead vessel of [[Khukri class corvette|her class]] of [[corvette]]s, in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. The ship was named after ''[[INS Khukri (F149)|INS Khukri]]'', the only Indian Navy ship to be ever lost in combat. It was lost duirng the 1971 Indo-Pak war. | ||
''Khukri'' was laid down on 27 September 1985 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]], launched on 3 December 1986 and commissioned on 23 August 1989.<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=322|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref> | |||
In 2022, it was stated to be developed into a [[museum ship]] and placed at INS Khukri Memorial, Diu. On the 26th of January 2022, the warship was formally handed over to the administration of [[Diu district]] to be converted into a memorial. | |||
==Service history== | |||
''Khukri'' the lead ship of the class was decommissioned after 32 years of service on 23 December, 2021. During her service, the ship was commanded by 28 commanding officers and traversed a distance of over 6,44,897 nautical miles, which is equivalent to navigating around the world 30 times or three times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.<ref name="khukri_decom">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1784779|title=INS KHUKRI DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 32 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE TO THE NATION|publisher=PIB|date=2021-12-24}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{ | {{Corvettes of the Indian Navy}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khukri (P49)}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Khukri (P49)}} | ||
[[Category:Khukri-class corvettes]] | [[Category:Khukri-class corvettes]] | ||
[[Category:Corvettes of the Indian Navy]] | [[Category:Corvettes of the Indian Navy]] | ||
[[Category:1986 ships]] | [[Category:1986 ships]] | ||
[[Category:Ships built in India]] | [[Category:Ships built in India]] | ||
[[Category:Museum ships in India]] | |||
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INS Khukri was the lead vessel of her class of corvettes, in service with the Indian Navy. The ship was named after INS Khukri, the only Indian Navy ship to be ever lost in combat. It was lost duirng the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Khukri was laid down on 27 September 1985 at Mazagon Dock Limited, launched on 3 December 1986 and commissioned on 23 August 1989.[1]
In 2022, it was stated to be developed into a museum ship and placed at INS Khukri Memorial, Diu. On the 26th of January 2022, the warship was formally handed over to the administration of Diu district to be converted into a memorial.
Service history[edit | edit source]
Khukri the lead ship of the class was decommissioned after 32 years of service on 23 December, 2021. During her service, the ship was commanded by 28 commanding officers and traversed a distance of over 6,44,897 nautical miles, which is equivalent to navigating around the world 30 times or three times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 322. ISBN 0710626924.
- ↑ "INS KHUKRI DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 32 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE TO THE NATION" (Press release). PIB. 24 December 2021.
