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{{ | '''INS ''Khukri''''' is the lead vessel of [[Khukri class corvette|her class]] of [[corvette]]s, currently in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. The ship is named after ''[[INS Khukri (F149)|INS Khukri]]'', the only Indian Navy ship ever lost in combat. The previous {{ship|INS|Khukri|1958|2}} was sunk by two [[Torpedo#Homing|homing torpedoes]] strike by ''[[PNS Hangor (S131)|PNS Hangor]]'' during the 1971 Indian-Pakistan war. The ship's captain, [[Mahendra Nath Mulla]], who went down with the ship standing on the deck, was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] posthumously. | ||
''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> | |||
==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:Naval ships of India]] | [[Category:Naval ships of India]] | ||
[[Category:1986 ships]] | [[Category:1986 ships]] | ||
[[Category:Ships built in India]] | [[Category:Ships built in India]] | ||
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| Name: | INS Khukri |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Laid down: | 27 September 1985 |
| Launched: | 3 December 1986 |
| Commissioned: | 23 August 1989 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P49 |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: | INS Kukhri crest |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | -class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1350 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 91.1 metres |
| Beam: | 10.5 metres |
| Draught: | 4.5 metres |
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| Speed: | 25 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 79 (incl. 10 officers) |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 helicopter (HAL Chetak) |
INS Khukri is the lead vessel of her class of corvettes, currently in service with the Indian Navy. The ship is named after INS Khukri, the only Indian Navy ship ever lost in combat. The previous Khukri was sunk by two homing torpedoes strike by PNS Hangor during the 1971 Indian-Pakistan war. The ship's captain, Mahendra Nath Mulla, who went down with the ship standing on the deck, was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously.
Khukri was laid down on 27 September 1985 at Mazagon Dock Limited, launched on 3 December 1986 and commissioned on 23 August 1989.[1]
References
- ↑ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 322. ISBN 0710626924.
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