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'''INS ''Kora''''' is the [[lead ship]] of the [[Kora-class corvette|Kora-Class]] of 1,350-tonne guided missile [[Corvette|Corvettes]] in active service with the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-kora>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082545/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The vessel was built at [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE) and outfitted at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL).
'''INS ''Kora''''' is the [[lead ship]] of the [[Kora-class corvette|Kora-Class]] of 1,350-tonne guided missile [[Corvette]]s in active service with the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-kora>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm |title=Surface Ships of Indian Navy |access-date=2009-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082545/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The vessel was built at [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE) and outfitted at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL).


She is equipped with [[Kh-35|3M-24 Anti-Ship Missiles]] as a primary weapon, with two [[Strela-2M]] Anti-Air Missiles as defensive weapons.<ref name=GS1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-kora.htm|title=Project 25A Kora Class|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>
She is equipped with [[Kh-35|3M-24 Anti-Ship Missiles]] as a primary weapon, with two [[Strela-2M]] Anti-Air Missiles as defensive weapons.<ref name=GS1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-kora.htm|title=Project 25A Kora Class|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
''Kora'' was on a goodwill visit to [[Singapore]] in 2001.<ref name=GS1 />  
''Kora'' was on a goodwill visit to [[Singapore]] in 2001.<ref name=GS1 />


On 31 October 2014, ''Kora'' was in collision with the cargo ship MV ''Madeleine Rickmers'' in the [[Bay of Bengal]] off the coast of [[Vishakhapatnam]].<ref name="Collision">{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2014/10/ins-kora-damaged/ |title=INS KORA DAMAGED |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> ''INS Kora'' participated in the 2015 [[SLINEX]] training exercises from 27 October to 1 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/exercise-slinex-15-navy-ships-enter-trincomalee|title=Exercise SLINEX-15 - Navy Ships enter Trincomalee {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>Kora took part in LIMA in 2017.  
On 31 October 2014, ''Kora'' was in collision with the cargo ship MV ''Madeleine Rickmers'' in the [[Bay of Bengal]] off the coast of [[Vishakhapatnam]].<ref name="Collision">{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2014/10/ins-kora-damaged/ |title=INS KORA DAMAGED |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref> ''INS Kora'' participated in the 2015 [[SLINEX]] training exercises from 27 October to 1 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/exercise-slinex-15-navy-ships-enter-trincomalee|title=Exercise SLINEX-15 - Navy Ships enter Trincomalee {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> Kora took part in LIMA in 2017.


The ship has taken part extensively in various exercises in the South China Sea. She and [[INS Ranvijay]], a [[Rajput-class destroyer|Rajput class destroyer]], participated in bilateral exercises with [[Vietnam People's Navy|Vietnam Navy]] and [[Philippine Navy]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Ravi|title=India and Vietnam conduct joint 'sea phase' naval exercise in the South China Sea|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/india-and-vietnam-conduct-joint-sea-phase-naval-exercise-in-the-south-china-sea/article35990118.ece|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiAugust 24|first1=Abhishek Bhalla New|last2=August 24|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 05:07|title=Indian Navy's INS Ranvijay, INS Kora carry out maritime exercise with Philippines|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-navy-ins-ranvijay-ins-kora-maritime-exercise-philippines-1844465-2021-08-24|access-date=2021-09-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> A frigate from Philippines BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) took part in the exercise.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naval drills between BRP Antonio Luna Philippine frigate and Indian Navy|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10593-naval-drills-between-brp-antonio-luna-philippine-frigate-and-indian-navy.html|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Navy Recognition|language=en-gb}}</ref>
The ship has taken part extensively in various exercises in the South China Sea. She and [[INS Ranvijay]], a [[Rajput-class destroyer|Rajput class destroyer]], participated in bilateral exercises with [[Vietnam People's Navy|Vietnam Navy]] and [[Philippine Navy]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Ravi|title=India and Vietnam conduct joint 'sea phase' naval exercise in the South China Sea|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/india-and-vietnam-conduct-joint-sea-phase-naval-exercise-in-the-south-china-sea/article35990118.ece|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Frontline|date=19 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Abhishek Bhalla |date=August 24, 2021 |title=Indian Navy's INS Ranvijay, INS Kora carry out maritime exercise with Philippines|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-navy-ins-ranvijay-ins-kora-maritime-exercise-philippines-1844465-2021-08-24|access-date=2021-09-10|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> A frigate from Philippines BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) took part in the exercise.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naval drills between BRP Antonio Luna Philippine frigate and Indian Navy|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/august/10593-naval-drills-between-brp-antonio-luna-philippine-frigate-and-indian-navy.html|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Navy Recognition|language=en-gb}}</ref>


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INS Kora entering Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.jpg
INS Kora entering Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
History
 India
Name: INS Kora
Builder: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down: 10 January 1990
Launched: 23 September 1992
Commissioned: 10 August 1998
Identification: Pennant number: P61
Status: in active service
Badge: INS Kora crest
General characteristics
Class and type: -class corvette
Displacement: 1,400 tons full load
Length: 91.1 m (299 ft)
Beam: 10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught: 4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 diesel motors with 14,400 hp
  • 2 shafts
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement: 134 (incl 14 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
  • Bharat 1245 navigation radar
  • Bharat Vympel IPN-10 combat data system
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopter

INS Kora is the lead ship of the Kora-Class of 1,350-tonne guided missile Corvettes in active service with the Indian Navy.[1] The vessel was built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and outfitted at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).

She is equipped with 3M-24 Anti-Ship Missiles as a primary weapon, with two Strela-2M Anti-Air Missiles as defensive weapons.[2]

History

Kora was on a goodwill visit to Singapore in 2001.[2]

On 31 October 2014, Kora was in collision with the cargo ship MV Madeleine Rickmers in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Vishakhapatnam.[3] INS Kora participated in the 2015 SLINEX training exercises from 27 October to 1 November.[4] Kora took part in LIMA in 2017.

The ship has taken part extensively in various exercises in the South China Sea. She and INS Ranvijay, a Rajput class destroyer, participated in bilateral exercises with Vietnam Navy and Philippine Navy in 2021.[5][6] A frigate from Philippines BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) took part in the exercise.[7]

References

  1. "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Project 25A Kora Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. Hancock, Paul (31 October 2014). "INS KORA DAMAGED". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. "Exercise SLINEX-15 - Navy Ships enter Trincomalee | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. Sharma, Ravi (19 August 2021). "India and Vietnam conduct joint 'sea phase' naval exercise in the South China Sea". Frontline. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. Abhishek Bhalla (24 August 2021). "Indian Navy's INS Ranvijay, INS Kora carry out maritime exercise with Philippines". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. "Naval drills between BRP Antonio Luna Philippine frigate and Indian Navy". Navy Recognition. Retrieved 10 September 2021.