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'''INS ''Cuddalore ''(M69)''' was a modified {{sclass2-|Natya|minesweeper|1}} of the [[Pondicherry-class minesweeper|''Pondicherry'' class]] ships that were in service with the [[Indian Navy]].
'''INS ''Cuddalore ''(M69)''' was a modified {{sclass2|Natya|minesweeper|1}} of the [[Pondicherry-class minesweeper|''Pondicherry'' class]] ships that were in service with the [[Indian Navy]].


== Construction and commissioning ==
== Construction and commissioning ==
''Cuddalore'' was built by the [[Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard]] at [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia. Except for the addition of [[Surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air missiles]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GSL-gets-defence-ministrys-nod-to-build-12-minesweepers/articleshow/46415463.cms|title=GSL gets defence ministry’s nod to build 12 minesweepers|date=1 March 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|title=Seagoing Minesweepers|publisher=Russian Ships|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403234401/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|archivedate=3 April 2013|url-status=dead|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref>  Cuddalore was commissioned on 29 October 1987 at Riga (erstwhile USSR). Her commissioning commanding officer was Rear Admiral PK Nair. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://telanganatoday.com/navy-decommissions-ins-konkan-cannanore-cuddalore-ships|title=Navy decommissions INS Konkan, Cannanore, Cuddalore ships|work=Telangana Today|access-date=2018-09-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
''Cuddalore'' was built by the [[Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard]] at [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia. Except for the addition of [[Surface-to-air missile|surface-to-air missiles]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/GSL-gets-defence-ministrys-nod-to-build-12-minesweepers/articleshow/46415463.cms|title=GSL gets defence ministry’s nod to build 12 minesweepers|date=1 March 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=6 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|title=Seagoing Minesweepers|publisher=Russian Ships|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403234401/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|archivedate=3 April 2013|url-status=dead|accessdate=31 January 2022}}</ref>  Cuddalore was commissioned on 29 October 1987 at Riga (erstwhile USSR). Her commissioning commanding officer was Rear Admiral PK Nair. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://telanganatoday.com/navy-decommissions-ins-konkan-cannanore-cuddalore-ships|title=Navy decommissions INS Konkan, Cannanore, Cuddalore ships|work=Telangana Today|access-date=2018-09-15|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Service history ==
== Service history ==

Revision as of 03:13, 24 September 2021

For other ships with the same name, see INS Cuddalore.

History
India
Name: INS Cuddalore
Namesake: Cuddalore
Commissioned: 29 October 1987
Decommissioned: 23 March 2018
Identification: M69
General characteristics
Class and type: Pondicherry-class minesweeper
Displacement: 877 long tons (891 t) full load
Length: 61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Beam: 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: 2 × M-503B diesels, 2 shafts, 5,000 bhp (3,700 kW)
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range:
  • 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
  • 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 10 officers, 72 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Sonar:
  • MG-69/79 High frequency, hull mounted, active mine detection
  • Radar:
  • Don 2 I-band air/surface
  • 2 × Square Head - High Pole B IFF
  • MR-104 Drum Tilt H/I-band fire control
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • Minesweeping:
  • AT-2 acoustic sweep
  • GKT-2 contact sweep
  • TEM-3 magnetic sweep
Armament:
  • 4 × 30 mm (2×2) guns
  • 4 × 25 mm (2×2) AA
  • 2 × RBU 1200 5-tubed ASW rocket
  • 10 mines
  • 2 × 16 SA-N-5 SAM Grail missiles

INS Cuddalore (M69) was a modified -class minesweeper of the Pondicherry class ships that were in service with the Indian Navy.

Construction and commissioning

Cuddalore was built by the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard at Saint Petersburg, Russia. Except for the addition of surface-to-air missiles.[1][2] Cuddalore was commissioned on 29 October 1987 at Riga (erstwhile USSR). Her commissioning commanding officer was Rear Admiral PK Nair. [3]

Service history

Cuddalore was based at Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam and was operationally under the authority of the Naval Officer-in-Charge Andra Pradesh region. She was the senior ship of the 21st Mine Counter measures (MCM) Squadron.[4] Cuddalore was adjudged as the "best ship" at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC)’s annual flotilla awards ceremony for the year 2015-16. [5]

Decommissioning

Cuddalore was decommissioned on 23 March 2018 at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "GSL gets defence ministry's nod to build 12 minesweepers". The Times of India. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Seagoing Minesweepers". Russian Ships. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Navy decommissions INS Konkan, Cannanore, Cuddalore ships". Telangana Today. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "INS Cuddalore celebrates 25th anniversary in ENC". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Two ships awarded at annual Eastern Naval Command Flotilla fest". Deccan Chronicle. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Navy decommissions 3 minesweepers". The Economic Times. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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