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'''INS ''Cuddalore ''(M69)''' was a modified {{sclass2 | '''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 | ''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
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| Name: | INS Cuddalore |
| Namesake: | Cuddalore |
| Commissioned: | 29 October 1987 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 March 2018 |
| Identification: | M69 |
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| 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) |
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| Complement: | 10 officers, 72 enlisted |
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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
- ↑ "GSL gets defence ministry's nod to build 12 minesweepers". The Times of India. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ "Seagoing Minesweepers". Russian Ships. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ "Navy decommissions INS Konkan, Cannanore, Cuddalore ships". Telangana Today. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "INS Cuddalore celebrates 25th anniversary in ENC". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "Two ships awarded at annual Eastern Naval Command Flotilla fest". Deccan Chronicle. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "Navy decommissions 3 minesweepers". The Economic Times. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.