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'''INS ''Pondicherry'' (M61)''' was a [[Pondicherry class minesweeper|''Pondicherry'' class]] [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] in service with the [[Indian Navy]], built by the [[Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard]] at [[Saint Petersburg]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seagoing Minesweepers|url=http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|publisher=Russian Ships|accessdate=31 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403234401/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|archivedate=3 April | '''INS ''Pondicherry'' (M61)''' was a [[Pondicherry class minesweeper|''Pondicherry'' class]] [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]] in service with the [[Indian Navy]], built by the [[Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard]] at [[Saint Petersburg]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seagoing Minesweepers|url=http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|publisher=Russian Ships|accessdate=31 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403234401/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_266m.htm|archivedate=3 April 2022}}</ref> She was the lead ship of this class. ''Pondicherry'' served the Indian Navy from 1978 to 2007. She was named after [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], a [[union territory]] of India which at the time was known as ''Pondicherry''. | ||
On 15 February 1989 ''Pondicherry'' was painted white and used as the Presidential yacht for the Fleet Review by President [[R. Venkataraman]]. She reverted to her normal role and colour on completion. She was based at [[Mumbai]]. | On 15 February 1989 ''Pondicherry'' was painted white and used as the Presidential yacht for the Fleet Review by President [[R. Venkataraman]]. She reverted to her normal role and colour on completion. She was based at [[Mumbai]]. | ||
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| Name: | INS Pondicherry |
| Namesake: | Puducherry |
| Commissioned: | 2 February 1978 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 October 2007 |
| Status: | Out of service |
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| Class and type: | Pondicherry class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 804 tons full load |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel engines; 2 shafts, cp props, 5,000 hp |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 mi (4,800 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 82 (incl. 10 officers) |
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INS Pondicherry (M61) was a Pondicherry class minesweeper in service with the Indian Navy, built by the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard at Saint Petersburg in Russia.[1] She was the lead ship of this class. Pondicherry served the Indian Navy from 1978 to 2007. She was named after Puducherry, a union territory of India which at the time was known as Pondicherry.
On 15 February 1989 Pondicherry was painted white and used as the Presidential yacht for the Fleet Review by President R. Venkataraman. She reverted to her normal role and colour on completion. She was based at Mumbai.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Seagoing Minesweepers". Russian Ships. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 3 April 2013 suggested (help)
- Pondicheery (Natya 1) class at Bharat-Rakshak. Retrieved on 2009-04-29.