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The '''''Godavari''-class frigates''' (formerly '''Type 16''' or '''Project 16''' frigates) were [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. The ''Godavari'' class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of the {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|4||1972}} with a focus on indigenous content of 72%, a larger hull and updated armaments. The class and the lead ship, {{INS|Godavari|F20|6}} were named after the [[Godavari River]]. Subsequent ships in the class, {{INS|Ganga|F22|6}} and {{INS|Gomati|F21|6}} also took their names from [[Indian rivers]].
The '''''Godavari''-class frigates''' (formerly '''Type 16''' or '''Project 16''' frigates) were [[guided-missile frigate]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. The ''Godavari'' class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of the {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|4||1972}} with a focus on indigenous content of 72%, a larger hull and updated armaments. The class and the lead ship, {{INS|Godavari|F20|6}} were named after the [[Godavari River]]. Subsequent ships in the class, {{INS|Ganga|F22|6}} and {{INS|Gomati|F21|6}} also took their names from [[Indian rivers]].


INS ''Gomati'' was the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships combined Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.<ref name=BR-Godavari>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/178-Godavari-Class.html |title=Godavari (Type 16) Class |work=Bharat-Rakshak.com |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref>  
INS ''Gomati'' was the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships combined Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.<ref name=BR-Godavari>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/178-Godavari-Class.html |title=Godavari (Type 16) Class |work=Bharat-Rakshak.com |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>  


==History==
==History==
The concept for the ''Godavari'' class originated from the lessons learnt in the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. There was a need for a ship unique to Indian requirements, for deploying a hybrid of indigenously-designed, as well as Russian and European weapons systems. The keel of the lead ship INS ''Godavari'' was laid in 1978 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Bombay]]. She was commissioned in December 1983.
The concept for the ''Godavari'' class originated from the lessons learnt in the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]]. There was a need for a ship unique to Indian requirements, for deploying a hybrid of indigenously-designed, as well as Russian and European weapons systems. The keel of the lead ship INS ''Godavari'' was laid in 1978 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Bombay]]. She was commissioned in December 1983.


One of the requirements was to deploy two [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] helicopters from the ship. The ''Nilgiri''-class vessels were too small for this requirement. The final design incorporated a larger hull in order to accommodate this.<ref name=GS-P16>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/f-godavari.htm |title=F 20 Godavari Class |publisher=globalsecurity.org |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> INS ''Godavari'' was decommissioned on 23 December 2015, and her [[Barak 1]] surface-to-air missile will be installed on the [[flagship]] {{INS|Vikramaditya}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/vikramaditya-to-be-fitted-with-barak-missiles/68184.html |title=Vikramaditya to be fitted with Barak missiles |publisher=www.tribuneindia.com/ |date=21 Apr 2015 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/INS-Godavari-sets-sail-into-the-sunset-after-3-decades/articleshow/50259958.cms |title=INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades |publisher=Times of India |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref> INS ''Ganga'' was retired from active service on 28 May 2017,<ref name="swansong">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/613543/ins-ganga-swansong-sortie.html |title=INS Ganga on swansong sortie |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> and was decommissioned on 22 March 2018.<ref name="Business Standard India">{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/navy-warship-ins-ganga-decommissioned-in-mumbai-118032201452_1.html|title=Navy warship INS Ganga decommissioned in Mumbai|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-03-22|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> The last ship of its class, INS ''Gomati'', was decommissioned on 15 May 2022 after 34 years of service.<ref name="pride_Gomati"/>
One of the requirements was to deploy two [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] helicopters from the ship. The ''Nilgiri''-class vessels were too small for this requirement. The final design incorporated a larger hull in order to accommodate this.<ref name=GS-P16>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/f-godavari.htm |title=F 20 Godavari Class |publisher=globalsecurity.org |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> INS ''Godavari'' was decommissioned on 23 December 2015, and her [[Barak 1]] surface-to-air missile will be installed on the [[flagship]] {{INS|Vikramaditya}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/vikramaditya-to-be-fitted-with-barak-missiles/68184.html |title=Vikramaditya to be fitted with Barak missiles |publisher=www.tribuneindia.com/ |date=21 Apr 2015 |access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/INS-Godavari-sets-sail-into-the-sunset-after-3-decades/articleshow/50259958.cms |title=INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades |publisher=Times of India |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> INS ''Ganga'' was retired from active service on 28 May 2017,<ref name="swansong">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/613543/ins-ganga-swansong-sortie.html |title=INS Ganga on swansong sortie |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref> and was decommissioned on 22 March 2018.<ref name="Business Standard India">{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/navy-warship-ins-ganga-decommissioned-in-mumbai-118032201452_1.html|title=Navy warship INS Ganga decommissioned in Mumbai|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-03-22|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> The last ship of its class, INS ''Gomati'', was decommissioned on 15 May 2022 after 34 years of service.<ref name="pride_Gomati"/>


==Design==
==Design==
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| 3 November 1978<ref name="jni-23dec15">{{cite web|last1=Rahmat|first1=Ridzwan|title=India decommissions first Godavari-class frigate|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate|work=IHS Jane's Navy International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233537/http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate|archive-date=7 March 2016|date=23 December 2022}}</ref>
| 3 November 1978<ref name="jni-23dec15">{{cite web|last1=Rahmat|first1=Ridzwan|title=India decommissions first Godavari-class frigate|url=http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate|work=IHS Jane's Navy International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233537/http://www.janes.com/article/56850/india-decommissions-first-godavari-class-frigate|archive-date=7 March 2016|date=23 December 2015}}</ref>
| 15 May 1980
| 15 May 1980
| 10 December 1983<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=315|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>
| 10 December 1983<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=315|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>

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INS Godavari
Class overview
Name: Godavari class
Builders: Mazagon Dock Limited
Operators:  Indian Navy
Preceded by: class
Succeeded by: class
In commission: 1983–2022
Planned: 3
Completed: 3
Retired: 3[1][2]
General characteristics
Type: Guided-missile frigate
Displacement:
  • 3,600 tonnes (standard)
  • 3,850 tonnes (full load)
Length: 126.5 m (415 ft 0 in)[3]
Beam: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)[3]
Draught: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)[3]
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 38.7 kg/cm2 (550 psi)
  • 2 × steam turbines 30,000 hp (22,400 kW)
  • 2 shafts[3]
Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h)[3]
Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)[3]
Complement: 313 (incl. 40 officers, 13 air crew)[3]
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Radar
  • Signaal LW08 D-band air search radar
  • MR-310U Angara (NATO:Head Net C) E/F-band 3D air/surface radar
  • 2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band navigation radars
  • MR-103 GFCS Fire Control radar
  • EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar (Barak SAM)
  • MPZ-310 radar (SS-N-4 SAM)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • Selenia INS-3 (Bharat Ajanta and Elettronica TQN-2) used for ESM/ECM
  • Decoys
  • 2 × chaff/flare launchers
  • 1 × Graesby G738 towed torpedo decoy
Armament:
  • 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM
  • 24 × Barak 1 SAM (3 × 8 cell VLS units)
  • 1 × AK-725 twin-barreled 57 mm gun
  • 4 × AK-630 30 mm CIWS
  • 2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) tubes (Whitehead A 244S or Indian NST 58 torpedoes)
Aircraft carried: 2 × Sea King, HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak helicopters

The Godavari-class frigates (formerly Type 16 or Project 16 frigates) were guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy. The Godavari class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of the class with a focus on indigenous content of 72%, a larger hull and updated armaments. The class and the lead ship, INS Godavari were named after the Godavari River. Subsequent ships in the class, INS Ganga and INS Gomati also took their names from Indian rivers.

INS Gomati was the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships combined Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.[4]

History

The concept for the Godavari class originated from the lessons learnt in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. There was a need for a ship unique to Indian requirements, for deploying a hybrid of indigenously-designed, as well as Russian and European weapons systems. The keel of the lead ship INS Godavari was laid in 1978 at Mazagon Dock Limited in Bombay. She was commissioned in December 1983.

One of the requirements was to deploy two Sea King helicopters from the ship. The Nilgiri-class vessels were too small for this requirement. The final design incorporated a larger hull in order to accommodate this.[5] INS Godavari was decommissioned on 23 December 2015, and her Barak 1 surface-to-air missile will be installed on the flagship INS Vikramaditya.[6][7] INS Ganga was retired from active service on 28 May 2017,[1] and was decommissioned on 22 March 2018.[8] The last ship of its class, INS Gomati, was decommissioned on 15 May 2022 after 34 years of service.[2]

Design

Although the Directorate of Marine Engineering suggested replacing steam propulsion with gas turbines, it was decided not to do so, since Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited had made heavy investments in facilities and tooling for design of steam turbines and auxiliary systems.[5]

For armaments, the missile and gun package of the Soviet -class corvette was installed on the frigate.


Ships of the class

Name Pennant Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned
Godavari F20 Mazagon Dock Limited 3 November 1978[9] 15 May 1980 10 December 1983[3] 23 December 2015
Ganga F22 1980 21 October 1981 30 December 1985[3] 22 March 2018[8]
Gomati F21 1981 19 March 1984 16 April 1988[3] 28 May 2022

Upgrades

All three ships later underwent an extensive upgrade of weapons and sensors. These include the fitment of the Israeli Barak SAM system, and a new fire control system based on the EL/M-2221 STGR. The P-20 missiles have been retained for now.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "INS Ganga on swansong sortie". Deccan Herald. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sharda, Shailvee (13 May 2022). "Indian Navy's pride INS Gomati to make final base in Lucknow". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 315. ISBN 0710626924.
  4. ↑ "Godavari (Type 16) Class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "F 20 Godavari Class". globalsecurity.org. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Vikramaditya to be fitted with Barak missiles". www.tribuneindia.com/. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades". Times of India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Navy warship INS Ganga decommissioned in Mumbai". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Rahmat, Ridzwan (23 December 2015). "India decommissions first Godavari-class frigate". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
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