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Khukri-class corvette
 INS Kuthar
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Khukri class |
| Builders: | |
| Operators: |
 Indian Navy |
| Preceded by: | class |
| Succeeded by: | class |
| In commission: | 1989–present |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 3 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Corvette |
| Displacement: | 1,423 short tons (1,291 t) (full load) |
| Length: | 91.1 m (299 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × SEMT Pielstick/Kirloskar 18 PA6V 280 diesel engines (14,400 PS, 10,600 kW); 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | 112 including 12 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
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| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 × HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv |
The Khukri-class corvette is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.[citation needed]
The first two were ordered in December 1983 and the remaining in 1985. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content.[1] The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.
Service history
Khukri the lead ship of the class was decommissioned after 32 years of service on 23 December 2021.[2] She has since been preserved as a museum ship in Diu, India.
Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Homeport | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khukri | P49 | Mazagon Dock Limited | Visakhapatnam | 27 September 1985 | 3 December 1986 | 23 August 1989[1] | 23 December 2021[2] | Converted into a Museum at Diu |
| Kuthar | P46 | 13 September 1986 | 15 April 1989 | 7 June 1990[1] | Active | |||
| Kirpan | P44 | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 12 January 1991[1] | |||
| Khanjar | P47 | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 22 October 1991[1] |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 322. ISBN 0710626924.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "INS KHUKRI DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 32 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE TO THE NATION" (Press release). PIB. 24 December 2021.
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