INS Chapal (K94)

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INS Chapal (K94).jpg
Preserved at Rabindranath Tagore Beach.
History
India
Name: INS Chapal
Commissioned: 4 November 1976
Decommissioned: 5 May 2005
Fate: Museum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar
General characteristics
Class and type: Chamak class missile boat
Displacement: 245 tons (full load)[1]
Length: 38.6 meters
Beam: 7.6 meters
Speed: 37+ knots
Complement: 30
Armament:
  • 4 × SS-N-2A Styx AShM
  • 1 × SA-N-5 SAM
  • 2 × AK-230 30mm guns

INS Chapal (K94) was a Chamak class missile boat of the Indian Navy.[1][2]

It is now a museum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach in Karwar, Karnataka.[3]

This warship is now positioned on a special concrete platform at Rabindranath Tagore beach in Karwar city, Karnataka state, India.

Mannequins dressed-up as captain, sailors, doctors, etc., are there inside the Museum. Replicas of the missiles are also displayed inside the Warship Museum.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Osa II Class". Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. "The Hindu : Karnataka News : INS Chapal towed to the shore". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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Coordinates: 14°48′51.7″N 74°07′37.4″E / 14.814361°N 74.127056°E / 14.814361; 74.127056