 Launch of Nilgiri
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 India
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| Name: | Nilgiri |
| Operator: | Indian Navy |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Laid down: | 28 December 2017 |
| Launched: | 28 September 2019 |
| Commissioned: | August 2022 (planned) |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | -class guided-missile frigate |
| Displacement: | 6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons)[1] |
| Length: | 149 m (488 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Beam: | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Draft: | 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Depth: | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[1] |
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| Speed: | 28 kn (52 km/h)[5] |
| Range: |
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| Complement: | 226[5] |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
INS Nilgiri is the lead ship of the -class stealth guided missile frigates being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy.[11] The ship was laid down on 28 December 2017 and it was launched on 28 September 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by August 2022.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "EOI for P17A frigates" (PDF). Garden Reach Shipbuilders. 14 August 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ Howard, Michelle (7 December 2016). "GE Gas Turbines to Power Indian Stealth Frigate". MarineLink. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (25 April 2018). "India reveals P-17A frigate configuration". Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "MoD gives nod to 7 stealth frigates worth Rs 13,000 crore". The Times of India. TNN. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Groizeleau, Vincent (21 December 2015). "Fincantieri va collaborer au programme des nouvelles frégates indiennes". Mer et Marine (in français). Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "IAI wins USD777 million contract to supply additional Barak-8 LRSAM systems for Indian Navy".
- ↑ "Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India". LiveMint. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ↑ "Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News". 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "Indian Navy to induct second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi by September end". The Financial Express. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
