INS Mahendragiri is a Nilgiri-class (Project-17 Alpha) frigate of the Indian Navy. It was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai and was formally launched by Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on 1 September 2023.[1]
Named after a mountain peak of the Eastern Ghats of Orissa, Mahendragiri is the seventh and final ship of the P-17A Frigates, which are the advanced version of Shivalik-class frigates with enhanced stealth features, upgraded weapons and sensors and better platform management systems on-board.[2]
Mahendragiri is internally designed by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and has indigenously evolved stealth guided-missile frigate equipped with state-of-the-art technology.[3] The length of this warship is 149 metres and breadth 17.8 metres and it can go up to speeds of 28 knots.[4] INS Vindhyagiri, the sixth Project 17A warship was launched by President Droupadi Murmu at Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, on 17 August 2023.[5]
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- ↑ Livemint (2023-09-01). "Warship Mahendragiri with advanced weapons, sensors launched: Top points". mint. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ "Launch of the warship Mahendragiri in Mumbai". Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ "India's maritime strength is quintessential for our economic and strategic upsurge -Vice President". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ "Indian Navy launches Mahendragiri: All you need to know about the latest warship". cnbctv18.com. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ "India's latest warship 'Mahendragiri' launched in Mumbai". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-01.