INS Chapal (K94)

	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)
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]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
↑ "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Osa II Class". Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
↑ "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.

External links[edit]

INS Chapal Warship Museum and Rock Garden at Karwar Beach

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

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[in-chamak-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[br-osa-II-2] "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Osa II Class". Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2009.

[hindu-museum-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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v t e -class missile boats
Prachand Pralaya Pratap Prabal Chapal Chamak Chatak Charag
Preceded by: class Followed by: None
Fast attack craft of the Indian Navy