INS Gomati (F21)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Gomati.

History
India
Name:	INS Gomati
Namesake:	Gomti River
Builder:	Mazagon Dock Limited
Launched:	19 March 1984
Commissioned:	16 April 1988
Decommissioned:	28 May 2022
Fate:	Museum ship (to be dismantled and displayed in Lucknow)
Badge:	Seal of INS Gomati
General characteristics
Class and type:	-class frigate
Displacement:	3,600 long tons (3,658 t) standard 3,860 long tons (3,922 t) full load
Length:	126.4 m (415 ft)
Beam:	14.5 m (48 ft)
Draught:	4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion:	2 turbines with 30,000 hp motors; 2 550 psi boilers; 2 shafts
Speed:	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range:	4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	313 (incl. 40 officers & 13 aircrew)
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × Signaal D-band radar 1 × MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) E-band radar 2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band radars for navigation Bharat APSOH hull mounted sonar, Fathoms Oceanic VDS and Type 162M sonar
Armament:	4 × P-20M anti-ship missiles in single-tube launchers Barak SAM system 2 × 57 mm (twin) guns at 90° elevation 4 × AK-230 30 mm gunmounts with 85° elevation (in CIWS role only) 6 × 324 mm ILAS 3 torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244-S or NST 58 anti-submarine torpedoes
Aircraft carried:	2 helicopters Sea King Mk.42B or HAL Chetak

INS Gomati (F21) was a -class guided-missile frigate of Indian Navy.

Career

The ship was built by Mazagon Dock Ltd in Mumbai and has an indigenous content of 72%. After her mid-life upgrade in 2011, the ship has been fitted with new weapons and sensors, which include the Barak surface-to-air missile system, an Oto Melara 76 mm gun, HUMSA sonar and Advanced Ship Control System for UAVs. On March 28, 2019, an Indian Navy personnel onboard INS Gomati died during weapons firing drills at sea. Gomati was decommissioned on 28 May 2022 after 34 years of service. The ship will be formally transferred to the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 28 May 2022, following which it will be completely dismantled and transported to Lucknow where it will be installed as the "Gomati Shaurya Smarak," a museum of Gomati 's service career.