 Model of INS Hosdurg (K73), on display at Visakha Museum
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| History | |
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 Indian Navy
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| Name: | INS Hosdurg |
| Namesake: | Hosdurg Fort |
| Commissioned: | 15 January 1978 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 June 1999 |
| Fate: | Sunk in June 2000, in a Sea Eagle test |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Durg class corvette |
| Displacement: | 670 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 59 meters |
| Beam: | 12.5 meters |
| Draught: | 2.5 meters |
| Speed: | 32 knots |
| Complement: | 42 (incl 7 officers) |
| Armament: |
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INS Hosdurg (K73) was the third ship of the Durg class corvettes of the Indian Navy. The ship was commissioned on 15 January 1978 and decommissioned on 5 June 1999. The ship was named after Hosdurg Fort, a fort in Kerala. It was built at Leningrad, Russia.[1]
Decommissioning[edit | edit source]
The Hosdurg was decommissioned on 5 June 1999. In June 2000, she was sunk in a test of a long-range Sea Eagle Anti-Ship Missile fired by a Jaguar of the Indian Air Force.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nanuchka II Class (Durg)". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2019.