INS Kora is the lead ship of the -class of 1,350-tonne guided missile corvettes in active service with the Indian Navy.[1] The vessel was built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and outfitted at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
She is equipped with 3M-24 anti-ship missiles as a primary weapon, with two Strela-2M anti-air missiles as defensive weapons.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
Kora was on a goodwill visit to Singapore in 2001.[2]
On 31 October 2014, Kora was in collision with the cargo ship MV Madeleine Rickmers in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Vishakhapatnam.[3] Kora participated in the 2015 SLINEX training exercises from 27 October to 1 November.[4] Kora took part in LIMA in 2017.
The ship has taken part extensively in various exercises in the South China Sea. She and INS Ranvijay, a -class destroyer, participated in bilateral exercises with Vietnam Navy and Philippine Navy in 2021.[5][6] A frigate from the Philippines, Template:BRP took part in the exercise.[7]
Kora along with INS Khanjar was on a visit to Kolkata between 28 and 30 November 2025 as part of the Navy Week celebrations. The ships were open for public visitors.[8][9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Project 25A Kora Class". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ↑ Hancock, Paul (31 October 2014). "INS Kora Damaged". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "Exercise SLINEX-15 - Navy Ships enter Trincomalee | Indian Navy". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ↑ Sharma, Ravi (19 August 2021). "India and Vietnam conduct joint 'sea phase' naval exercise in the South China Sea". Frontline. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ Abhishek Bhalla (24 August 2021). "Indian Navy's INS Ranvijay, INS Kora carry out maritime exercise with Philippines". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Naval drills between BRP Antonio Luna Philippine frigate and Indian Navy". Navy Recognition. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Warships for public viewing". The Times of India. 28 November 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Frontline guided missile corvettes make port call in Kolkata to mark Navy Week". The Week. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
