INS Satpura

	INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12
History
India
Name:	INS Satpura
Namesake:	Satpura range
Builder:	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down:	31 October 2002
Launched:	4 June 2004
Commissioned:	20 August 2011
Identification:	F48
Motto:	Nishchay, Garv, Sahas; (Determination, Pride, Bravery);
Status:	in active service
Badge:	INS Satpura seal
General characteristics
Class and type:	-class frigate
Displacement:	6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load
Length:	142.5 m (468 ft)
Beam:	16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught:	4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power:	2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines; 15,200 shp (11,300 kW); 2 × GE LM2500+; 33,600 shp (25,100 kW);
Propulsion:	boost turbines in CODOG configuration.
Speed:	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph); 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesel engines);
Complement:	257 (35 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems:	1 × MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar; 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar; 1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR; 2 × Elta EL/M-2221 STGR; 1 × BEL APARNA; HUMSA (hull-mounted sonar array); ATAS/Thales Sintra towed array systems;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys:	BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite
Armament:	Anti-air missiles:; 32-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles; 24× Shtil-1 medium range missiles; Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:; 8 × VLS launched Klub, anti-ship cruise missiles; or; 8 × VLS launched BrahMos, anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles; Guns:; 1 × 3.0-inch Otobreda, naval gun; 2 × AK-630 CIWS; Anti-submarine warfare:; 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers; 2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers;
Aircraft carried:	2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Satpura (F48) is a -class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class is an improvement over the preceding -class frigates with increased stealth and land attack features.^[4]

Construction[edit | edit source]

INS Satpura was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The keel was laid on 31 October 2002 and was launched on 4 June 2004. She was completed in 2010 and underwent sea trials before being commissioned on 20 August 2011 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.^[4]

Service history[edit | edit source]

Deployment	Date	Port Visited	Commander	Notes and References
2012
Malabar 2012 with naval destroyers INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kulish and fleet-tanker INS Shakti.		Bay of Bengal		^[5]^[6]
2013
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kirch and fleet-tanker INS Shakti	6 May	Da Nang, Vietnam		^[7]
	28 May	Changi, Singapore		Participated in IMDEX-13^[8]
2015
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvir, corvette INS Kamorta and fleet tanker INS Shakti	23-26 May	Singapore	Captain Hari Krishnan^[9]	SIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy^[10]
	4-6 June	Fremantle, Australia		^[11]^[12]
	28-30 June	Sattahip, Thailand		^[13]
2016
South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean	30 May to 3 June	Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam	Captain A N Pramod^[14]^[15]
	13-15 August	Port Majuro, Marshall Islands		^[16]^[17]
	30 June – 4 August	Hawaii, United States		25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise^[18]^[19]
	18-20 August	Pohnpei, Micronesia		^[20]
	31 August – 3 September	Singapore		^[21]^[22]

Images[edit | edit source]

The EL/M-2238 STAR radar onboard *Satpura*

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Shivalik class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
↑ Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India).
↑ Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Shivalik Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
↑ Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012
↑ Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ Eshel, Noam. "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ Diplomat, Prashanth Parameswaran, The. "Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "SIMBEX visit".
↑ "Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ Saran, Shyam (27 November 2015). "India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence". The Wire. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
↑ "Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ "INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ "INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ "INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ "Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ "Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ "Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

External links[edit | edit source]

[1] "Shivalik class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[Samachar_2004-2] Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India).

[BBC_Chadha-3] Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003

[naval-technology1-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Shivalik Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[usn-5] Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012

[7] Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[8] Eshel, Noam. "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[9] Diplomat, Prashanth Parameswaran, The. "Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[10] "SIMBEX visit".

[11] "Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[12] Saran, Shyam (27 November 2015). "India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence". The Wire. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[13] Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[14] Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[15] "Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[16] "Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[17] "INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[18] "INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[19] "INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[20] "Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[21] "Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[22] "Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[23] Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Dhanush.

[24] Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Shamsher.

[25] Renamed as INS Kukri post republic.

[26] Renamed as INS Hooghly post republic.

[27] Renamed as INS Tir post republic.

[28] Transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978.

[29] Transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978.

[30] Later reclassified as frigates

[31] Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Jhelum.

[32] Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Sind.

[33] Renamed as INS Kaveri post republic.

[34] Renamed as INS Sutlej post republic.

[35] Renamed as INS Jumuna post republic.

[36] Renamed as INS Krisna post republic.

[37] Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Karsaz.

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