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'''INS ''Nilgiri'' (F33)''' was the lead ship of [[Nilgiri-class frigate (1972)|her class]] of [[frigate]]s. Commissioned on 3 June 1972 into the [[Indian Navy]], she was decommissioned in 1996. | '''INS ''Nilgiri'' (F33)''' was the lead ship of [[Nilgiri-class frigate (1972)|her class]] of [[frigate]]s. Commissioned on 3 June 1972 into the [[Indian Navy]], she was decommissioned in 1996. | ||
INS ''Nilgiri'' was the first major warship built in India keel up. | INS ''Nilgiri'' was the first major warship built in India keel up, with a displacement ~20x that of an Ajay class patrol vessel. INS Nilgiri was built at Mazagon Docks Limited, [[Mumbai]] in collaboration with Yarrow Shipbuilders, [[Glasgow]]. The collaboration involved designs of the [[Royal Navy]]'s improved Type 12 general purpose [[frigate]] and technical and training support for construction of 6 vessels. The project to build ''Nilgiri'' was led by Homi Sethna and Commander (later Rear Admiral) Prakash N Gour. The success of ''Nilgiri'' led to the Indian Navy along with Mazagon Docks redesigning the last two ships of the class – {{INS|Vindhyagiri}} and {{INS|Taragiri}} to add the [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] helicopter, ILAS 324 mm torpedo tubes and Bofors ASW rocket launcher. | ||
The ship was fitted with the Agouti system to minimize | The ship was fitted with the Agouti system to minimize propeller [[cavitation]] noise.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFyMKROi46kC&pg=PA281|title=Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965–1975|first=G. M.|last=Hiranandani|date=2000|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=9781897829721}}</ref> | ||
==Decommissioning== | ==Decommissioning== | ||
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