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|Ship commissioned=16 April 1988 | |Ship commissioned=16 April 1988 | ||
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|Ship fate= | |Ship fate=Museum ship (to be dismantled and displayed in Lucknow) | ||
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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<ref>{{Cite book|title=IHS Janes Fighting Ship 2016-17|last=Cmde Saunders RN|first=Stephen|publisher=IHS Global Limited|year=2016|isbn=9780710631855|location=UK|pages=349}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian sailor dies during firing drills on Godavari-class frigate|url=https://www.janes.com/article/87540/indian-sailor-dies-during-firing-drills-on-godavari-class-frigate|publisher=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=1 April 2019|date=28 March | '''INS ''Gomati'' (F21)''' was a {{sclass|Godavari|frigate|0}} [[guided-missile frigate]] of [[Indian Navy]]. | ||
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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<ref>{{Cite book|title=IHS Janes Fighting Ship 2016-17|last=Cmde Saunders RN|first=Stephen|publisher=IHS Global Limited|year=2016|isbn=9780710631855|location=UK|pages=349}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian sailor dies during firing drills on Godavari-class frigate|url=https://www.janes.com/article/87540/indian-sailor-dies-during-firing-drills-on-godavari-class-frigate|publisher=IHS Jane's 360|access-date=1 April 2019|date=28 March 2022}}</ref> ''Gomati'' was decommissioned on 28 May 2022 after 34 years of service.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chauhan |first=Arvind |date=28 May 2022 |title=1st Indian ship to blend West, USSR techs|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/1st-indian-ship-to-blend-west-ussr-techs/articleshow/91844413.cms |work=The Times of India |location= |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=13 May 2022 |title=Navy Shaurya Smarak to be set up in Lucknow |url=https://www.uniindia.com/story/Navy-Shaurya-Smarak-to-be-set-up-in-Lucknow |work=UNI |location= |access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Godavari class frigate}} | {{Godavari class frigate}} | ||