Chamak-class missile boat
INS Chapal (K94)
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Class overview | |
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Name | Chamak class |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Preceded by | Vidyut class |
Planned | 8 |
Retired | 8 |
Preserved | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Fast attack craft |
Displacement | 245 tons (full load)[1] |
Length | 38.6 m (127 ft) |
Beam | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
Speed | 37 knots (69 km/h)+ |
Complement | 30 |
Armament |
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The Chamak-class missile boats (NATO code Osa II class) of the Indian Navy were an Indian variant of the Soviet Project 205 Moskit[1][2]
The Osa-II Class missile boats formed the , also known as the Killers, based at Vizag. Osa is the Russian word for Wasp. All eight missile boats have been decommissioned from service.[3]
Ships of the class[]
Name | Pennant | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate | Notes |
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Prachand | K90 | 17 February 1976 | 29 December 1999 | ||
K91 | 17 February 1976 | 8 June 2001 | |||
Pratap | K92 | 17 February 1976 | 17 May 1996 | ||
Prabal | K93 | 17 February 1976 | 29 December 1999 | Preserved[4][5] at EsselWorld, Gorai, Maharashtra | Free Entry to visitors of the amusement park |
Chapal | K94 | 4 November 1976 | 5 May 2005 | Preserved at Karwar, Karnataka | |
Chamak | K95 | 4 November 1976 | 5 May 2005 | Preserved at NDA, Khadkavasla | |
Chatak | K96 | 9 February 1977 | 5 May 2005 | Preserved at SNC HQ, Kochi | |
Charag | K97 | 17 October 1977 | 17 May 1996 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Surface Ships -->Missile Boats-->Chamak Class". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ [1] Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Osa II Class". 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Missile boat for Essel World". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 August 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Naval museum to be launched". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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