INS Ajay (P34)

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History
India
NameINS Ajay
Commissioned24 January 1990
Statusin active service
BadgeINS Ajay crest
General characteristics
Class and type Abhay-class corvette
Displacement485 tons full load
Length56.0 m (183 ft 9 in)
Beam10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2 diesel motors with 16,184 hp (12,068 kW) and 2 shafts (Another report says 4 engines)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph), (32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) according to Jane's)
Range2,400 mi (3,900 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement97 (incl. 7 officers), (Jane's lists 32, with 6 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E search radar
  • 1 × Pechora navigation radar
  • 1 × Rat Tail VDS sonar
Armament
  • 1 × quad Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM
  • 1 × AK-76/60 76 mm gun
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes, SET-65E anti-submarine torpedoes
  • 2 × RBU 1200 five-tubed

INS Ajay (P34) is an Abhay-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy.[1] She was named for INS Ajay (1961), the first warship built in independent India

References[]

  1. ^ "Abhay Class – (Abhay, Ajay, Akshay, Agray)". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
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