INS Khanjar (P47)

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History
NameINS Khanjar
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down15 November 1985
Launched16 August 1988
Commissioned22 October 1991
IdentificationPennant number: P47
Statusin active service
BadgeINS Khanjar crest
General characteristics
Class and type Khukri-class corvette
Displacement1350 tons (full load)
Length91.1 metres
Beam10.5 metres
Draught4.5 metres
Propulsion
  • 2 diesel engines with 14,400hp
  • 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (50 km/h)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement79 (incl. 10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
  • Garpun-Bal radar
  • Bharat 1245 navigation radar
Armament
  • 4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D) AShMs
  • 2 × Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM
  • 1 × AK–176 76mm gun
  • 2 × 30mm AK-630 guns
Aircraft carried1 helicopter (HAL Chetak)

INS Khanjar is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy.[1]

Mock drill[]

On 30 November 2002 on the high seas off the coast of Vizhinjam. Mock attack drill was being staged such as Khanjar was targeting INS Jamuna, a hydrographic survey vessel carrying media persons and VIPs, including Air Vice Marshal R. D. Limaye of the Southern Air Command. This was part of the Navy Week celebrations.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Naval ships on display". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 21 November 2012.
  2. ^ "INS Khanjar bares its teeth". The Hindu. 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
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