Khukri-class corvette

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INS Kuthar
Class overview
NameKhukri class
Builders
  • Mazagon Dock Limited
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Operators Indian Navy
Preceded by Veer class
Succeeded by Kora class
In commission1989–present
Planned4
Completed4
Active4
General characteristics [1]
TypeCorvette
Displacement1,423 short tons (1,291 t) (full load)
Length91.1 m (299 ft)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion2 × SEMT Pielstick/Kirloskar 18 PA6V 280 diesel engines (14,400 PS, 10,600 kW); 2 shafts
Speed24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement112 including 12 officers
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MR-352 (NATO: Cross Dome) E/F-band air search radar
  • Granit Garpun B (NATO: Plank Shave) I-band air and surface search radar
  • MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire control radar
  • BEL 1245 I-band navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • BEL Ajanta P electronic support measures
  • 2 × PK-16 chaff launchers
  • NPOL towed torpedo decoy
Armament
  • 4 × P-15 Termit (NATO: SS-N-2D Mod 1 Styx) missile launchers
  • SA-N-5 Grail launcher for air defence missiles
  • 1 × AK-176 76 mm 60-cal main gun
  • 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun
Aircraft carried1 × HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv

The Khukri-class corvette is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.[citation needed]

The first two were ordered in December 1983 and the remaining in 1985. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content.[1] The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.

Ships of the class[]

Name Pennant Builder Homeport Laid down Launched Commissioned Status
INS Khukri P49 Mazagon Dock Limited Visakhapatnam 27 September 1985 3 December 1986 23 August 1989[1] Active
INS Kuthar P46 13 September 1986 15 April 1989 7 June 1990[1]
INS Kirpan P44 Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers 15 November 1985 16 August 1988 12 January 1991[1]
INS Khanjar P47 15 November 1985 16 August 1988 22 October 1991[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 322. ISBN 0710626924.

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