Launch of Nilgiri
History
India
NameNilgiri
OperatorIndian Navy
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Laid down28 December 2017
Launched28 September 2019
CommissionedAugust 2024 (planned)
StatusUnder construction
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeNilgiri-class guided-missile frigate
Displacement6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons)[1]
Length149 m (488 ft 10 in)[1]
Beam17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)[1]
Draft5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)[1]
Depth9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[1]
Installed power
Speed28 kn (52 km/h)[5]
Range
  • 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 28 kn (52 km/h)
  • 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 16–18 kn (30–33 km/h)[5]
Complement226[5]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Nilgiri is the lead ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy.[13] The ship was laid down on 28 December 2017 and it was launched on 28 September 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by November 2022.[14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "EOI for P17A frigates" (PDF). Garden Reach Shipbuilders. 14 August 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Howard, Michelle (7 December 2016). "GE Gas Turbines to Power Indian Stealth Frigate". MarineLink. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (25 April 2018). "India reveals P-17A frigate configuration". Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "MoD gives nod to 7 stealth frigates worth Rs 13,000 crore". The Times of India. TNN. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
  10. ↑ Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
  11. ↑ Snehesh, Alex Philip. "Navy to scrap plans to procure guns from US, considering 'Make in India' route now". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
  12. 1 2 Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News". 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Indian Navy to induct second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi by September end". The Financial Express. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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