Chamak-class missile boat

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INS Chapal (K94)
Class overview
NameChamak class
OperatorsNaval Ensign of India.svg  Indian Navy
Preceded by Vidyut class
Planned8
Retired8
Preserved4
General characteristics
Type Fast attack craft
Displacement245 tons (full load) [1]
Length38.6 m (127 ft)
Beam7.6 m (25 ft)
Speed37 knots (69 km/h)+
Complement30
Armament

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 25th Missile Vessel (K25) Squadron, 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

NamePennantCommissionedDecommissionedFateNotes
Prachand K9017 February 197629 December 1999
Pralaya K9117 February 19768 June 2001
Pratap K9217 February 197617 May 1996
Prabal K9317 February 197629 December 1999Preserved [4] [5] at EsselWorld, Gorai, Maharashtra Free Entry to visitors of the amusement park
Chapal K944 November 19765 May 2005Preserved at Karwar, Karnataka
Chamak K954 November 19765 May 2005Preserved at NDA, Khadkavasla
Chatak K969 February 19775 May 2005Preserved at SNC HQ, Kochi
Charag K9717 October 197717 May 1996

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References

  1. 1 2 "Surface Ships / Missile Boats / Chamak Class". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY – Osa II Class". 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Missile boat for Essel World". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 29 August 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Naval museum to be launched". The Times of India. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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