INS Himgiri (2020)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Himgiri.

Himgiri before commissioning
History
India
Name	Himgiri
Operator	Indian Navy
Builder	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down	10 November 2018 [1]
Launched	14 December 2020 [1]
Acquired	31 July 2025 [2]
Commissioned	26 August 2025 [3]
Identification	Pennant number: F34
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate
Displacement	6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons) [4]
Length	149 m (488 ft 10 in) [4]
Beam	17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) [4]
Draft	5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) [4]
Depth	9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) [4]
Installed power	2 x MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (6000 kW each) [5] [6] 2 x General Electric LM2500 [7]
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h) [8]
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) [8]
Complement	226 [8]
Sensors & processing systems	BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S band AESA radar [9] Indra - TASL Lanza-N L-band air surveillance radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ajanta EW suite [10] 4 x Kavach Decoy launchers [8] 2 × NSTL Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 [11] Barak 8 missiles (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi) [12] [13] ) Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles: 2 x 4-cells VLS, for 8 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles [11] Guns: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm Strales naval gun (manufactured by BHEL) [14] 2 × AK-630 CIWS [15] Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × Triple torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers [15]
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Himgiri is the second ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. ^[16]

Namesake

The ship is considered as the reincarnation of the former Leander-class frigate, INS Himgiri with the same pennant number. The former ship was in service between 1974 and 2005. ^[17]

Construction history

The ship was laid down on 10 November 2018 and it was launched on 14 December 2020. ^{[1] [1]} The ship was scheduled to be delivered by mid 2025 and commissioned in the same year. ^[18]

On 3 March 2025, GRSE completed the Contractor Sea Trials (CST) of INS Himgiri was completed by GRSE along with INS Androth. As per a press release, "CST is considered the final stage of construction, when a vessel's seaworthiness is tested". ^[19]

The ship was delivered to the Navy on 31 July 2025. This is the first ship of the Nilgiri-class from GRSE to be delivered. ^{[2] [17]}

The ship was commissioned, along with Udaygiri, on 26 August at Naval Base, Visakhapatnam. ^{[3] [20]} This marked the maiden instance when two major surface ships from two different shipyards was commissioned simultaneously. ^{[21] [22]}

Gallery

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  Himgiri during her launching ceremony

See also

• Future of the Indian Navy

• List of active Indian Navy ships

References

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