INS Himgiri (2020)

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Himgiri before commissioning
History
Naval Ensign of India.svgIndia
NameHimgiri
Operator Indian Navy
Builder Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down10 November 2018
Launched14 December 2020 [1]
Commissioned2025 (planned)
Homeport Visakhapatnam
IdentificationPennant number: F34
StatusSea trials
General characteristics
Class and type Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate
Displacement6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons) [2]
Length149 m (488 ft 10 in) [2]
Beam17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) [2]
Draft5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) [2]
Depth9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) [2]
Installed power
Speed28 kn (52 km/h) [6]
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) [6]
Complement226 [6]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × 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. [14] The ship was laid down on 10 November 2018 and it was launched on 14 December 2020. [1] The ship is expected to be delivered by mid 2025 and commissioned in the same year. [15]

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". [16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "LAUNCH OF 2nd PROJECT 17A SHIP 'HIMGIRI'". PIB. 14 December 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 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.
  7. ↑ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. 1 2 Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
  11. ↑ Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. 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.
  14. ↑ "Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News". 2017-12-29. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  15. ↑ "GRSE to deliver first advanced guided missile frigate by mid-2025 - www.lokmattimes.com". Lokmat Times. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  16. ↑ "GRSE completes Contractor Sea Trials of two warships simultaneously". Press Information Bureau . 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-03-19.


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