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 [1]
Launched14 December 2020 [1]
Acquired31 July 2025 [2]
Commissioned26 August 2025 [3]
IdentificationPennant number: F34
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & type Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate
Displacement6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons) [4]
Length149 m (488 ft 10 in) [4]
Beam17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) [4]
Draft5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) [4]
Depth9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) [4]
Installed power
Speed28 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]
Complement226 [8]
Sensors &
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. [16]

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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 and career

The ship was laid down on 10 November 2018 and it was launched on 14 December 2020. [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]

On 26 November 2025, the ship along with INS Ranvir, INS Satpura and Udaygiri visited the Port of Chennai as part of the year's Navy Day Celebrations. The visit saw the participation of over 930 students, 375 NCC cadets as well as 364 officer cadets from Officers Training Academy, Chennai. [23]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Launch of 2nd P17A ship 'Himgiri'" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  2. 1 2 "Project 17A indigenous advanced stealth frigate Himgiri delivered to Indian Navy" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
  3. 1 2 "Multi-mission stealth frigates - INS Udaygiri & INS Himgiri - commissioned into Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri in Vizag" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. 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.
  9. ↑ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. 1 2 Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
  13. ↑ Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. 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.
  16. ↑ "Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News". 2017-12-29. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  17. 1 2 Trivedi, Saurabh (2025-07-31). "Navy takes delivery of Project 17A frigate Himgiri from GRSE". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-08-01.
  18. ↑ "GRSE to deliver first advanced guided missile frigate by mid-2025". Lokmat Times. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  19. ↑ "GRSE completes Contractor Sea Trials of two warships simultaneously". Press Information Bureau . 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  20. ↑ "Maritime milestone: Indian Navy commissions INS Udaygiri and Himgiri; twin induction for first time". The Times of India. 2025-08-26. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  21. ↑ "Navy ships 'Udaygiri', 'Himgiri' to be simultaneously commissioned on Aug 26". The Economic Times. 2025-08-10. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  22. ↑ Sharma, Shivani (2025-08-10). "Indian Navy to commission two made-in-India advanced frigates Udaygiri and Himgiri". India Today. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  23. ↑ "Navy Day celebrations: Four ships make port call in city". The Hindu. 2025-11-26. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-11-28.
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