INS Khanjar

For Iranian naval vessel of the same name, see IRIS Khanjar.

Khanjar (P47) at sea.
History
India
Name	INS Khanjar
Namesake	"Dagger"
Builder	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down	15 November 1985
Launched	16 August 1988
Commissioned	22 October 1991
Identification	Pennant number: P47
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class & type	Khukri-class corvette
Displacement	1350 tons (full load)
Length	91.1 metres
Beam	10.5 metres
Draught	4.5 metres
Propulsion	2 diesel engines with 14,400hp 2 shafts
Speed	25 knots (50 km/h)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	79 (incl. 10 officers)
Sensors & processing systems	MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar Garpun-Bal radar Bharat 1245 navigation radar
Armament	4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D) AShMs 2 × Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM 1 × AK–176 76mm gun 2 × 30mm AK-630 guns
Aircraft carried	1 helicopter (HAL Chetak)

INS Khanjar is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy. ^[1]

Mock drill

On 30 November 2002 on the high seas off the coast of Vizhinjam. Mock attack drill was being staged such as Khanjar was targeting INS Jamuna, a hydrographic survey vessel carrying media persons and VIPs, including Air Vice Marshal R. D. Limaye of the Southern Air Command. This was part of the Navy Week celebrations. ^[2]

References

1. "Naval ships on display". The Telegraph (Calcutta) . 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
2. "INS Khanjar bares its teeth". The Hindu . 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.