INS Malvan

History
India
Name	INS Malvan (M 84)
Namesake	Malvan
Builder	Leningrad, USSR
Commissioned	16 May 1983
Decommissioned	5 Jan 2003
Homeport	Kochi
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class & type	Mahé-class minesweeper
Displacement	100 tons full load
Length	26  m
Beam	5.5 m
Draught	1.5 m
Propulsion	Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts [1]
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)
Range	300 nautical miles (555.6 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	10
Crew	25
Sensors & processing systems	MG-7 sonar
Armament	2 x 25mm/80 twin guns
Notes	Primarily used for: Inshore mine sweeping, Harbor defense, Coastal patrolling.

INS Malvan was an Indian Naval minesweeper, named after a port in Malabar coast Malvan. She remained in service until decommissioned at Naval Base, Kochi on 5 January 2003. ^[2]

References

1. "Mahé {Yevgenya} Class". Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
2. "Mahé Class".