INS Nilgiri (2019)
INS Nilgiri
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| History | |
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| India | |
| Name | Nilgiri |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Laid down | 28 December 2017 |
| Launched | 28 September 2019 |
| Acquired | 20 December 2024 |
| Commissioned | 15 January 2025 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F33 |
| Motto | |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided-missile frigate |
| Displacement | 6,670 t (6,560 long tons) |
| Length | 149 m (488 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | CODAG[2] |
| Speed | 32 kn (59 km/h) |
| Range |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIB |
| Complement | 226 (Including 35 officers) |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Enclosed helicopter hangar capable of accommodating one multi-role helicopters. |
| Notes | First major class of Indian-designed warships to be built using integrated modular construction.[3] |
INS Nilgiri is the lead ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy.[4]
Construction
The keel for Nilgiri was laid down on 28 December 2017 and the vessel was launched on 28 September 2019.[5] The ship embarked for its maiden sea trials on 25 August 2024.[6] The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December 2024.[7] The ship was initially scheduled to be commissioned in December 2024 but the timeline was later shifted.[8]
The ship was commissioned on 15 January 2025 along with INS Surat and INS Vagsheer.[9][10]
Service history
The commissioning commanding officer of Nilgiri is Captain Nitin Kapoor.[11]
The ship, with its motto “Adrish Yabalam, Ajeya Shauryam”, reached its homeport Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command on 22 June 2025.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "INS Nilgiri joins Eastern Naval Commamd in Visakhapatnam". The Hindu. 22 June 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Nilgiri-Class (Project 17A) Guided-Missile Frigates, India". Naval-technology.com.
- ^ "Indian Project 17A frigate programme moves forward". shephardmedia.com. 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News". 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Indian Navy to induct second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi by September end". The Financial Express. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ Team, IADN Editorial (25 August 2024). "INS Nilgiri Undergoes Sea-trials - IADN". - IADN. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "YARD 12707 (SURAT) AND YARD 12651 (NILGIRI) DELIVERED TO INDIAN NAVY". Press Information Bureau. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Indian Navy to commission four warships, submarines in a mth". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "PM Modi commissions INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, and INS Vaghsheer: Key points". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Navy gets 'hunter-killer' submarine, warships; PM says emerging as maritime power". India Today. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Pandit, Vinaya Deshpande (15 January 2025). "Red-letter day for the Navy, declare Captains of 3 frontline combatants". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 January 2025.