INS Himgiri
INS Himgiri (F34) was a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy. Himgiri was commissioned into the Navy on 23 November 1974. She was decommissioned on 6 May 2005.
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| Name: | INS Himgiri |
| Namesake: | Himgiri Range |
| Launched: | 6 May 1970 |
| Commissioned: | 23 November 1974 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 May 2005 |
| Fate: | Decommissioned |
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| Class and type: | Nilgiri-class frigate |
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| Length: | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Beam: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
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| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 267 (incl 17 officers)[1] |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 Westland Sea King or HAL Chetak |
A new ship with this name belonging to the new Nilgiri class was launched in December 2020.[2]
Operations
INS Himgiri holds the record for the number of days at sea in a single deployment for a conventional ship of the Indian Navy. In 1976, she was the first ship of the Indian Navy to shoot down a pilotless aircraft.
References
- "Surface Ships -->Frigates-->Giri Class". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/in-pictures-grse-built-stealth-frigate-ins-himgiri-launched-in-kolkata-120121401053_1.html
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