INS Taragiri (2022)

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Taragiri being launched in September 2022.
History
India
NameTaragiri
OperatorIndian Navy
Builder
Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down10 September 2020
Launched11 September 2022
CommissionedAugust 2025 (planned)[1]
StatusLaunched
General characteristics
Class and type
guided-missile frigate
Displacement6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons)[3]
Length149 m (488 ft 10 in)[3]
Beam17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)[3]
Draft5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)[3]
Depth9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[3]
Installed power
Propulsion
CODAG
Speed28 kn (52 km/h)[2]
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)[2]
Complement226[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Taragiri is the Indian Navy's fifth ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth-guided missile frigates, formally classified as the Project-17 Alpha Frigates(P-17A). It is being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy.

Naming

Named after the Taragiri hill range in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, the ship has been christened after the INS Taragiri, a Leander-class frigate which was in service with the Indian Navy between 1980 and 2013.[14][15]

Construction

The ship was laid down on 10 September 2020 and was launched on 11 September 2022. The ship is expected to be commissioned by the August 2025.[16]

References

  1. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (11 September 2022). "India's MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate". Naval News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (25 April 2018). "India reveals P-17A frigate configuration". Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "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.
  4. ^ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. ^ Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
  7. ^ Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
  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. ^ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
  12. ^ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  15. ^ "LAUNCH OF YD 12653 (TARAGIRI)". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  16. ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (11 September 2022). "India's MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate". Naval News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

See also

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