INS Nipat (K86)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Indian Navy | |
| Name | INS Nipat |
| Commissioned | 26 April 1971 |
| Decommissioned | 29 February 1988 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Vidyut-class missile boat |
| Displacement | 245 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length | 38.6 meters |
| Beam | 7.6 meters |
| Speed | 37+ knots |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament |
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INS Nipat (K86) was a Vidyut-class missile boat of the Indian Navy.[2][3] It was part of the 25th "Killer" Missile squadron.
Operation Trident
During the
Operation Trident strike force. On the afternoon of 4 December, the strike group made its way towards Karachi. Late that evening, around 70 miles south of Karachi, the Nipat detected a large target about 42 miles to the northeast, later identified as the merchant vessel, MV Venus Challenger, chartered by the Pakistan Navy to carry US ammunition to East Pakistan. It had Pakistani naval officers and sailors on board. The Nipat launched 2 missiles on MV Venus Challenger, sinking it.[4]
Other vessels of the strike group sank a Pakistan Navy
minesweeper PNS Muhafiz.[citation needed
]
References
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- ^ John Pike (4 December 1971). "K83 Vidyut (Sov Osa-I) / K90 Viyut (Sov Osa-II)". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "NAVY - Osa I Class". Bharat-Rakshak.com. 28 October 1971. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Chapter-10". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Chapter-42". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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