Godavari-class frigate
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The Godavari-class frigates (formerly Type 16 or Project 16 frigates) were guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy. The Godavari class was the first significant indigenous warship design and development initiative of the Indian Navy. Its design is a modification of the Nilgiri class with a focus on indigenous content of 72%, a larger hull and updated armaments. The class and the lead ship, INS Godavari were named after the Godavari River. Subsequent ships in the class, INS Ganga and INS Gomati also took their names from Indian rivers.
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INS Godavari | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Godavari class |
Builders | Mazagon Dock Limited |
Operators | Indian Navy |
Preceded by | Nilgiri class |
Succeeded by | Brahmaputra class |
Built | 1978 – 1988 |
In commission | 1983 – 2022 |
Planned | 3 |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3[1][2] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Guided-missile frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 126.5 m (415 ft 0 in)[3] |
Beam | 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)[3] |
Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)[3] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h)[3] |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)[3] |
Complement | 313 (incl. 40 officers, 13 air crew)[3] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King, HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak helicopters |
INS Gomati was the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships combined Indian, Russian and Western weapons systems.[4]