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INS Himgiri is the second ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy.[14] The ship was laid down on 10 November 2018 and it was launched on 14 December 2020.[1] The ship is expected to be delivered by mid 2025 and commissioned by the same year.[15]
Himgiri during its launch ceremony | |
History | |
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India | |
Name | Himgiri |
Operator | Indian Navy |
Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Laid down | 10 November 2018 |
Launched | 14 December 2020[1] |
Commissioned | 2025 (planned) |
Status | Launched |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate |
Displacement | 6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons)[2] |
Length | 149 m (488 ft 10 in)[2] |
Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)[2] |
Draft | 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)[2] |
Depth | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[2] |
Installed power |
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Speed | 28 kn (52 km/h)[6] |
Range |
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Complement | 226[6] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |