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INS Kirpan (P44)
Indian Navy corvette commissioned in 1991 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see INS Kirpan.
INS Kirpan is the name of a Khukri-class corvette formerly commissioned by the Indian Navy.[3] It was recently decommissioned and handed over to Vietnam People's Navy in a ceremony presided over by Adm. R. Hari Kumar and Rear Adm. Pham Manh Hung, Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff, Vietnam People's Navy. [4]
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Name | INS Kirpan |
Namesake | Ceremonial dagger worn by Khalsa Sikhs |
Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
Laid down | 15 November 1985 |
Launched | 16 August 1988 |
Commissioned | 12 January 1991 |
Decommissioned | 22 July 2023[1] |
Identification | Pennant number: P44 |
Status | Decommissioned & handed over to the Vietnamese Navy |
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Acquired | 22 July 2023 |
Identification | Ship 26[2] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Khukri-class corvette |
Displacement | 1350 tons (full load) |
Length | 91.1 metres |
Beam | 10.5 metres |
Draught | 4.5 metres |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 25 knots (50 km/h) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 79 (incl. 10 officers) |
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter (HAL Chetak) |
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