INS Satpura

	INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12
History
India
Name	INS Satpura
Namesake	Satpura range
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	31 October 2002
Launched	4 June 2004
Commissioned	20 August 2011
Identification	Pennant number: F48
Motto	Nishchay, Garv, Sahas; (Determination, Pride, Bravery);
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Shivalik-class frigate
Displacement	6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load
Length	142.5 m (468 ft)
Beam	16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power	2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines; 15,200 shp (11,300 kW); 2 × GE LM2500+; 33,600 shp (25,100 kW);
Propulsion	boost turbines in CODOG configuration.
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph); 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesel engines);
Complement	257 (35 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar; 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar; 1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR; 2 × Elta EL/M-2221 STGR; 1 × BEL APARNA; HUMSA (hull-mounted sonar array); ATAS/Thales Sintra towed array systems;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; 32-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles; 24× Shtil-1 medium range missiles; Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:; 8 × VLS launched Klub, anti-ship cruise missiles; or; 8 × VLS launched BrahMos, anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles; Guns:; 1 × 3.0-inch Otobreda, naval gun; 2 × AK-630 CIWS; Anti-submarine warfare:; 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers; 2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers;
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Satpura (F48) is a Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class is an improvement over the preceding Talwar-class frigates with increased stealth and land attack features.^[4]

Quick Facts History, India ...

Close

INS Satpura was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The keel was laid on 31 October 2002 and was launched on 4 June 2004. She was completed in 2010 and underwent sea trials before being commissioned on 20 August 2011 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.^[4]

More information Deployment, Date ...

Deployment	Date	Port Visited	Commander	Notes and References
2012
Malabar 2012 with naval destroyers INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kulish and fleet-tanker INS Shakti.		Bay of Bengal		^[5]^[6]
2013
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kirch and fleet-tanker INS Shakti	6 May	Da Nang, Vietnam		^[7]
	28 May	Changi, Singapore		Participated in IMDEX-13^[8]
2015
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvir, corvette INS Kamorta and fleet tanker INS Shakti	23-26 May	Singapore	Captain Hari Krishnan^[9]	SIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy^[10]
	4-6 June	Fremantle, Australia		^[11]^[12]
	28-30 June	Sattahip, Thailand		^[13]
2016
South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean	30 May to 3 June	Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam	Captain A N Pramod^[14]^[15]
	13-15 August	Port Majuro, Marshall Islands		^[16]^[17]
	30 June – 4 August	Hawaii, United States		25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise^[18]^[19]
	18-20 August	Pohnpei, Micronesia		^[20]
	31 August – 3 September	Singapore		^[21]^[22]

Close

On 8 October 2024, INS Satpura hosted the opening ceremony of Exercise Malabar at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.^[23]

[1]
"Shivalik class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
[2]
Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India).
[3]
Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003
[4]
"Shivalik Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
[5]
Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
[6]
"Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
[7]
Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
[8]
Eshel, Noam (16 May 2013). "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
[9]
Diplomat, Prashanth Parameswaran, The. "Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[10]
"SIMBEX visit". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.
[11]
"Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
[12]
Saran, Shyam (27 November 2015). "India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence". The Wire. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
[13]
Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[14]
Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
[15]
"Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
[16]
"Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[17]
"INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[18]
"INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[19]
"INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[20]
"Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[21]
"Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[22]
"Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[23]
Sudhir, S. N. V. "Multi-national maritime exercise MALABAR begins off Vizag coast". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[1] [1]
"Shivalik class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[Samachar_2004-2] [2]
Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India).

[BBC_Chadha-3] [3]
Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003

[naval-technology1-4] [4]
"Shivalik Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[usn-5] [5]
Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[6] [6]
"Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[7] [7]
Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[8] [8]
Eshel, Noam (16 May 2013). "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[9] [9]
Diplomat, Prashanth Parameswaran, The. "Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[10] [10]
"SIMBEX visit". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.

[11] [11]
"Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[12] [12]
Saran, Shyam (27 November 2015). "India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence". The Wire. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[13] [13]
Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[14] [14]
Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[15] [15]
"Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[16] [16]
"Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[17] [17]
"INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[18] [18]
"INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[19] [19]
"INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[20] [20]
"Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[21] [21]
"Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[22] [22]
"Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[23] [23]
Sudhir, S. N. V. "Multi-national maritime exercise MALABAR begins off Vizag coast". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[4]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

Wikiwand in your browser!

INS Satpura

Wikiwand in your browser!

Construction

Service history

Images

References

External links

History
INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12
India
Name	INS Satpura
Namesake	Satpura range
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	31 October 2002
Launched	4 June 2004
Commissioned	20 August 2011
Identification	Pennant number: F48
Motto	Nishchay, Garv, Sahas (Determination, Pride, Bravery)
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Shivalik-class frigate
Displacement	6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load^[1]
Length	142.5 m (468 ft)^[2]
Beam	16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power	2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines 15,200 shp (11,300 kW) 2 × GE LM2500+ 33,600 shp (25,100 kW)
Propulsion	boost turbines in CODOG configuration.
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)^[3] 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesel engines)
Complement	257 (35 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	1 × MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar 1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR 2 × Elta EL/M-2221 STGR 1 × BEL APARNA HUMSA (hull-mounted sonar array) ATAS/Thales Sintra towed array systems
Electronic warfare & decoys	BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 32-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles 24× Shtil-1 medium range missiles Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles: 8 × VLS launched Klub, anti-ship cruise missiles or 8 × VLS launched BrahMos, anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles Guns: 1 × 3.0-inch Otobreda, naval gun 2 × AK-630 CIWS Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers 2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters