Khukri-class corvette
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The Khukri-class corvette is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.[citation needed]
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Class overview | |
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Name | Khukri class |
Builders | |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Veer class |
Succeeded by | Kora class |
In commission | 1989–present |
Planned | 4 |
Completed | 4 |
Active | |
Retired | 1 |
Preserved | 1 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Corvette |
Displacement | 1,423 short tons (1,291 t) (full load) |
Length | 91.1 m (299 ft) |
Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Draught | 4 m (13 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 × SEMT Pielstick/Kirloskar 18 PA6V 280 diesel engines (14,400 PS; 10,600 kW); 2 shafts |
Speed | 24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 112 including 12 officers |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv |
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The first two were ordered in December 1983 and the remaining in 1985. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content.[1] The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.
Four ships of the class were built. As of July 2023, two ships remain in service in the Indian Navy, and a third one has been donated to the Vietnam People's Navy.