Kora-class corvette
| File:INS Kora.jpg INS Kora
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kora class corvette |
| Builders | GRSE |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| Preceded by | Khukri class |
| Succeeded by | Kamorta class |
| Cost | approx INR 2.4 Billion |
| Planned | 4 (+2 for Mauritius) |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided-Missile Corvette |
| Displacement | 1350-1500 tons |
| Length | 91.1 metres |
| Beam | 10.5 metres |
| Draught | 4.5 metres |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines |
| Speed | 25 knots |
| Range | 4000 miles @ 16 knots |
| Complement | approx. 134 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) Guns and missiles: 16 x Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 x quad KT-184 launchers) 1 × 76mm gun (AK-176 or Otobreda 76 mm) 2 x 30mm AK-630 CIWS Igla-1E SAM |
| Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak |
Kora Class corvettes are 1350-ton guided-missile corvettes, in active service with the Indian Navy.[1] Four vessels were built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and outfitted at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
Their primary role is as surface combatants, armed with four quad-launchers for 3M-24 anti-ship missiles (Russian: Kh-35 Uran, NATO: SS-N-25 Switchblade)[2] They are powered by two diesel engines.[3] A HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopter can operate from the vessel.
Each ship cost approximately Rs. 2.4 Billion.
History
The Kora class corvettes were designed by the India's Naval design bureau under Project 25A, as a replacement for the Russian-designed Petya II class corvettes of the Indian Navy. The first two were ordered in April 1990 and latter two in October 1994. The class was to be outfitted with the Trishul SAM, but following the cancellation of the Trishul project a shoulder-launched SAM was adopted.
In 2012, it was reported that Mauritius had ordered 2 vessels based on this class. [4]
Vessels
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Homeport | Commissioned | Status |
| INS Kora | P61 | GRSE | Visakhapatnam | 10 August 1998 | Active |
| INS Kirch | P62 | GRSE | Visakhapatnam | 22 January 2001 | Active |
| INS Kulish | P63 | GRSE | Visakhapatnam | 20 August 2001 | Active |
| INS Karmuk | P64 | GRSE | Visakhapatnam | 04 February 2004 | Active |
References
- ^ Indian Naval Ships-Corvettes-Khukri Class
- ^ Project 25A Kora Class
- ^ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Kora.html
- ^ "An Indian First". April 30,2012. Retrieved April 30,2012.
For the first time an Indian shipyard is building a warship for export. Garden Reach Shipbuilders received an order from the Maruritius for two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs).
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