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| Name | INS Satpura |
| Namesake | Satpura range |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Cost | ₹2,600 crore (US$310 million)[1] |
| Launched | 4 June 2004 |
| Sponsored by | Harveen Krishnaswamy,wife of Air Chief Marshal S Krishnaswamy |
| Commissioned | 20 August 2011 |
| Identification | F48 |
| Motto | list error: <br /> list (help) Nishchay, Garv, Sahas (Determination, Pride, Bravery) |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Shivalik class frigate |
| Displacement | 4,900 tonnes, standard[2] |
| Length | 142.5 m (468 ft) |
| Beam | 16.9 m (55 ft) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines & 2 x GE LM2500+ boost turbines in CODOG configuration. |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) 32 knots (59 km/h)[3] 22 knots (41 km/h) (Diesel Engines) |
| Complement | 257 (35 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 x MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar 4 x MR-90 Orekh radar 1 x ELTA EL/M 2238 STAR 2 x ELTA EL/M 2221 STGR 1 x BEL APARNA HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) ATAS/Thales Sintra towed array systems |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite |
| Armament | [2] Template:Project 17 class frigate weapon fit |
| Aircraft carried | 2x HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk.42B helicopters. |
INS Satpura is a Shivalik class frigate of the Indian Navy, built at Mazagon Dock Limited.[4] Her keel was laid down in 2002, and she was launched on 4 June 2004.[5] She was handed over to the Indian Navy on 9 July 2011[6] and was commissioned on 20 August 2011.[4]
Upon commissioning, Satpura will be assigned to the Eastern Naval Command.[7]
Design
Satpura is 142.5 metres (468 ft) long, has a width of 16.9 metres (55 ft), displaces 4900 tons, and is capable of reaching a top speed of over 30 knots (35 mph).[5] She is armed with Barak missiles, an air defense system, light guns and anti-submarine armament.[4] She also carries a pair of Kamov Ka-31 helicopters.[5] Satpura is powered by a General Electric LM2500 gas turbine and an SEMT Pielstick diesel engine.[4] [[File:|thumb|left|]]
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INS Satapura transit during Exercise Malabar 2012 -
INS Satpura after its launch in 15 April 2008 -
INS Satpura (F48) is underway in formation with U.S. and Indian navy ships during Exercise Malabar 2012
References
- ^ Ajai Shukla, World-class warships at Indian prices, Business Standard, 15 April 2008.
- ^ a b Shivalik Class Frigates - Naval Technology
- ^ Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003
- ^ a b c d "Stealth warship INS Satpura commissioned". The Hindu. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Project 17 Shivalik Class Frigate". Global Security. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "INS Satpura: The Indigenous Shivalik Class Stealth Frigate of Indian Navy". Marine Insight. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 15 Decemebr 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help) - ^ "Eye on China, Navy boosts Eastern Command". Times of India. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
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