Khukri-class corvette

	INS Kuthar
Class overview
Name	Khukri class
Builders	Mazagon Dock Limited; Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers;
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Template:Sclass-
Succeeded by	Template:Sclass-
In commission	1989–present
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
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
Sensors and ; processing systems	MR-352 (NATO: Cross Dome) E/F-band air search radar; Granit Garpun B (NATO: Plank Shave) I-band air and surface search radar; MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire control radar; BEL 1245 I-band navigation radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	BEL Ajanta P electronic support measures; 2 × PK-16 chaff launchers; NPOL towed torpedo decoy;
Armament	4 × P-15 Termit (NATO: SS-N-2D Mod 1 Styx) missile launchers; SA-N-5 Grail launcher for air defence missiles; 1 × AK-176 76 mm 60-cal main gun; 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun;
Aircraft carried	1 × HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv

The Khukri-class corvette is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.^{[citation needed]}

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.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Builder	Homeport	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status
INS Khukri	P49	Mazagon Dock Limited	Visakhapatnam	27 September 1985	3 December 1986	23 August 1989^[1]	Active
INS Kuthar	P46	Mazagon Dock Limited		13 September 1986	15 April 1989	7 June 1990^[1]
INS Kirpan	P44	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers		15 November 1985	16 August 1988	12 January 1991^[1]
INS Khanjar	P47	Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers		15 November 1985	16 August 1988	22 October 1991^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 322. ISBN 0710626924.

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[jfs-0506-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 322. ISBN 0710626924.

[2] Renamed as INS Bombay post republic.

[3] Renamed as INS Bengal post republic.

[4] Renamed as INS Madras post republic.

[5] Classified as Anti-Submarine Naval Trawlers

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