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INS Kora (P61)

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History
NameINS Kora
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down10 January 1990
Launched23 September 1992
Commissioned10 August 1998
IdentificationPennant number: P61
Statusin active service
BadgeINS Kora crest
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement1,400 tons full load
Length91.1 m (299 ft)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 diesel motors with 14,400 hp
  • 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement134 (incl 14 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
  • Bharat 1245 navigation radar
  • Bharat Vympel IPN-10 combat data system
Armament
Aircraft carried1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopter

INS Kora is the lead ship of her class of corvettes, currently in active service with the Indian Navy.[1]

INS Kora was on a goodwill visit to Singapore in 2001.[citation needed] On 31 October 2014, Kora was in collision with the cargo ship MV Madeleine Rickmers in the Bay of Bengal off Vishakhapatnam.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm
  2. ^ Hancock, Paul (31 October 2014). "INS KORA DAMAGED". Shipwrecklog. Retrieved 3 November 2014.