INS Taragiri (2022)
Appearance
![]() Taragiri being launched in September 2022.
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History | |
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Name | Taragiri |
Operator | Indian Navy |
Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
Laid down | 10 September 2020 |
Launched | 11 September 2022 |
Commissioned | August 2025 (planned)[1] |
Status | Launched |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate |
Displacement | 6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons)[3] |
Length | 149 m (488 ft 10 in)[3] |
Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)[3] |
Draft | 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)[3] |
Depth | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[3] |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | CODAG |
Speed | 28 kn (52 km/h)[2] |
Range |
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Complement | 226[2] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
INS Taragiri is the Indian Navy's fifth ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth-guided missile frigates, formally classified as the Project-17 Alpha Frigates(P-17A). It is being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy.
Naming
[edit]Named after the Taragiri hill range in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, the ship has been christened after the INS Taragiri, a Leander-class frigate which was in service with the Indian Navy between 1980 and 2013.[14][15]
Construction
[edit]The ship was laid down on 10 September 2020 and was launched on 11 September 2022. The ship is expected to be commissioned by the August 2025.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (11 September 2022). "India's MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate". Naval News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (25 April 2018). "India reveals P-17A frigate configuration". Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "EOI for P17A frigates" (PDF). Garden Reach Shipbuilders. 14 August 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
- ^ a b Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
- ^ Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
- ^ Snehesh, Alex Philip. "Navy to scrap plans to procure guns from US, considering 'Make in India' route now". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
- ^ "MoD gives nod to 7 stealth frigates worth Rs 13,000 crore". The Times of India. TNN. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
- ^ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ Howard, Michelle (7 December 2016). "GE Gas Turbines to Power Indian Stealth Frigate". MarineLink. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Taragiri: All you need to know about India's fifth stealth frigate". The Times of India. 11 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "LAUNCH OF YD 12653 (TARAGIRI)". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Vavasseur, Xavier (11 September 2022). "India's MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate". Naval News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.