Although these vessels were classified as frigates in the Soviet Navy, they were classified by the Indian Navy as anti-submarine corvettes due to their role and smaller size. Vessels of the class were named for Indian islands.
The hulls of this class were of relatively inferior quality built only 5 m thick for use in the Baltic sea and Black seas , compared to the rest of the Navy's mostly British built ships which had 8 m thick hulls requiring the vessels to undergo major refit every 5 years to prevent corrosion. The Indian Navy constructed the Naval Dockyard at Visakhapatnam, primarily to service Russian vessels. But given the lack of engineering support from Russia there were inordinate delays in completing the servicing facility. This resulted in considerable delay of the second refit for INS Andaman (P74), which was in poor repair and subsequently was lost at sea in conditions, 140 miles (230 km) east of Visakhapatnam on 21 August 1990 around 2:03 pm , where it was conducting anti-submarine exercises with five other Indian warships. The Andaman's loss cost the navy an estimated Rs 8 crore, including the initial cost of the ship and weapons on board , as well as the lives of 15 sailors.[4][5]
Vesselsedit
The corvettes of this class constituted the 31st Patrol Vessel Squadron of the Eastern Naval Command and the 32nd Patrol Vessel Squadron of the Western Naval Command.[6]
^"P68 Arnala Class". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009.
^Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani (2000). Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975. Lancer Publishers & Distributors. p. 187. ISBN9781897829721. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani. Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990. Lancer Publishers & Distributors. p. 243. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
^"Loss of INS Andaman points to maintenance problems in Indian Navy". India Today. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^. Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
May 02, 2024
arnala, class, corvette, arnala, class, indian, designation, petya, class, vessels, indian, navy, class, overview, names, operators, indian, navy, preceded, bybathurst, class, flower, class, succeeded, bydurg, class, commission1968, 2003, planned11, completed1. Arnala class was an Indian designation for the Petya III class vessels of the Indian Navy 1 Class overview NameArnala class corvettes Operators Indian Navy Preceded byBathurst class Flower class Succeeded byDurg class In commission1968 2003 Planned11 Completed11 Lost1 Retired10 General characteristics TypeAnti submarine corvette Displacement950 tons standard 1 150 tons full load Length81 8 m 268 ft 4 in Beam9 2 m 30 ft 2 in Draught2 9 m 9 ft 6 in Propulsion2 shaft CODAG 2 gas turbines 30 000 hp 1 diesel 6 000 hp 4 500 kW Speed30 knots 56 km h Range4 870 nmi 9 020 km at 10 knots 19 km h 450 nmi 830 km at 30 knots 56 km h Complement90 Sensors and processing systemsRadar Don 2 Slim Net Hawk Screech Sonar Herkules hull mounted amp dipping active sonar Armament4 76mm guns 2 2 4 RBU 6000 anti submarine rocket launchers 3 533mm torpedo tubes Depth charges mines Although these vessels were classified as frigates in the Soviet Navy they were classified by the Indian Navy as anti submarine corvettes due to their role and smaller size Vessels of the class were named for Indian islands Operational history editINS Kiltan P79 and INS Katchall P81 were part of the task force for Operation Trident during the Indo Pakistan War of 1971 2 3 The hulls of this class were of relatively inferior quality built only 5 m thick for use in the Baltic sea and Black seas compared to the rest of the Navy s mostly British built ships which had 8 m thick hulls requiring the vessels to undergo major refit every 5 years to prevent corrosion The Indian Navy constructed the Naval Dockyard at Visakhapatnam primarily to service Russian vessels But given the lack of engineering support from Russia there were inordinate delays in completing the servicing facility This resulted in considerable delay of the second refit for INS Andaman P74 which was in poor repair and subsequently was lost at sea in conditions 140 miles 230 km east of Visakhapatnam on 21 August 1990 around 2 03 pm where it was conducting anti submarine exercises with five other Indian warships The Andaman s loss cost the navy an estimated Rs 8 crore including the initial cost of the ship and weapons on board as well as the lives of 15 sailors 4 5 Vessels editThe corvettes of this class constituted the 31st Patrol Vessel Squadron of the Eastern Naval Command and the 32nd Patrol Vessel Squadron of the Western Naval Command 6 Name Pennant Builder Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Arnala P68 29 June 1972 9 April 1999 Androth P69 30 June 1972 9 April 1999 Anjadip P73 23 December 1972 13 December 2003 Andaman P74 28 December 1973 Storm 22 August 1990 Amini P75 12 December 1974 16 September 2002 Kamorta P77 21 November 1968 31 October 1991 Kadmatt P78 23 December 1968 30 November 1992 Kiltan P79 30 October 1969 30 June 1987 Kavaratti P80 23 December 1969 31 July 1986 Katchall P81 23 December 1969 31 December 1988 Amindivi P83 1986 1988References edit P68 Arnala Class GlobalSecurity org Retrieved 16 May 2012 Trident Grandslam and Python Attacks on Karachi Archived from the original on 26 September 2009 Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani 2000 Transition to Triumph History of the Indian Navy 1965 1975 Lancer Publishers amp Distributors p 187 ISBN 9781897829721 Retrieved 16 May 2012 Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani Transition to Eminence The Indian Navy 1976 1990 Lancer Publishers amp Distributors p 243 Retrieved 16 May 2012 Loss of INS Andaman points to maintenance problems in Indian Navy India Today Retrieved 7 February 2024 Petya II Class Bharat Rakshak Archived from the original on 7 July 2011 Retrieved 16 May 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnala class corvette amp oldid 1215985035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
