COGAG: 2 × Nikolayev Type DR77 (DS71 in K92) gas turbine, 16,016 PS (11,780 kW); 2 × Nikolayev Type DR76 gas turbines, 4,993 PS (3,672 kW) coupled to two shafts
Speed
36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range
2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h)
400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 36 kn (67 km/h)
Complement
41 (5 officers)
Sensors and processing systems
Granit Garpun B (NATO: Plank Shave) E-band air and surface search radar or MR-352 (NATO: Cross Dome) E/F-band air and surface search radar (K91 and K92)
Mius I-band navigation radar
MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire control radar or BEL Lynx fire control radar (K91 and K92)
BEL Aparna fire control radar
Armament
4 × P-15 Termit (NATO: SS-N-2D Mod 1 Styx) missiles or 16 × Kh-35 Uran (NATO: SS-N-25) missiles (K91 and K92)
1 quad SA-N-5 Grail launcher for air defence missiles
1 × 76 mm 60-cal main gun or 1 × 76 mm 62-cal OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (K91 and K92)
INS Veer was the lead ship of her class and served in the Indian Navy from 26 March 1987 to 28 April 2016.[11] INS Veer was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 26 March 1987. Lieutenant Commander Anup Singh was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat, and India's maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets. After completing 29 years of commissioned service, INS Veer was decommissioned on 28 April 2016. At the time of decommissioning, the ship's commanding officer was Cdr B Charish K Pal, and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron. Veer and Nipat, which was also decommissioned on the same day, were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.[7]
INS Nirbhik
INS Nirbhik served in the Indian Navy from 21 December 1987 to 11 January 2018.[12] She was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 21 December 1987 with Commander V R Naphade as the commissioning Commanding Officer. During her three decades of service, she was forward deployed along the Gujarat coast for patrolling and she participated in numerous operations including Operation Parakram and Operation Vijay. The ship was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 11 January 2018 and her decommissioning Commanding Officer was Commander Anand Mukundan.[9]
INS Nipat
INS Nipat served in the Indian Navy from 5 December 1988 to 28 April 2016.[11] INS Nipat was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 5 December 1988. Lieutenant Commander GV Babu was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. The ship was manned by a crew of about 100 officers and sailors. The ship was propelled by four gas turbine engines, and was designed to attain a maximum speed of 42 knots. These ship was designed to carry four Surface to Surface Guided Missiles, one Medium Range Anit-Aircraft Gun (an AK 176) and a Close in Weapon System with two AK 630 Guns and associated Radar. The original INS Nipat served as a frontrunner, alongside sister ship INS Veer during the naval offensive on Karachi harbour in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat, and India's maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets. After completing 28 years of commissioned service, INS Nipat was decommissioned on 28 April 2016. At the time of decommissioning, the ship's commanding officer was Cdr D Chakrapani, and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron. Nipat and Veer, which was also decommissioned on the same day, were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.[7]
INS Nirghat served in Indian Navy from 15 December 1989 to 11 January 2018.[12] She was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 15 December 1989 with Commodore S Mampully as the commissioning Commanding Officer. During her three decades of service, she was forward deployed along the Gujarat coast for patrolling and she participated in numerous operations including Operation Parakram and Operation Vijay. The ship was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 11 January 2018 and her last Commanding Officer was Commander Mohammed Ikram.[9]
INS Pralaya
INS Pralaya is currently[citation needed] in active service with the Indian Navy.[12] INS Pralaya is an upgraded Veer class corvette of the Indian Navy, the Veer class are based on the Tarantul Class (Project 1241.1) with the last vessels being based on the Project 1241.8. The INS Pralaya (K91) was Laid Down on 2 May 1998, Launched on 14 December 2000, and commissioned on 18 December 2002. She was built at the Goa Ship Yard from plating and a CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kit supplied by the Russians. Her sister ship the INS Prabal (K92) is of the same configuration but was built by Mazagaon Docks Limited. Modified with Russian input, the weapons & sensor fit is similar to that of the Project 25A Class corvette, INS Kirch. Radars include a MR 352 Positiv-E radar, a Garpun Bal E, MR-123 AK-630 directors and a BEL Lynx gunfire control radar. The vessel is armed with four KT-184 quad launchers for the sixteen 3M24E anti-ship missiles with a range of 130 km. The AK-176 of the original Tarantul has been replaced by an Oto Melara 76/62 Compact, the vessel also has two AK-630s and one Strela 2M MANPAD with 12 reloads for air defence.
See also
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The Veer class corvettes of the Indian Navy are a customised Indian variant of the Soviet Tarantul class 2 3 They form the 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron 4 INS NirbhikClass overviewNameVeer classBuildersMazagon Dock Limited Goa Shipyard LimitedOperators Indian NavyPreceded byDurg classSucceeded byKhukri classPlanned15Completed13Cancelled2Active7Lost1Retired5General characteristics 1 TypeCorvetteDisplacement455 tons or 477 tons K91 and K92 Length56 1 m 184 ft Beam11 5 m 38 ft Draught2 5 m 8 ft 2 in PropulsionCOGAG 2 Nikolayev Type DR77 DS71 in K92 gas turbine 16 016 PS 11 780 kW 2 Nikolayev Type DR76 gas turbines 4 993 PS 3 672 kW coupled to two shaftsSpeed36 knots 67 km h 41 mph Range2 000 nmi 3 700 km 2 300 mi at 20 kn 37 km h 400 nmi 740 km 460 mi at 36 kn 67 km h Complement41 5 officers Sensors and processing systemsGranit Garpun B NATO Plank Shave E band air and surface search radar or MR 352 NATO Cross Dome E F band air and surface search radar K91 and K92 Mius I band navigation radar MR 123 NATO Bass Tilt H I band fire control radar or BEL Lynx fire control radar K91 and K92 BEL Aparna fire control radarArmament4 P 15 Termit NATO SS N 2D Mod 1 Styx missiles or 16 Kh 35 Uran NATO SS N 25 missiles K91 and K92 1 quad SA N 5 Grail launcher for air defence missiles 1 76 mm 60 cal main gun or 1 76 mm 62 cal OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun K91 and K92 2 AK 630 30 mm gun Contents 1 Service history 2 Ships of the class 2 1 INS Veer 2 2 INS Nirbhik 2 3 INS Nipat 2 4 INS Nirghat 2 5 INS Pralaya 3 See also 4 ReferencesService history EditEight vessels of this class inherit their names from the 25th Killer missile boat squadron which attacked and sank two destroyers a minesweeper and various other support vessels off Karachi during Operation Trident and Operation Python of the Indo Pakistani War of 1971 The last two vessels of this class were built as the upgraded Tarantul V with 16 SS N 25 Switchblade URAN E Missiles 1 OTO Melara 76 mm instead of the AK 176 and MR 352 Positiv E NATO Cross Dome Radar 5 6 On 28 April 2016 INS Veer and INS Nipat were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy 7 Ships of the class EditName Pennant Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport Decommissioned StatusINS Veer K40 Volodarski Rybinsk 1984 October 1986 26 March 1987 1 Mumbai 28 April 2016 8 DecommissionedINS Nirbhik K41 Volodarski Rybinsk 1985 October 1987 21 December 1987 1 Mumbai 11 January 2018 9 DecommissionedINS Nipat K42 Volodarski Rybinsk 1986 November 1988 5 December 1988 1 Port Blair 28 April 2016 8 DecommissionedINS Nishank K43 Volodarski Rybinsk 1987 June 1989 2 September 1989 1 Kochi 3 June 2022 10 DecommissionedINS Nirghat K44 Volodarski Rybinsk 1988 March 1990 4 June 1990 1 Mumbai 11 January 2018 9 DecommissionedINS Vibhuti K45 Mazagon Dock Limited 28 September 1987 26 April 1990 3 June 1991 1 Mumbai ActiveINS Vipul K46 Mazagon Dock Limited 29 February 1988 3 January 1991 16 March 1992 1 Mumbai ActiveINS Vinash K47 Goa Shipyard Limited 30 January 1989 24 January 1992 20 November 1993 1 Mumbai ActiveINS Vidyut K48 Goa Shipyard Limited 27 May 1990 12 December 1992 16 January 1995 1 Kochi ActiveINS Nashak K83 Mazagon Dock Limited 21 January 1991 12 November 1993 29 December 1994 1 Port Blair ActiveINS Prahar K98 Goa Shipyard Limited 28 August 1992 26 August 1995 1 March 1997 1 Mumbai Sunk in collision on 22 April 2006INS Prabal K92 Mazagon Dock Limited 31 August 1998 28 September 2000 11 April 2002 1 Mumbai ActiveINS Pralaya K91 Goa Shipyard Limited 14 November 1998 14 December 2000 18 December 2002 1 Mumbai ActiveINS Veer Edit INS Veer was the lead ship of her class and served in the Indian Navy from 26 March 1987 to 28 April 2016 11 INS Veer was commissioned at Poti Soviet Union now in Georgia on 26 March 1987 Lieutenant Commander Anup Singh was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat and India s maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets After completing 29 years of commissioned service INS Veer was decommissioned on 28 April 2016 At the time of decommissioning the ship s commanding officer was Cdr B Charish K Pal and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron Veer and Nipat which was also decommissioned on the same day were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy 7 INS Nirbhik Edit INS Nirbhik served in the Indian Navy from 21 December 1987 to 11 January 2018 12 She was commissioned at Poti Soviet Union now in Georgia on 21 December 1987 with Commander V R Naphade as the commissioning Commanding Officer During her three decades of service she was forward deployed along the Gujarat coast for patrolling and she participated in numerous operations including Operation Parakram and Operation Vijay The ship was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 11 January 2018 and her decommissioning Commanding Officer was Commander Anand Mukundan 9 INS Nipat Edit INS Nipat served in the Indian Navy from 5 December 1988 to 28 April 2016 11 INS Nipat was commissioned at Poti Soviet Union now in Georgia on 5 December 1988 Lieutenant Commander GV Babu was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship The ship was manned by a crew of about 100 officers and sailors The ship was propelled by four gas turbine engines and was designed to attain a maximum speed of 42 knots These ship was designed to carry four Surface to Surface Guided Missiles one Medium Range Anit Aircraft Gun an AK 176 and a Close in Weapon System with two AK 630 Guns and associated Radar The original INS Nipat served as a frontrunner alongside sister ship INS Veer during the naval offensive on Karachi harbour in the Indo Pakistani War of 1971 The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat and India s maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets After completing 28 years of commissioned service INS Nipat was decommissioned on 28 April 2016 At the time of decommissioning the ship s commanding officer was Cdr D Chakrapani and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron Nipat and Veer which was also decommissioned on the same day were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy 7 INS Nirghat Edit INS Nirghat firing a surface to surface missile during the Combined Commanders Conference 2015 INS Nirghat served in Indian Navy from 15 December 1989 to 11 January 2018 12 She was commissioned at Poti Soviet Union now in Georgia on 15 December 1989 with Commodore S Mampully as the commissioning Commanding Officer During her three decades of service she was forward deployed along the Gujarat coast for patrolling and she participated in numerous operations including Operation Parakram and Operation Vijay The ship was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 11 January 2018 and her last Commanding Officer was Commander Mohammed Ikram 9 INS Pralaya Edit INS Pralaya is currently citation needed in active service with the Indian Navy 12 INS Pralaya is an upgraded Veer class corvette of the Indian Navy the Veer class are based on the Tarantul Class Project 1241 1 with the last vessels being based on the Project 1241 8 The INS Pralaya K91 was Laid Down on 2 May 1998 Launched on 14 December 2000 and commissioned on 18 December 2002 She was built at the Goa Ship Yard from plating and a CKD Completely Knocked Down kit supplied by the Russians Her sister ship the INS Prabal K92 is of the same configuration but was built by Mazagaon Docks Limited Modified with Russian input the weapons amp sensor fit is similar to that of the Project 25A Class corvette INS Kirch Radars include a MR 352 Positiv E radar a Garpun Bal E MR 123 AK 630 directors and a BEL Lynx gunfire control radar The vessel is armed with four KT 184 quad launchers for the sixteen 3M24E anti ship missiles with a range of 130 km The AK 176 of the original Tarantul has been replaced by an Oto Melara 76 62 Compact the vessel also has two AK 630s and one Strela 2M MANPAD with 12 reloads for air defence See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Veer class corvette List of active Indian Navy ships List of ships of the Indian NavyReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Commodore Stephen Saunders ed 2005 India Jane s Fighting Ships 2005 2006 108th ed Coulsdon Jane s Information Group p 323 ISBN 0710626924 Indian Naval Ships Corvettes Veer Class Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine 1 dead link Indian Navy Celebrates Killers Nite Archived 9 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Veer Tarantul I Class Bharat Rakshak Retrieved 24 December 2014 K91 INS Pralaya Bharat Rakshak Archived from the original on 11 December 2013 Retrieved 24 December 2014 a b c Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat to be decommissioned tomorrow indiannavy nic in Retrieved 28 April 2016 permanent dead link a b Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat decommissioned on 28 Apr 2016 indiannavy nic in 29 April 2016 a b c d Pandey Munish Chandra 12 January 2018 After serving country for three decades INS Nirbhik and Nirghat decommissioned India Today INS Nishank and INS Akshay Decommissioned Press Information Bureau of India 3 June 2022 Retrieved 4 June 2022 a b Veer Class Abhay Class Indian Navy a b c Surface Ships of Indian Navy Archived from the original on 19 June 2009 Retrieved 6 August 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veer class corvette amp oldid 1115206437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
