Khukri-class corvette

INS Kuthar
Class overview
Name: Khukri class
Builders:
Operators:  Indian Navy
Preceded by: Veer class
Succeeded by: Kora class
In commission: 1989-
Planned: 4
Completed: 4
Active: 4
General characteristics
Type: Corvette
Displacement: Full load: 1,350 tonnes
Length: 91.1 m (299 ft)
Beam: 10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught: 4.5 m (15 ft)
Speed: 25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) @ 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement: 79 including 10 officers
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • MR-123 Fire control radar
  • 1 MR 352 Pozitiv-E air radar
  • 1 Garpun-Bal air/surface radar
  • 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • 1 BEL Ajanta P Mk.II used in the ESM role
  • Decoy
  • 2 PK-10 chaff launchers
  • 1 NPOL designed towed torpedo decoy
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 HAL Dhruv

The Khukri-class corvette were a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.

The first two were ordered in December 1984 and the remaining in 1985. The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content.

Ships of the class

 Name   Builder   Homeport   Commissioned   Status 
Khukri (P49) Mazagon Dock Limited Kochi 23 August 1989 Active
Kuthar (P46) Mazagon Dock Limited Mumbai 7 June 1990 Active
Kirpan (P44) GRSE Visakhapatnam 12 January 1991 Active
Khanjar (P47) GRSE Visakhapatnam 22 October 1991 Active

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