Shivalik class frigate
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Project 17 Shivalik Class Frigates are the first stealth warships to be made in India. The Indian Cabinet approved the construction of three ships in 1997. These three ships are launched and will be comissioned into the Indian Navy in the year 2007. The Shivalik class of ships will be the main frigates of the Indian Navy in the first half of the 21st century. A total of twelve ships will be built in varied batches.
The Shivalik class ship has been designed by the Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy.[1].
[edit] Ships
- INS Shivalik; Laid Down - 11 July 2001, Launched - 18 April 2003.
- INS Satpura; Laid Down - 2002, Launched - 04 June 2004.
- INS Sahyadri; Laid Down - 17 March 2003, Launched - 27 May 2005
[edit] Specifications
- Standard displacement:4600 tons
- Full load:5000+ tons
- Length - 143 metres.
- Beam - 17 metres.
- Draught - 4.5 metres.
- Moulded Depth - 9.2 metres.
- Maximum Speed: 30 knots for GT operations.
- Crew: 257 (including 35 officers)
