INS Shivalik during trials |
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| Career | Indian Navy |
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| Name: | INS Shivalik |
| Namesake: | Shivalik hills |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Laid down: | 11 July, 2001 |
| Launched: | 18 April, 2003 |
| Commissioned: | April 29, 2010 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Shivalik class frigate |
| Displacement: | 4600 tons (standard) 5600 tons (full-load) [1] |
| Length: | 142.5 m (468 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.9 m (55 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | CODOG 2 x Pielstick diesel engines 2 GE LM-2500 gas turbines |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h)+ |
| Complement: | 257 (incl 35 officers) |
| Armament: | 76mm SRGM 2 x AK-630 CIWS 24 x Shtil-1 SA missile system 32 x Barak SAM 8 x VLS 3M-54 Klub or BrahMos cruise missiles or 90R ASW missiles 2 x 2 DTA-53-956 torpedoes 2 x 12 in ready to fire mode(96 Below Deck Magazine) RBU-6000 (RPK-8) |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 x Sea King Mk.42B or HAL Dhruv |
INS Shivalik (F47) is the lead ship of her class of multi-role frigates of the Indian Navy. She was commissioned on 29th April 2010.[2] [3]
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INS Shivalik is named for the Shivalik hills, a hill range in the Himalayas spanning 2500 km. The crest of the ship INS Shivalik depicts the Shivalik range and the Ramadao sword.
Shivalik is the first ship to use high-strength steel developed and produced in India.
INS Shivalik was commissioned on April 29, 2010.[4] The commissioning of INS Shivalik was delayed by two to three months due to restrictions placed on General Electric from working on integration of the LM2500+ gas turbines into the frigate, pending a review of all defense projects by the newly-elected Obama administration.[5] The issue was soon resolved, and the US State Department granting permission to General Electric to resume work on the vessel.[6] The Indian Defence Minister A K Antony inducted INS Shivalik, the first of the 3-ship Project-17 frigates, at the Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks (MDL) to provide the fleet more teeth. Navy's Director General for Naval Design Rear Admiral K N Vaidhyanathan has said "INS Shivalik, was commissioned on April 29 by Defence Minister A K Antony at MDL, and has the latest stealth features to outsmart the enemy with low radar cross section, be it of the hull, infra-red or sound signatures."[7]
Like other vessels of her class, the Shivalik incorporates features to minimize radar cross-section, as well as to minimize infrared and acoustic emissions.
The nerve centre of the Shivalik’s battlefield capability is called the AISDN (ATM-based Integrated Services Digital Network) that enables electronic information from the Shivalik’s systems and sensors — engines, navigation devices, radars, weaponry, radio sets and control systems — to be transmitted digitally in real time to the command center. It also integrates information from external sources including UAVs and AWACS.
Captain could see a modern Computer Aided Action Information Organisation (CAIO) system, for real time battlefield awareness and available weapons systems. Information is transmitted directly to the commanding officer. CAIO also provides decision support in selecting the optimum weapons system for the threat detected.
Shivalik also hosts two Sea King helicopters on board for anti submarine warefare and transport.[8]
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