INS Khanjar (P47)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Khanjar |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Laid down: | 15 November 1985 |
| Launched: | 16 August 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 22 October 1991 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P47 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Khukri-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1350 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 91.1 metres |
| Beam: | 10.5 metres |
| Draught: | 4.5 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel engines with 14,400hp 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 25 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 79 (incl. 10 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar Garpun-Bal radar Bharat 1245 navigation radar |
| Armament: | 4 x P-20M (SS-N-2D) AShMs 2 x Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM 1 x AK–176 76mm gun 2 x 30mm AK-630 guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 helicopter (HAL Chetak) |
INS Khanjar is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy.[1]
Mock drill
On November 30, 2002 on the high seas off the coast of Vizhinjam. Mock attack drill was being staged such as Khanjar was targeting INS Jamuna, a hydrographic survey vessel carrying media persons and VIPs, including Air Vice Marshal R. D. Limaye of the Southern Air Command. This was part of the Navy Week celebrations.[2]
References
- ↑ "Naval ships on display". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 21 Nov 2012.
- ↑ "INS Khanjar bares its teeth". The Hindu. 1 Dec 2002.
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