INS Kirch (P62)
_and_fleet_tanker_INS_Jyoti_(A58)_of_the_Indian_Navy_with_a_frigate_of_the_Singaporean_Navy_during_SIMBEX_2011_in_the_South_China_Sea.jpg) INS Kirch (left) during SIMBEX 2011 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Kirch |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Laid down: | 31 January 1992 |
| Launched: | 5 October 1995 |
| Commissioned: | 22 January 2001 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P62 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kora-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1,400 tons full load |
| Length: | 91.1 m (299 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel motors with 14,400 hp 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 134 (incl 14 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 1 x MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar Bharat 1245 navigation radar Bharat Vympel IPN-10 combat data system |
| Armament: | 16 x Kh-35 Uran-E SSM 2 x Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM 1 x 76.2mm AK–176M gun 2 x 30mm AK-630 guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopter |
INS Kirch is a Kora-class corvette, currently in active service with the Indian Navy.[1]
Service history
Further information: INS Jyoti (A58) § 2011