Khukri-class corvette
 INS Kuthar | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Khukri class |
| Builders: |
Mazagon Dock Limited Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Operators: |
 Indian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Veer-class corvette |
| Succeeded by: | Kora-class corvette |
| 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 and 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: | 2 x AK-630 CIWS 1 x AK-176 76mm gun 4 x P-20M missiles 2 x SA-N-5 SAM launchers |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Dhruv |
The Khukri class corvettes were 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 | Vishakapatnam | 12 January 1991 | Active |
| Khanjar (P47) | GRSE | Vishakapatnam | 22 October 1991 | Active |
See also
References
http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ships?page=0,4
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