Pondicherry-class minesweeper

INS Kozhikode
Class overview
Name:	Pondicherry-class
Operators:	Indian Navy
Succeeded by:	Future Indian minehunter class
In commission:	1978–
Completed:	12
Active:	7
Retired:	5
General characteristics
Type:	Minesweeper
Displacement:	877 long tons (891 t) full load
Length:	61 m (200 ft 2 in)
Beam:	10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft:	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Propulsion:	2 × M-503B diesels, 2 shafts, 5,000 bhp (3,700 kW)
Speed:	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range:	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement:	10 officers, 72 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems:	Sonar: • MG-69/79 High frequency, hull mounted, active mine detection Radar: • Don 2 I-band air/surface • 2 × Square Head - High Pole B IFF • MR-104 Drum Tilt H/I-band fire control
Electronic warfare and decoys:	Minesweeping: • AT-2 acoustic sweep • GKT-2 contact sweep • TEM-3 magnetic sweep
Armament:	• 4 × 30 mm (2×2) guns • 4 × 25 mm (2×2) AA • 2 × RBU 1200 5-tubed ASW rocket • 10 mines • M67–M72 also have 2 × SA-N-5 SAM, 16 Grail missiles

The Pondicherry class are a class of minesweepers built for the Indian Navy by the Soviet Union. They are modified versions of the Natya class minesweeper. The vessels were acquired in two batches. The first were purchased from 1978 to 1980 and the second from 1986 to 1988. Technically, the second batch is referred to as the Karwar class but are physically identical to the first batch with the exception of additional surface-to-air missiles. As minesweepers, they are large and heavily armed. They can serve a dual purpose as an anti-submarine warfare escort. Their hulls are constructed of U3 low magnetic signature steel.

M61–M66 are based at Mumbai and M67–M72 are based at Visakhapatnam.

INS Konkan suffered minor fire accident in Vizag dry dock on 4 December 2013. She was operational by January 2014.^[1]

Ships

See also

• List of active Indian Navy ships

References

External links

• Pondicherry Class - Bharat Rakshak
• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/m-pondicherry.htm
• http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/asiapac/india.htm#6
• (English) All Pondicherry Class Minesweepers - Complete Ship List

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