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INS Himgiri

Kumari Sonali

INS Himgiri:

INS Himgiri (Yard 3022) was delivered to the Indian Navy at GRSE, Kolkata.

  • INS Himgiri is the third ship of Nilgiri Class (Project 17A) and the first of the class built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE).
  • It is a reincarnation of the erstwhile INS Himgiri, a Leander-class frigate,that was decommissioned on 06 May 2005 after 30 years of glorious service to the nation.
  • It is designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and overseen by the Warship Overseeing Team (Kolkata).
  • Features of INS Himgiri
    • P17A ships are fitted with an advanced weapon and sensor suite compared to the P17 (Shivalik) class.
    • These ships are configured with Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion plants, comprising a diesel engine and gas turbine, that drives a Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) on each shaft, and a state-of-the-art Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS).
    • The weapon suite comprises supersonic Surface-to-Surface missile system, Medium-Range Surface to Air Missile system, rapid-fire Close-in Weapon Systems.
    • It has indigenous content of 75%, which has involved over 200 MSMEs at GRSE.
    • P17A frigates reflect a generational leap in indigenous ship design, stealth, survivability, and combat capability.

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