INSChamak (K95) fires aP-15 Termit missile. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | INSChamak |
| Commissioned | 4 November 1976 |
| Decommissioned | 5 May 2005 |
| Status | Museum ship inPune[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Chamak class missile boat |
| Displacement | 245 tons (full load)[2] |
| Length | 38.6 meters |
| Beam | 7.6 meters |
| Speed | 37+ knots |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament | |
INSChamak (K95) (Glitter)[3] was the lead vessel ofher class offast attack craft of theIndian Navy.[2][4][5][6] TheINS Chamak was first constructed throughout the 1970s, it had a displacement of 245 tons with its full load and measured about 38.6m long, it had a speed of over 37+ kts.
TheINS Chamak was fully decommissioned on 5 May 2005 and was towed/sailed toPune as a museum ship. INS Chamak was designed to be a modified version of theProject 205 Moskit-Class (Osa-class missile boats) of the Soviet Navy.
TheINS Chamak was armed with a standardAK-230 30mm gun, commonly used as a sea-gun piece for typically less armored and less capable of open sea deployment vessels, it was armed with theSA-N-5 SAM system modified to be capable of sea-type deployment, and theSS-N-2A Styx (NATO Reporting Name: P-15 Termit) used for anti-ship deployments commonly used on weaker vessels, such asfrigates and corvettes.
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