| History | |
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 India | |
| Name | INSDunagiri |
| Namesake | Dunagiri peak |
| Builder | Mazgaon Docks |
| Launched | 9 March 1974 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1977 |
| Decommissioned | 20 October 2010[1] |
| Fate | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Nilgiri-classfrigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Beam | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 267 (incl 17 officers)[2] |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1Westland Sea King orHAL Chetak |
INSDunagiri (F36) was aNilgiri-classfrigate of theIndian Navy that served for 33 years between its commissioning on 5 May 1977 and itsdecommissioning on 20 October 2010.
Named after theHimalayan peak,Dunagiri, the ship was aNilgiri-class frigate that was a part of the Navy's 14th Frigate Squadron.[3]Dunagiri's crest had aHimalayan Osprey on it and her motto readVictory is My Profession.[4]
Dunagiri was the fourth of theNilgiri-class frigates to be built at the Mazgaon Docks and it took almost 58 months from the commencement of production till her final delivery to the Navy. However,Dunagiri also had a large number of indigenously produced equipment in her although much of her firepower and radars and sensors were of British or Dutch origin.[5]Vice-admiral S Jain who later served as flag-officer-commanding-in-chief of theWestern Naval Command was theDunagiri's firstcommanding officer.[3]
Dunagiri underwent a medium refit in 1990 but the process took 40 months against a normal schedule of 12 months, being finally completed in February 1994.India's Comptroller and Auditor General observed that the delay in the work had not only failed to rectify the ship's main defects but had also led tocorrosive damage to it on account of prolonged detention at the shipyard that necessitated a short refit in 1995 and cost overruns of₹4.52 crores.[6][7]
In 2006Dunagiri was involved in a collision off the coast ofMumbai when it struck aShipping Corporation of Indiamerchant vessel, MVKiti. Although there were no casualties the frigate suffered damage and required extensive repairs.[8][9]
On its decommissioning aphilatelic cover featuringDunagiri and a specialcancellation mark featuring the ship's crest were issued byIndia Post.[10][11]
On 15 July 2022, a new Nilgiri class stealth frigate was launched which is its successor.
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