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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | INSHimgiri |
| Namesake | Himgiri Range |
| Launched | 6 May 1970 |
| Commissioned | 23 November 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 6 May 2005 |
| 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 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 267 (incl 17 officers)[1] |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1Westland Sea King orHAL Chetak |
INSHimgiri (F34) was aNilgiri-classfrigate of theIndian Navy.Himgiri was commissioned into the Navy on 23 November 1974. She was decommissioned on 6 May 2005.
A new ship with thisname belonging to the newNilgiri class was launched in December 2020.[2]
INSHimgiri holds the record for the number of days at sea in a single deployment for a conventional ship of the Indian Navy. In 1976, she was the first ship of the Indian Navy to shoot down a pilotless aircraft.
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