INS Khanjar is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Khanjar |
| Namesake | "Dagger" |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Laid down | 15 November 1985 |
| Launched | 16 August 1988 |
| Commissioned | 22 October 1991 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P47 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Khukri-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1350 tons (full load) |
| Length | 91.1 metres |
| Beam | 10.5 metres |
| Draught | 4.5 metres |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 25 knots (50 km/h) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 79 (incl. 10 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 helicopter (HAL Chetak) |
Mock drill
editOn 30 November 2002 on the high seas off the coast of Vizhinjam. Mock attack drill was being staged such as Khanjar was targeting INS Jamuna, a hydrographic survey vessel carrying media persons and VIPs, including Air Vice Marshal R. D. Limaye of the Southern Air Command. This was part of the Navy Week celebrations.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Naval ships on display". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
- ^ "INS Khanjar bares its teeth". The Hindu. 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
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