Indian Navy Frigate
Sahyadri at sea.
History
India
Name Sahyadri
Namesake Sahyadri hills
Builder Mazagon Dock Limited
Cost $245 Million
Laid down 17 March 2003
Launched 27 May 2005
Commissioned 21 July 2012
Identification F49
Status in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type Shivalik -class guided missile frigate
Displacement 6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load[ 1]
Length 142.5 m (468 ft)[ 2]
Beam 16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught 4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power
2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines
15,200 shp (11,300 kW)
2 × GE LM2500+
33,600 shp (25,100 kW)
Propulsion boost turbines in CODOG configuration.
Speed
32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[ 3]
22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesel engines)
Complement 257 (including 35 officers)
Sensors and processing systems
1 × MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar
4 × MR-90 Orekh radar
1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR
2 × Elta EL/M-2221 STGR
1 × BEL APARNA
HUMSA (hull-mounted sonar array)
ATAS/Thales Sintra towed array systems
Electronic warfare & decoys BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite
Armament
Anti-air missiles:
32-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles
24 × Shtil-1 medium range missiles
Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:
8 × VLS launched Klub , anti-ship cruise missiles
or
8 × VLS launched BrahMos , anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles
Guns:
1 × 3 in (76 mm) Otobreda , naval gun
2 × AK-630 CIWS
Anti-submarine warfare:
2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers
2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers
Aircraft carried 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters.
INS Sahyadri (F49) is a Shivalik -class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy . This class features improved stealth and land attack capabilities over the preceding Talwar -class frigates .[ 4] The ship is affiliated with Indian Army 's Poona Horse armoured regiment .[ 5]
Construction
Sahyadri under construction INS Sahyadri was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) located in Mumbai . The keel of the vessel was laid on 30 September 2003 and was launched on 27 May 2005. It underwent sea trials in 2011–2012. From there it was commissioned on 21 July 2012 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam .[ 4]
Service history
Deployment
Date
Port Visited
Commander
Notes and References
2012
Commissioned
Captain Sanjay Vatsayan
[ 6]
2013
International Fleet Review 2013
October
Sydney , Australia
[ 7]
2014
South East Asia and Western Pacific
10-13 June
Darwin , Australia
Captain Jyotin Raina[ 8]
[ 9]
2 July - 2 August
Hawaii , United States
Exercise RIMPAC [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
20 August
Manila , Philippines
[ 13]
2015
South China Sea and the Northwest Pacific
2-5 October
Da Nang , Vietnam .
Captain Kunal Singh Rajkumar[ 14]
[ 15]
15 October
Sagami Bay , Japan
International Fleet Review organized by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF)[ 16]
23-27 October
Incheon , South Korea
[ 14]
1-4 November
Manila , Philippines
[ 17]
INDRA 2015 with INS Sahyadri , INS Ranvijay , INS Shakti , INS Sindhuvir and other naval aircraft
7-12 December
Bay of Bengal
Bi-lateral exercise with the Russian Navy [ 18]
2016
South China Sea and Northwestern Pacific with naval frigate INS Satpura , corvette INS Kirch and fleet-tanker INS Shakti
30 May - 2 June
Subic Bay , Philippines
Captain K S Rajkumar[ 19]
[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
14-17 June
Sasebo , Japan
Malabar 2016[ 23]
21-25 June
Busan , South Korea
[ 24] [ 25]
27 June - 1 July
Vladivostok , Russia
[ 26] [ 27]
Miscellaneous
INS Sahyadri was awarded the ‘Best Ship Trophy’ at the annual Fleet Awards functions five times namely in the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20 and 2020-21 and was also presented with Unit Citation in the year 2019-20 in Visakhapatnam .[ 28] The ship is affiliated with the Poona Horse , one of the oldest armoured regiments of the Indian Army .[ 29] [ 30]
References
^ "Shivalik class" . Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013 .
^ Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Sainik Samachar , Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India) .
^ Chadha, Monica (18 April 2003). "India trials stealth frigate" . BBC News .
^ a b "Shivalik Class Frigates, India" . naval-technology.com . 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013 .
^ @IN_EasternFleet (21 July 2024). "#INS Sahyadri, the multi-role stealth frigate constructed by #Mazagondock (MDL) celebrated her 12th anniversary on 21 Jul 24..." (Tweet ). Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via Twitter .
^ Kumar, Vinay (21 July 2012). "Credible Navy need of the hour: Antony" . The Hindu . ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ Pandit, Rajat (10 September 2013). "Indian stealth frigate sets sail for Australia" . The Times of India . Retrieved 1 July 2016 .
^ "INS Sahyadri arrives in Manila" . aninews.in . Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "Press Information Bureau" . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ "RIMPAC 2014 Participating Forces" . www.cpf.navy.mil . Retrieved 28 June 2014 .
^ Diplomat, Abhijit Singh, The. "RIMPAC and the Politics of Maritime Engagement" . The Diplomat . Retrieved 16 May 2016 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Indian Navy warship reaches US for RIMPAC exercise - The Economic Times" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "Press Information Bureau" . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ a b "INS Sahyadri in South Korea" . The Hindu . 24 October 2015. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "INS Sahyadri in Vietnam on a four-day visit" . The Hindu . 3 October 2015. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "INS Sahyadri visits Japan" . NDTV.com . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "INS Sahyadri in Manila to Strengthen Bilateral Ties" . NDTV.com . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "Indra Navy-2015: Russia, India Naval Exercise From Today" . The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "Press Information Bureau English Releases" . Retrieved 18 May 2016 .
^ Bulletin, The Manila. "2 Indian Navy ships to visit PHL this May 30 to June 2" . mb.com.ph . Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016 .
^ "Indian Navy Press release" .
^ "Press Information Bureau" . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ "Exercise Malabar - 2016 | Indian Navy" . indiannavy.nic.in . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ "Indian Warships visit Busan, South Korea | Indian Navy" . indiannavy.nic.in . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ "Press Information Bureau" . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ "Visit of Indian Warships to Vladivostok, Russia | Indian Navy" . indiannavy.nic.in . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ "Press Information Bureau" . Retrieved 18 September 2016 .
^ "INS Sahyadri awarded Best Ship Trophy" . The Hindu . 9 May 2016. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 16 May 2016 .
^ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter" . Twitter . Retrieved 25 December 2016 .
^ "SpokespersonNavy on Twitter" . Twitter . Retrieved 25 December 2016 .
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Footnotes
^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Dhanush .
^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Shamsher .
^ Renamed as INS Kukri post republic.
^ Renamed as INS Hooghly post republic.
^ Renamed as INS Tir post republic.
^ Transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978.
^ Transferred to Indian Coast Guard in 1978.
^ Later reclassified as frigates
^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Jhelum .
^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Sind .
^ Renamed as INS Kaveri post republic.
^ Renamed as INS Sutlej post republic.
^ Renamed as INS Jumuna post republic.
^ Renamed as INS Krisna post republic.
^ Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Karsaz .