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{{Short description|Class of modified Pauk class Corvettes of Indian navy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox ship
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 | image = Abhay class corvette.JPG
 | image_caption = An ''Abhay''-class corvette underway
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|section2={{Infobox ship/class overview
 | name = ''Abhay'' class
 | builders = 
 | operators = {{navy|India}}
 | class_before = {{sclass|Durg|corvette|4}}
 | class_after = *{{sclass|Veer|corvette|4}} by precedence
                 *[[Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft|''ASW-SWC'']] by role
 | subclasses = 
 | built_range = 
 | in_commission_range = 1989 – 2025
 | total_ships_building = 
 | total_ships_planned = 4
 | total_ships_completed = 4
 | total_ships_canceled = 
 | total_ships_active = 
 | total_ships_laid_up = 
 | total_ships_lost = 
 | total_ships_retired = 4
 | total_ships_preserved = 
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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
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 | header_caption = 
 | type = [[Corvette]]
 | displacement = {{cvt|485|ST}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | length = {{cvt|58.5|m}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | beam = {{cvt|10.2|m}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | draught = {{cvt|3.4|m}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | draft = 
 | propulsion = 2 × Type M 521 diesel engines ({{cvt|16184|PS|disp=semicolon}})<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | speed = {{cvt|28|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | range = {{cvt|2400|nmi|km}} at {{cvt|14|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | complement = 32 (includes 6 officers)<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | sensors = *MR-352 ([[NATO reporting name|NATO]]: Cross Dome) E/F band air and surface search radar
             *Pechora I-band navigation radar
             *MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band [[fire-control radar]]
             *Rat Tail [[variable depth sonar]]<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | EW = 2 × PK 16 chaff launchers<ref name="jfs-0809"/>
 | armament = *1 × quad [[9K32 Strela-2|Strela-2M]] (SA-N-5) [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]]
              *1 × 76 mm [[AK-176]] gun<ref name="jfs-0809">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2008-2009|date=2008|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710628459|page=333|edition=111th|chapter=India}}</ref>
              *1 × 30 mm [[AK-630]] gun
              *4 × 533 mm [[torpedo tubes]], SET-65E anti-submarine torpedoes 
              *2 × [[RBU-1200]] five-tubed anti-submarine rocket launcher<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
 | armor = 
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The '''''Abhay''-class corvettes''' of the [[Indian Navy]] were the customised variants of the [[Soviet Navy|Soviet]] {{sclass2|Pauk|corvette|1}}s. The class was primarily intended for coastal patrol and [[anti-submarine warfare]]. The last ship of the class is expected to be decommissioned by 2025. The class is being replaced by ''Arnala'' and ''Mahe'' subclasses of [[Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft]] (ASW SWC).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-25 |title=LAUNCH OF ‘ABHAY’, SEVENTH SHIP OF ASW SWC (GRSE) PROJECT |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2068207 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=COCHIN SHIPYARD LTD CONCURRENTLY LAUNCHES OF TWO (2) ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFTS FOR INDIAN NAVY |url=https://cochinshipyard.in/news/view/68 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=cochinshipyard.in}}</ref> The ships formed the [[23 Patrol Vessel Squadron]] of the Indian Navy.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=3 June 2022 |title=INS Nishank and INS Akshay Decommissioned |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1831080 |access-date=4 June 2022 |website=Press Information Bureau of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Naval Squadrons – Indian Navy |url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/navy/units/institutions/naval-squadrons/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Description ==
''Abhay'' class is modified from Pauk II class under Project 1241 PE. The ships were built at Volodarski shipyard in the former [[Soviet Union]]. ''Abhay'' class vessels are longer, have larger [[torpedo tube]]s and improved electronics when compared to the Pauk I class vessels.<ref name="jfs-0506" /> The ships in the class were named after former ''Abhay''-class seaward defence boats.<ref name="jfs-0506" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hiranandani|first1=G. M.|title=Transition to Eminence: The Indian Navy 1976-1990|date=2005|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=9788170622666|page=44|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WxI9TlAxIQC&pg=PA44|language=en}}</ref>

''Abhay'' class is to be upgraded with Abhay integrated sonar system developed by [[Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Locally made underwater sensors for Navy|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/Locally-made-underwater-sensors-for-Navy/article16644313.ece|work=The Hindu|date=17 November 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Service history ==

INS ''Agray'' was damaged in 2004 when an [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] rocket fired from the onboard [[RBU-1200]] launcher misfired and exploded on the side of the ship.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhatt|first1=Arunkumar|title=Damaged ship being towed to dockyard|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/02/08/stories/2004020803161000.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 February 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Following the accident, the vessel was converted into a patrol vessel and a trials ship for [[electronic warfare]] systems.<ref name="jdw-30jan17">{{cite web |last=Mazumdar |first=Mrityunjoy |date=30 January 2017 |title=Indian Navy decommissions two ships |url=http://www.janes.com/article/67337/indian-navy-decommissions-two-ships |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202233428/http://www.janes.com/article/67337/indian-navy-decommissions-two-ships |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=31 January 2017 |work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly}}</ref>

The [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] cleared acquisition of 16 shallow water anti-submarine vessels to replace the ''Abhay'' class of vessels.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131226/main5.htm |title=MoD clears Navy plans to get 16 shallow-water anti-sub vessels |newspaper=The Tribune |date=26 September 2013 |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> They would form the Arnala and Mahe subclasses of the [[Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft|Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.]]

INS ''Ajay'' was decommissioned on 19 September 2022 after 32 years of service in the Indian Navy.<ref name="tw-160922">{{cite tweet|number=1570624919255519234|user=IN_WNC|title=INS Ajay (P34) of 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron, under the operational control of #FOMA, will be decommissioned at Naval Dockyard #Mumbai, on 19 Sep 22, after rendering 32 years of glorious service to the #IndianNavy.|date=2022-09-16}}</ref>

INS ''Abhay'', as per earlier confirmation,<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1973586590636089419 |user=IN_HQMNA |title=The legacy of #INSAbhay and #INFACT82 — two sentinels of the ⁦@IN_WNC⁩ who have protected Maharashtra's coast for nearly three decades — is coming to an end. |date=2 October 2025 |url=https://x.com/IN_HQMNA/status/1973586590636089419}}</ref> was decommissioned on 6 October 2025 during sunset along with INFAC&nbsp;T-82, a {{Sclass|Super Dvora Mk II|patrol boat}}. This marked the end of active service of the ''Abhay'' class of ships with the Indian Navy. [[Vice admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[Krishna Swaminathan]], the [[Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command]] (FOCINC WNC), was the chief guest of the ceremony, hosted at the [[Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)]], while attendees included the commissioning crew of the vessels, former Commanding Officers and senior dignitaries. The ships were under the command of Commander Abhay Kumar Singh and Lieutenant Commander Adishesh Mishra, respectively.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=INS Abhay and INFAC T-82 decommissioned |date=2025-10-07 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2176497 |access-date=2025-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |title=Decommissioning ceremony of INS Abhay and INFAC T-82 |date=2025-10-07 |publisher=Indian Navy |url=https://indiannavy.gov.in/content/decommissioning-ceremony-ins-abhay-and-infac-t-82 |access-date=2025-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahtić |first=Fatima |date=2025-10-10 |title=Indian Navy decommissions two naval ships after 30+ years of service |url=https://www.navaltoday.com/2025/10/10/indian-navy-decommissions-two-naval-ships-after-30-years-of-service/ |access-date=2025-10-11 |website=Naval Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Ships of the class ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Pennant 
!Builder
!Commissioned
!Decommissioned
!Status
|-
| {{INS|Abhay|1989|2}} || P33 || rowspan='4'|Volodarski || 10 March 1989<ref name="jfs-0506">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006|date=2005|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=0710626924|page=320|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>
| 6 October 2025
| rowspan="4" | Decommissioned
|-
| {{INS|Ajay|1990|2}} || P34 || 24 January 1990 
| 19 September 2022<ref name="tw-160922" />
|-
| {{INS|Akshay|1990|2}} || P35 ||  10 December 1990 
| 3 June 2022<ref name=":0" />
|-
| {{INS|Agray|1991|2}} || P36 ||  30 January 1991<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|27 January 2017<ref name="jdw-30jan17" />
|}

==See also==
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

==References==
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{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}
{{Corvettes of the Indian Navy}}

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[[Category:Corvette classes]]
[[Category:India–Soviet Union relations]]