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{{Short description|Anti-submarine corvette}}
{{other ships|INS Abhay}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}{{italic title|string=Abhay}}

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|class= [[Abhay class corvette]]
|displacement= 485 tons full load
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|beam= {{convert|10.2|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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|draft= {{convert|3.3|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|propulsion= 2 diesel motors with 16,184 hp and 2 shafts (Another report says 4 engines)
|speed= {{convert|28|kn|km/h|0}}, (32 knots according to Jane's)
|range= {{convert|2400|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|14|kn|km/h}}
|complement= 97 (incl. 7 officers), (Jane's lists 32, with 6 officers)
|sensors=*1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E search radar
*1 × Pechora navigation radar
*1 × Rat Tail VDS sonar
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|armament=*1 × quad [[Strela 2|Strela-2M]] (SA-N-5) [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]]
*1 × [[AK-176]] 76mm gun
*4 × 533mm torpedo tubes, SET-65E anti-submarine torpedoes
*2 × [[RBU-1200]] five-tubed Anti-submarine warfare rocket launchers
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'''INS ''Abhay'' (P33)''' ("Fearless")<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%AF&oldid=72390712|title=अभय|date=29 March 2023|via=Wiktionary}}</ref> was the [[lead ship]] of [[Abhay class corvette|her class]] of [[anti-submarine warfare]] [[corvette]]s, which were in service with the [[Indian Navy]].

Abhay is [[Sanskrit]] for ''fearless''. The ship was commissioned on 10 March 1989<ref>[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Abhay.html Abhay (Pauk II) class] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703162726/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Abhay.html |date=2009-07-03 }} – Bharat-Rakshak. Retrieved on 2009-04-18</ref> at [[Poti]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] in the erstwhile [[USSR]].<ref name=":0">{{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>

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 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.<ref name=":0" /><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>

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

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[[Category:Abhay-class corvettes]]

INS Abhay 1989 - Revision history

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