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{{Short description|1986 Khukri-class corvette of the Indian Navy}}
{{other ships|INS Khukri}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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|image=Yoddhasthal Permanent Exhibition Southern command Indian Army Bhopal (45).jpg
|image_caption=a scale model in Yodhasthal Museum
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|flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
|name= INS ''Khukri''
|namesake= [[Khukri]]
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|builder= [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
|laid_down= 27 September 1985
|launched=3 December 1986
|acquired=
|commissioned= 23 August 1989
|decommissioned= 23 December 2021
|in_service=
|out_of_service=
|struck=
|identification=[[Pennant number]]: P49
|reinstated=
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|fate=
|status= [[Museum ship]] in [[Diu, India|Diu]], [[India]]
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|class= {{sclass|Khukri|corvette}}
|displacement= 1350 tons (full load)
|length= 91.1 metres
|beam= 10.5 metres
|draught= 4.5 metres
|draft=
|propulsion=*2 diesel engines with 14,400hp
*2 shafts
|speed= {{convert|25|kn|km/h|-1}}
|range= {{convert|4,000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|km/h|-1}}
|complement= 79 (incl. 10 officers)
|sensors=*MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
*Garpun-Bal radar
*Bharat 1245 navigation radar
|EW=
|armament=*4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D) [[Anti-ship missile|AShMs]]
*2 × [[Strela 2|Strela-2M]] (SA-N-5) [[Surface-to-Air Missile|SAM]]
*1 × [[AK–176]] 76mm gun
*2 × 30mm [[AK-630]] guns
|armour=
|armor=
|aircraft= 1 helicopter ([[HAL Chetak]])
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'''INS ''Khukri''''' was the lead vessel of [[Khukri class corvette|her class]] of [[corvette]]s, in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. The ship was named after ''[[INS Khukri (F149)|INS Khukri]]'', the only Indian Navy ship to be ever lost in combat. It was lost duirng the 1971 Indo-Pak war.

''Khukri'' was laid down on 27 September 1985 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]], launched on 3 December 1986 and commissioned on 23 August 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=322|edition=108th|chapter=India}}</ref>

In 2022, it was stated to be developed into a [[museum ship]] and placed at INS Khukri Memorial, Diu. On the 26th of January 2022, the warship was formally handed over to the administration of [[Diu district]] to be converted into a memorial.

==Service history==
''Khukri'' the lead ship of the class was decommissioned after 32 years of service on 23 December, 2021. During her service, the ship was commanded by 28 commanding officers and traversed a distance of over 6,44,897 nautical miles, which is equivalent to navigating around the world 30 times or three times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.<ref name="khukri_decom">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1784779|title=INS KHUKRI DECOMMISSIONED AFTER 32 YEARS OF GLORIOUS SERVICE TO THE NATION|publisher=PIB|date=2021-12-24}}</ref>

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

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[[Category:Khukri-class corvettes]]
[[Category:Corvettes of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:1986 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]
[[Category:Museum ships in India]]

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Janandh at 17:07, 8 March 2026