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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}{{italic title|string=Kirch}}

{{Short description|Indian corvette}}
{{more citations needed|date=August 2010}}
{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = Milan 2018 - MILES - Milan Exercise Sea - 9.jpg
| image_caption = INS ''Kirch'' during Milan Exercise
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career
| hide_header =
| country = India
| flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
| name = INS ''Kirch''
| namesake = "Sword"
| ordered =
| builder = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers]], [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| laid_down = 31 January 1992
| launched = 5 October 1995
| acquired =
| commissioned = 22 January 2001
| decommissioned =
| in_service =
| out_of_service =
| struck =
| reinstated =
| identification = [[Pennant number]]: P62
| honours =
| fate =
| status = Active
| notes =
| badge =
}}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
| hide_header =
| header_caption =
| class = {{sclass|Kora|corvette}}
| displacement = 1,400 tons full load
| length = {{convert|91.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{convert|10.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| draught = {{convert|4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| draft =
| propulsion = *2 diesel motors with 14,400 hp
*2 shafts
| speed = {{convert|25|kn|km/h|0}}
| range = {{convert|4000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|km/h}}
| complement = 134 (incl 14 officers)
| sensors = *1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
*Bharat 1245 navigation radar
*Bharat Vympel IPN-10 combat data system
| EW =
| armament = *16 × [[Kh-35|Kh-35 Uran-E SSM]]
*2 × [[Strela 2|Strela-2M]] (SA-N-5) SAM
*1 × 76.2mm [[OTO-Melara]] SRGM gun
*2 × 30mm [[AK-630]] guns
| armour =
| armor =
| aircraft = 1 [[HAL Chetak]] or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopter
| aircraft_facilities =
| notes =
}}
}}

'''INS ''Kirch''''' is a {{sclass|Kora|corvette}}, currently in active service with the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-kora>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm |title=Surface Ships of Indian Navy |access-date=2009-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082545/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm |archive-date=19 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Service history==
In early 2011, the ship was part of a fleet of warships from the [[Eastern Fleet (India)|Eastern Fleet]] which went on an operational deployment in South East Asia and the Western Pacific.<ref name="in11efd">{{cite web |title=Operational Deployment of Eastern Fleet 2011 |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/operations/operational-deployment-eastern-fleet-2011 |accessdate=13 February 2014 |work=Indian Navy |publisher=Indian Navy}}</ref> The flotilla was composed of the {{INS|Delhi|D61|6}}, [[INS Ranvijay (D55)|INS ''Ranvijay'']], [[INS Ranvir (D54)|INS ''Ranvir'']], [[INS Jyoti (A58)|INS ''Jyoti'']] and INS ''Kirch'', and carried 1,400 naval personnel on board. They were commanded by [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]] Harish Chandra Singh Bisht. The flotilla, along with an Indian Navy [[Maritime patrol aircraft|maritime reconnaissance]] aircraft took part in a five-day exercise [[SIMBEX]] 2011 with the [[Republic of Singapore Navy|Singapore Navy]] in the [[South China Sea]]. Four naval ships including a submarine of the Singapore Navy were commanded by Rear Admiral Joseph Leong, Fleet Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy. The Indian fleet then proceeded on its forward deployment, and made port calls at Alava pier in [[Subic Bay]] (Philippines),<ref name="suns30m">{{cite news |date=30 March 2011 |title=5 Indian naval ships dock in Subic |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2011/03/30/5-indian-naval-ships-dock-subic-147601 |accessdate=1 February 2013 |newspaper=Sun Star |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222000843/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2011/03/30/5-indian-naval-ships-dock-subic-147601 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Vlapostok (Russia), [[Manila]] (Philippines), [[Ho Chi Minh City]] (Vietnam), [[Bandar Seri Begawan]] (Brunei), [[Kota Kinabalu|Kota Kina Balu]] (Malaysia) and [[Jakarta]] (Indonesia).<ref name="in11efd" /> The ships also visited China, Japan and South Korea.<ref name="bn18m">{{cite news |date=18 March 2011 |title=Indo-US Malabar exercise looms in uncertainty |url=http://www.brahmand.com/news/Indo-US-Malabar-exercise-looms-in-uncertainty/6595/1/10.html |accessdate=1 February 2013 |newspaper=Brahmand News}}</ref><ref name="dh18m2">{{cite news |date=18 March 2011 |title=Indian, Singapore navy to exercise in South China Sea |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/146889/indian-singapore-navy-exercise-south.html |accessdate=1 February 2013 |newspaper=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref name="bn19m">{{cite news |date=19 March 2011 |title=Indian, Singapore navy to engage in five-day naval exercise in South China Sea |url=http://brahmand.com/news/Indian-Singapore-navy-to-engage-in-five-day-naval-exercise-in-South-China-Sea/6603/1/10.html |accessdate=1 February 2013 |newspaper=Brahmand News}}</ref> After exercising with the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]], the fleet conducted drills at [[Vladivostok]] with the [[Pacific Fleet (Russia)|Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet]]. This was the second time the Indian Navy had made a port call at Vladivostok.<ref name="bn18a2">{{cite news |date=18 April 2011 |title=India, Russia to hold joint naval exercise |url=http://brahmand.com/news/India-Russia-to-hold-joint-naval-exercise/6826/1/10.html |accessdate=1 February 2013 |newspaper=Brahmand News}}</ref><ref name="bdn31m">{{cite news |date=31 March 2011 |title=Japan pulls out of tri-nation naval war games |url=http://brahmand.com/news/Japan-pulls-out-of-tri-nation-naval-war-games/6669/1/14.html |accessdate=1 February 2013 |newspaper=Brahmand News}}</ref><ref name="zeen18a">{{cite news |date=18 April 2011 |title=Indian warships in Russia for naval exercise |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-warships-in-russia-for-naval-exercise_700764.html |accessdate=1 February 2013 |newspaper=Zee News}}</ref> She also participated at the [[International Fleet Review 2026]] held at [[Visakhapatnam|Visakapatanam]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=IFR & MILAN 2026 |url=https://www.ifrmilan26.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260219124733/https://www.ifrmilan26.com/ |archive-date=2026-02-19 |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=IFR & MILAN 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
<references/>
{{Corvettes of the Indian Navy}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirch (P62)}}
[[Category:Kora-class corvettes]]
[[Category:Corvettes of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:1995 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]

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