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{{Short description|Indian Navy corvette}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}{{italic title|string=Kora}}

{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = INS Kora entering Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.jpg
| image_caption = INS Kora entering Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career
| hide_header =
| country = India
| flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
| name = INS ''Kora''
| namesake = "Sword"
| ordered =
| builder = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]]
| laid_down = 10 January 1990
| launched = 23 September 1992
| acquired =
| commissioned = 10 August 1998
| decommissioned =
| in_service =
| out_of_service =
| struck =
| reinstated =
| identification = [[Pennant number]]: P61
| 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|ftin|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{convert|10.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| draught = {{convert|4.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| draft =
| propulsion = *2 diesel motors with {{cvt|14400|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 × 76.2 mm [[AK–176]]M gun
*2 × 30 mm [[AK-630]] guns
| armour =
| armor =
| aircraft = 1 [[HAL Chetak]] or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopter
| aircraft_facilities =
| notes =
}}
}}

'''INS ''Kora''''' is the [[lead ship]] of the {{sclass|Kora|corvette|0}} of 1,350-tonne guided missile [[corvette]]s 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> The vessel was built at [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE) and outfitted at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL).

She is equipped with [[Kh-35|3M-24 anti-ship missiles]] as a primary weapon, with two [[Strela-2M]] anti-air missiles as defensive weapons.<ref name=GS1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-kora.htm|title=Project 25A Kora Class|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>

== History ==
''Kora'' was on a goodwill visit to [[Singapore]] in 2001.<ref name=GS1 />

On 31 October 2014, ''Kora'' was in collision with the cargo ship MV ''Madeleine Rickmers'' in the [[Bay of Bengal]] off the coast of [[Vishakhapatnam]].<ref name="Collision">{{cite web |url=http://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2014/10/ins-kora-damaged/ |title=INS Kora Damaged |first=Paul |last=Hancock |publisher=Shipwrecklog |date=31 October 2014 |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> ''Kora'' participated in the 2015 [[SLINEX]] training exercises from 27 October to 1 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/exercise-slinex-15-navy-ships-enter-trincomalee|title=Exercise SLINEX-15 - Navy Ships enter Trincomalee {{!}} Indian Navy|website=www.indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> Kora took part in LIMA in 2017.

The ship has taken part extensively in various exercises in the South China Sea. She and {{INS|Ranvijay}}, a {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer|1}}, participated in bilateral exercises with [[Vietnam People's Navy|Vietnam Navy]] and [[Philippine Navy]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Ravi|title=India and Vietnam conduct joint 'sea phase' naval exercise in the South China Sea|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/india-and-vietnam-conduct-joint-sea-phase-naval-exercise-in-the-south-china-sea/article35990118.ece|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Frontline|date=19 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Abhishek Bhalla |date=August 24, 2021 |title=Indian Navy's INS Ranvijay, INS Kora carry out maritime exercise with Philippines|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-navy-ins-ranvijay-ins-kora-maritime-exercise-philippines-1844465-2021-08-24|access-date=2021-09-10|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> A frigate from the Philippines, {{BRP|Antonio Luna|FF-151|6}} took part in the exercise.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naval drills between BRP Antonio Luna Philippine frigate and Indian Navy|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/archives/archives-naval-defense/naval-defense-2021/naval-drills-between-brp-antonio-luna-philippine-frigate-and-indian-navy|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Navy Recognition|date=24 August 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

''Kora'' along with {{INS|Khanjar}} was on a visit to [[Port of Kolkata|Kolkata]] between 28 and 30 November 2025 as part of the [[Navy Day (India)|Navy Week]] celebrations. The ships were open for public visitors.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Warships for public viewing|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/warships-for-public-viewing/articleshow/125623022.cms|work=The Times of India|date=2025-11-28|access-date=2025-11-29|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Frontline guided missile corvettes make port call in Kolkata to mark Navy Week|url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2025/11/28/ces16-def-warships-visit.html|website=The Week|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{commons category|INS Kora (P61)}}
{{Corvettes of the Indian Navy}}

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[[Category:1992 ships]]
[[Category:Corvettes of the Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Kora-class corvettes]]
[[Category:Ships built in Kolkata]]

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TameraWhitham at 17:35, 5 May 2026