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{{Short description|Khukri class corvette}}<br />
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| name = INS ''Kuthar''<br />
| namesake = "Battle axe"<br />
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| builder = [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]<br />
| laid_down = 13 September 1986<br />
| launched = 15 April 1989<br />
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| commissioned = 7 June 1990<br />
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| identification = *{{IMO Number|9000008}}<br />
*{{MMSI Number|419100120}}<br />
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: VVWK<br />
*[[Pennant number]]: P46<br />
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| status = Active<br />
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| class = {{sclass|Khukri|corvette}}<br />
| displacement = 1350 tons (full load)<br />
| length = 91.1 metres<br />
| beam = 10.5 metres<br />
| draught = 4.5 metres<br />
| draft = <br />
| propulsion = *2 diesel engines with 14,400hp<br />
*2 shafts<br />
| speed = {{convert|25|kn|km/h|-1}}<br />
| range = {{convert|4,000|nmi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|km/h|-1}}<br />
| complement = 79 (incl. 10 officers)<br />
| sensors = *MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar<br />
*Garpun-Bal radar<br />
*Bharat 1245 navigation radar<br />
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| armament = *4 × P-20M ([[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D]]) [[Anti-ship missile|AShMs]]<br />
*2 × [[Strela 2|Strela-2M]] (SA-N-5) [[Surface-to-Air Missile|SAM]]<br />
*1 × [[AK–176]] 76mm gun<br />
*2 × 30mm [[AK-630]] guns<br />
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| aircraft = 1 helicopter ([[HAL Chetak]])<br />
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'''INS ''Kuthar'' (P46)''' is a {{sclass|Khukri|corvette}}, currently in service with the [[Indian Navy]]. It was designed by Indian naval architects and built at the [[Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders|Mazagon Dock]] in [[Mumbai]]. ''INS Kuthar'' was part of [[Western Naval Command]] till 1998 later it moved to be part of [[Eastern Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/navy-welcomes-students-aboard-ins-kuthar/article5334983.ece|title=Navy welcomes students aboard INS Kuthar|date=10 Nov 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> It was damaged in a mishap that occurred on 15 July 2014. The mishap occurred after the naval ship returned to its base in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Command]] in rough weather after completing a mission.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2014 |title=INS Kuthar damaged in mishap, navy orders probe |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/7qjQKSDFkhOk2PjRaB1xnM/INS-Kuthar-damaged-in-mishap-navy-orders-probe.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Livemint}}</ref><br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The INS Kuthar is named after a kuthar, the [[Hindi]] word for a handheld battle axe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khukri Class Corvettes |url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/khukri-class |website=Indian Navy}}</ref><br />
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==Service history==<br />
On 3 March 2025, ''Kuthar'' arrived at the [[Port of Colombo]], Sri Lanka, on an official visit under the command of Commander Nitin Sharma. The vessel is scheduled to depart the island on 6 March 2025 upon completing its mission.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=INS Kuthar calls Port of Colombo |url=https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2025/03/03/202503031600/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304173806/https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2025/03/03/202503031600/ |archive-date=2025-03-04 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=news.navy.lk}}</ref><br />
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==Maritime exercise==<br />
* ''Kuthar'' was one of the six ships of [[Eastern Naval Command]] which was part of a naval exercise in the [[Bay of Bengal]] on the eve of Navy week celebrations in the year 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/24/stories/2005112408380400.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140324174001/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/24/stories/2005112408380400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2014|title=Eastern Naval Command exercises thrill children to the core|date=24 Nov 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
* Missile corvette ''Kuthar'' along with [[INS Satpura|INS ''Satpura'']] and [[INS Ranvijay|INS ''Ranvijay'']] represented the [[Indian Navy]] in the first ever Japan-India maritime exercise (JIMEX) which was held in the [[Bay of Bengal]] from 19 December to 22 December 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Maritime Exercise between Japan and India Set for Today|date=19 December 2013 |url=http://navaltoday.com/2013/12/19/first-maritime-exercise-between-japan-and-india-set-for-today/|publisher=Naval Today}}</ref><br />
* Between 28 March and 2 April 2025, ''Kuthar and'' {{INS|Rana|D52}} participated in [[INDRA (naval exercise)|Exercise INDRA]] with the [[Russian Navy]]'s ''Pechanga'' ({{Sclass|Dubna|tanker|4}}), ''Rezkiy'' ({{Sclass|Steregushchiy|corvette|4}}), ''[[Russian corvette Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov|Aldar Tsydenzhapov]]'' ({{Sclass|Steregushchiy|corvette|4}}).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-28 |title=INDIAN AND RUSSIAN NAVIES SET FOR THE 14th EDITION OF MARITIME BILATERAL EXERCISE – INDRA 2025 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2116181 |access-date=2024-04-02 |work=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref><br />
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==Incidents==<br />
* [[Sub-lieutenant|Sub Lieutenant]] Tejveer Singh died on Tuesday October 11, 2016 onboard the INS Kuthar after he accidentally fired his 9mm pistol. Singh fired the round accidentally at around 1430 hours and was injured. He was then shifted to Naval Hospital INHS Kalyani in [[Visakhapatnam]] where he succumbed to his injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indian-navy-officer-dies-in-ins-kuthar-due-to-accidental-firing-3077514/|title=Indian Navy officer dies in INS Kuthar due to accidental firing|last=|first=|date=11 October 2016|website=|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=}}</ref><br />
* The Kuthar collided with the destroyer [[INS Ranvir]] in the Bay of Bengal in August 2009. The reason for the collision was found to be a [[rudder]] failure, further compounded by a flawed naval maneuver.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayday: INS Sindhurakshak's destruction underlines a growing trend of naval warship losses, primarily due to human error |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20130902-ins-sindhurakshak-naval-warship-defence-minister-ak-antony-765330-1999-11-29 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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