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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''INS ''Mahendragiri''''' is a [[Nilgiri-class frigate (2019)|''Nilgiri''-class]] (Project-17 Alpha) [[frigate]] of the [[Indian Navy]]. It was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai and was formally launched by Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on 1 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2023-09-01 |title=Warship Mahendragiri with advanced weapons, sensors launched: Top points |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/warship-mahendragiri-with-advanced-weapons-sensors-launched-all-you-need-to-know-11693566582282.html |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Named after a mountain peak of the Eastern Ghats of Orissa, ''Mahendragiri'' is the seventh and final ship of the '''[[Project 17A class frigate|P-17A Frigates]]''', which are the advanced version of [[Shivalik-class frigate|Shivalik-class frigates]] with enhanced stealth features, upgraded weapons and sensors and better platform management systems on-board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Launch of the warship Mahendragiri in Mumbai |url=https://www.track2training.org/2023/09/launch-of-warship-mahendragiri-in-mumbai.html |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref><br />
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''Mahendragiri'' is internally designed by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and has indigenously evolved stealth guided-missile frigate equipped with state-of-the-art technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India’s maritime strength is quintessential for our economic and strategic upsurge -Vice President |url=http://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1954130 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=pib.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> The length of this warship is 149 metres and breadth 17.8 metres and it can go up to speeds of 28 knots.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Indian Navy launches Mahendragiri: All you need to know about the latest warship |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/indian-navy-launches-mahendragiri-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-latest-warship-17698261.htm |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref> {{INS|Vindhyagiri|2023|6}}, the sixth Project 17A warship was launched by President [[Droupadi Murmu]] at [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers|Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers]] (GRSE), Kolkata, on 17 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=India’s latest warship ‘Mahendragiri’ launched in Mumbai |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-latest-warship-mahendragiri-launched-in-mumbai-101693555558667.html |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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