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{{other ships|INS Nilgiri}}
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| Ship caption = Launch of ''Nilgiri''
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| Ship country = India
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| Ship name = ''Nilgiri''
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| Ship operator = [[Indian Navy]]
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| Ship builder = [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
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| Ship laid down = 28 December 2017
| Ship launched = 28 September 2019
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| Ship commissioned = November 2022 (planned)
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| Ship status = Under construction
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| Ship badge = [[File:NILGIRI-CREST~2.jpg|125px]]
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|0||2019}} [[guided-missile frigate]]
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| Ship displacement = {{convert|6670|t}}<ref name=eoi_grse>{{cite web|title=EOI for P17A frigates|url=http://grse.nic.in/eoi_file/2015.08.14_15-10-17EOI%20FOR%20P17A.pdf|website=Garden Reach Shipbuilders|accessdate=1 January 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101210826/http://grse.nic.in/eoi_file/2015.08.14_15-10-17EOI%20FOR%20P17A.pdf|archivedate=1 January 2016|page=2|date=14 August 2015}}</ref>
| Ship length = {{convert|149|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=eoi_grse/>
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| Ship draft = {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=eoi_grse/>
| Ship depth = {{convert|9.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=eoi_grse/>
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| Ship power = *2 x [[MAN Diesel]] 12V28/33D STC (6000 kW each)<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log|url=http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21762:indian-navy-picks-man-engines-for-stealth-frigates&Itemid=231|website=MarineLog|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518094401/http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21762%3Aindian-navy-picks-man-engines-for-stealth-frigates&Itemid=231|archive-date=18 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://marine.man.eu/docs/librariesprovider6/4-Stroke-Engines/v28-33d-four-stroke-diesel-engine.pdf |title=MAN 28/33D STC |accessdate=2016-05-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603184106/https://marine.man.eu/docs/librariesprovider6/4-Stroke-Engines/v28-33d-four-stroke-diesel-engine.pdf |archivedate=3 June 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*2 x [[General Electric LM2500]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Howard|first=Michelle|url=http://www.marinelink.com/news/turbines-stealth-frigate419181.aspx|title=GE Gas Turbines to Power Indian Stealth Frigate |work=MarineLink|date=7 December 2016|accessdate=12 February 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220115327/http://www.marinelink.com/news/turbines-stealth-frigate419181.aspx|archivedate=20 December 2016}}</ref>
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| Ship speed = {{cvt|28|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jni-25apr18">{{cite news|last1=Mazumdar|first1=Mrityunjoy|title=India reveals P-17A frigate configuration|url=http://www.janes.com/article/79583/india-reveals-p-17a-frigate-configuration|work=Jane's Navy International|date=25 April 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426084705/http://www.janes.com/article/79583/india-reveals-p-17a-frigate-configuration|archivedate=26 April 2018}}</ref>
| Ship range = *{{cvt|1000|nmi|km}} at {{cvt|28|kn|km/h}}
*{{cvt|5500|nmi|km}} at {{cvt|16|–|18|kn|km/h}}<ref name="jni-25apr18"/>
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| Ship complement = 226<ref name="jni-25apr18"/>
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| Ship sensors = *[[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] HUMSA-NG bow sonar
*[[Israel Aerospace Industries|IAI]] [[EL/M-2248 MF-STAR]] S band [[Active Electronically Scanned Array|AESA]] radar<ref>{{cite news|title=BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/bel-eyes-deal-for-7-more-navy-missile-systems/article9718636.ece|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=2 June 2017|language=en}}</ref>
| Ship EW = *[[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] Ajanta EW suite<ref name="toi-12mar16">{{cite news|title=MoD gives nod to 7 stealth frigates worth Rs 13,000 crore|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MoD-gives-nod-to-7-stealth-frigates-worth-Rs-13000-crore/articleshow/51367348.cms|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=12 March 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423020457/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MoD-gives-nod-to-7-stealth-frigates-worth-Rs-13000-crore/articleshow/51367348.cms|archivedate=23 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*4 x [[Kavach (anti-missile system)|Kavach]] Decoy launchers<ref name="jni-25apr18"/>
| Ship armament = *'''Anti-air missiles:'''
*4 × 8-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]], for a total of 32<ref name="Diplomat">{{Cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/china-beware-here-comes-indias-most-powerful-destroyer/|title=China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer|last=Gady|first=Franz-Stefan|website=The Diplomat|access-date=1 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Barak 8]] missiles (''Range'': {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="The Telegraph">[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151128/jsp/nation/story_55591.jsp#.VoO8K0vraSE Israel ship missile test for India], The Telegraph, 28 November 2015</ref><ref name="The Times of India">[http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Gen-Next-missile-defence-shield-built-by-Israel-and-India-clears-first-hurdle/articleshow/49955127.cms Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle], The Times of India, 28 November 2015</ref>)
*'''Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:'''
*2 x 4-cells [[Vertical launching system|VLS]], for 8 [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles<ref name="Diplomat"/>
*'''Guns:'''
*1 × [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] [[Naval artillery|naval gun]] (manufactured by [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited|BHEL]])<ref name="theprint">{{cite news|last1=Snehesh|first1=Alex Philip|url=https://theprint.in/defence/navy-to-scrap-plans-to-procure-guns-from-us-considering-make-in-india-route-now/706730/|work=ThePrint|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802041538/https://theprint.in/defence/navy-to-scrap-plans-to-procure-guns-from-us-considering-make-in-india-route-now/706730/|title=Navy to scrap plans to procure guns from US, considering 'Make in India' route now|archive-date=2 August 2021}}</ref>
*2 × [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]<ref name="janes">{{cite news|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|url=http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer|work=IHS Jane's Navy International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422233818/http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer|title=India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer|archive-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
*'''Anti-submarine warfare:'''
*2 × Triple torpedo tubes [[Varunastra]]
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers (72 rockets)<ref name="janes" />
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| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[HAL Dhruv]] ''or'' [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] Mk. 42B helicopters
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'''INS ''Nilgiri''''' is the lead ship of the {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|0||2019}} [[Stealth technology|stealth]] [[Frigate|guided missile frigate]]s being built by [[Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders|Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited]] for the [[Indian Navy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/construction-of-p17a-class-stealth-frigates-begins/18867199|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229110312/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/construction-of-p17a-class-stealth-frigates-begins/18867199|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-12-29|title=Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News|date=2017-12-29|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref> The ship was laid down on 28 December 2017 and it was launched on 28 September 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/indian-navy-to-induct-second-scorpene-class-submarine-by-september-end/1694945/|title=Indian Navy to induct second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi by September end|date=2019-09-03|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Future of the Indian Navy]]

==References==
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