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{{other ships|INS Rajput (D141)|}}
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| Ship image = File:INS Rajput (D51) heading out for mission.jpg
| Ship caption = INS ''Rajput''
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| Ship country = India
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval 2014}}
| Ship name = ''Rajput''
| Ship namesake = [[Rajput]]
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| Ship builder = [[61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant]]
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| Ship commissioned = 4 May 1980
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| Ship decommissioned = 21 May 2021
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| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]: D51
| Ship motto = Raaj Karega Rajput
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| Ship status = Decommissioned
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| Ship badge = [[File:INS Rajput (D51) crest.jpg|150px]]
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer}}
| Ship displacement = *3,950 tons standard,
*4,974 tons full load
| Ship length = {{convert|142|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|15.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship draught = {{convert|5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = 4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, {{convert|72,000|hp|lk=on|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed = {{convert|35|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship range = *{{convert|4000|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn}}
*{{convert|2600|mi|km}} at {{convert|30|kn}}
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| Ship complement = 320 (including 35 officers)
| Ship sensors = *''Navigation:'' 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
*''Air:'' 1 x MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band,
*''Air/Surface:'' 1 x MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band, replaced by 1 x [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]<ref name=nigwn>{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems|year=2006|publisher=Naval Institute|location=Annapolis, Md|isbn=1557502625|page=243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&q=%E2%80%9CSurveillance+%26+Threat+Alert+Radar+-+STAR+-+EL%2FM-2238&pg=PA243|edition=5th}}</ref>
*''Communication:'' [[Inmarsat]],
*''Sonar:'' 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
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| Ship armament = *''Anti-surface:''
*8 × [[BrahMos]] supersonic missiles
*1 × [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]] (added to INS ''Rajput'')
*''Air-defence:''
*2 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launchers
*''Guns:''
*2 × {{convert|76.2|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} main gun,
*4 × {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} [[AK-230]] guns [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
*''Anti-submarine: ''
*1 × {{convert|533|mm|in|abbr=on|0}} PTA 533 quintuple [[torpedo tube]] launcher,
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine mortars,
| Ship armour =
| Ship aircraft = 1 x [[HAL Chetak]] helicopter
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[[File:INS Rajput firing a BrahMos missile.jpg|thumb|INS ''Rajput'' firing a BrahMos missile]]
'''INS ''Rajput''''' was a [[guided-missile destroyer]] and the [[lead ship]] of the {{sclass|Rajput|destroyer|4}} of the [[Indian Navy]]. It was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 4 May 1980. It was the first destroyer of the Indian Navy. It was built by the erstwhile [[Soviet Union|USSR]]. Commodore (later Vice Admiral) [[Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani]] was her first commanding officer.

''Rajput'' served as a trial platform for the [[BrahMos]] cruise missile. The 4 P-20M inclined single launchers (2 port and 2 starboard) were replaced by 8 boxed launchers (4 port and 4 starboard) with each having ability to carry one BrahMos cruise missile. A new variant of the [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme#Prithvi III|Prithvi-III]] missile was test fired from ''Rajput'' on March 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.domain-b.com/aero/20070331_fired.htm | publisher=domain-b.com | title=Dhanush, naval surface-to-surface missile, test fired successfully | date=31 March 2007 | access-date=6 July 2019 |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-07-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/icf9}}</ref> She is capable of attacking land targets, as well as fulfilling anti-aircraft and anti-submarine roles as a taskforce or carrier escort.<ref>{{cite press release |author=[[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] |title=Brahmos naval version tested successfully |url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36060 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924123630/http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36060 |archive-date=2010-09-24 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=24 September 2010}} </ref> ''Rajput'' tracked the Dhanush ballistic missile during a successful test in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Prithvi.html |title=Prithvi SRBM |date=2005-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918064715/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Prithvi.html |archive-date=2009-09-18 |first=Arun |last=Vishwakarma |publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}</ref>

The ship was decommissioned from service on 21 May 2021 at the [[Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)|Naval Dockyard]] in [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1720221|title=INS Rajput to be Decommissioned on 21 May 21|publisher=PIB|date=2021-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1395255535029481478|user=ANI|title=INS Rajput, first destroyer of the Indian Navy, which was commissioned on 4th May 1980 will be decommissioned on 21st May during a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy|date=2021-05-21}}</ref> She has participated in several important missions over the years, including Operation Aman off the coast of Sri Lanka to assist the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] during [[Sri Lankan Civil War|Srilankan Civil War]], [[Operation Pawan]], for patrolling duties off the coast of [[Sri Lanka]], [[1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt|Operation Cactus]] to resolve hostage situation off the [[Maldives]], and [[Operation Crowsnest]] off [[Lakshadweep]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-05-20|title=INS Rajput to be decommissioned today after 41 years of service|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-rajput-to-be-decommissioned-on-friday-after-41-years-of-service/article34605714.ece|access-date=2021-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>Soviet Pioneer Retires ''[[Ships Monthly]]'' July 2021 page 14</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020204003728/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Rajput.html ''Rajput'' (''Kashin II'' class)] at [[Bharat Rakshak]].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181046/http://www.andhravilas.com/Newsdetail.asp?id=43674&curPage=2 Andhravilas.com news]

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