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{{Short description|Indian Navy vessel}}

{{other ships|INS Taragiri }}
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| image_caption = ''Taragiri'' prior to commissioning.
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| country = India
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| name = ''Taragiri''
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| operator = [[Indian Navy]]
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| builder = [[Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders]]
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| laid_down = 10 September 2020
| launched = 11 September 2022
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| acquired = 28 November 2025
| commissioned = 3 April 2026
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| identification = Pennant number: F41
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| status = Active
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| class = {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|0||2019}} [[guided-missile frigate]]
| tonnage =
| 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>
| length = {{convert|149|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=eoi_grse/>
| beam = {{convert|17.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=eoi_grse/>
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| draft = {{convert|5.22|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=eoi_grse/>
| depth = {{convert|9.9|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=eoi_grse/>
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| 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 news|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>
| propulsion = [[CODAG]]
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| 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>
| 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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| complement = 226<ref name="jni-25apr18"/>
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| sensors = *'''Radar :-'''
*[[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>
*[[Indra Sistemas|Indra LTR-25 'Lanza']] [[L band|L-Band]] [[surface-search radar]]
*'''Sonar :-'''
*[[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] HUMSA-NG bow sonar
*'''Combat Suite :-'''
*"Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)
| 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"/>
| 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">[https://web.archive.org/web/20151212234730/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">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.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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| aircraft = 2 × [[HAL Dhruv]] ''or'' [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] Mk. 42B helicopters
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'''INS ''Taragiri''''' is the [[Indian Navy]]'s fourth ship of the {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|0||2019}} [[Stealth technology|stealth]], [[guided-missile frigates]], formally classified as the '''Project-17 Alpha Frigates (P-17A)'''. It was built by [[Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders]] for the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release|title=Delivery of 'Taragiri', the fourth Nilgiri class (Project 17A) indigenous advanced stealth frigate|date=2025-11-29|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2196229&reg=3&lang=1|access-date=2025-11-29}}</ref>

==Naming==
Named after the Taragiri hill range in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttarakhand]], the ship has been named after the [[INS Taragiri (F41)|INS Taragiri]], a [[Leander-class frigate]] which was in service with the Indian Navy between 1980 and 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-11 |title=Taragiri: All you need to know about India's fifth stealth frigate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/taragiri-all-you-need-to-know-about-indias-fifth-stealth-frigate/articleshow/94132790.cms |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LAUNCH OF YD 12653 (TARAGIRI) |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1858575 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

==Construction==
The ship was laid down on 10 September 2020 and was launched on 11 September 2022. The ship was expected to be commissioned by the August 2025 but after some delay it has been finally commissioned in April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=2022-09-11 |title=India's MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/indias-mdl-launches-5th-nilgiri-class-p17a-frigate/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>

''Taragiri'', the third Project 17A-class ship built by Mazagon Dock, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 November 2025.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="TW-281125">{{cite tweet|number=1994433815536889916|user=MazagonDockLtd|title=MDL today delivered the Third Stealth Frigate of the P17A Class, *Taragiri* to the #IndianNavy|date=28 November 2025}}</ref>

The ship was initially expected to be commissioned in February 2026<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-11 |title=Navy to induct stealth frigate Taragiri in February |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-to-induct-stealth-frigate-taragiri-in-february-101768069348428.html |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> but was later scheduled to 3 April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Javaria |date=2026-03-13 |title=India’s latest homegrown stealth frigate INS Taragiri to join Navy next month |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Mar/13/indias-latest-homegrown-stealth-frigate-ins-taragiri-to-join-navy-next-month |access-date=2026-03-15 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharjee |first=Sumit |date=2026-04-02 |title=Nilgiri-class INS Taragiri to be commissioned on April 3 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/nilgiri-class-ins-taragiri-to-be-commissioned-on-april-3/article70815366.ece |access-date=2026-04-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Service history ==
The ship was commissioned on 3 April 2026 by the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]], [[Rajnath Singh]], at [[Naval Dockyard (Visakhapatnam)|Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Indian Navy’s latest stealth frigate ‘INS Taragiri’ commissioned in Visakhapatnam |date=2026-04-03 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2248799&reg=3&lang=1 |access-date=2026-04-03}}</ref> During commissioning, the senior officers of the ship included<ref name=":1" />

* [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]] Hemanth, the [[commanding officer]],
* [[Commander]] Siddhartha Gupta, the executive officer and principal warfare officer of the ship
* Commander Akhilesh Sharma, the electrical officer, and
* Commander Abhishek Bali, the logistics officer.

== References ==
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{{Frigates_of_the_Indian_Navy}}
==See also==
*[[Future of the Indian Navy]]
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

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Alihaiderhussain at 17:11, 5 May 2026