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| Ship image = INS Kulish (P63) is underway with U.S. and Indian navy ships during Exercise Malabar 2012.jpg
| Ship caption = INS ''Kulish'' (P63) during [[Exercise Malabar#2012|Exercise Malabar]] 2012
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Kora'' class
| Builders = [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers|GRSE]]
| Operators = *{{navy|IND}}
*{{navy|Mauritius}}
| Class before = {{sclass|Khukri|corvette|4}}
| Class after = {{sclass|Kamorta|corvette|4}}
| Subclasses =
| Cost = *{{INRConvert|240|c|0|lk=on|year=2001}} (India, FY 2001)
*{{INRConvert|365|c|lk=on|year=2014}} (Mauritius, FY 2014)
| Built range =
| In commission range =
| Total ships building =
| Total ships planned =
| Total ships completed = 5
| Total ships cancelled =
| Total ships active = 5
| Total ships laid up =
| Total ships lost =
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| Total ships preserved =
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header =
| Header caption = <ref name="jfs-0506">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders |editor1-first=Stephen |editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders |title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 |date=2005 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon |isbn=0710626924 |page=321 |edition=108th |chapter=India}}</ref>
| Ship type = Guided missile [[corvette]]
| Ship displacement = {{cvt|1460|ST}} (full load)
| Ship length = {{convert|91.1|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|10.5|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|4.5|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft =
| Ship propulsion = 2 × SEMT Pielstick/Kirloskar 18 PA6V 280 diesel engines ({{cvt|14400|PS|disp=comma}}); 2 shafts
| Ship speed = {{convert|25|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship range = {{convert|4000|mi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|16|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship complement = 134 including 14 officers
| Ship sensors = *MR-352 ([[NATO reporting name|NATO]]: Cross Dome) E/F-band air search radar
*Granit Garpun B (NATO: Plank Shave) I/J-band air and surface search radar
*MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire control radar (P61 only)
*BEL Lynx I-band fire control radar (P62, P63 and P64)
*[[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] 1245 I-band navigation radar
| Ship EW = *BEL Ajanta P [[electronic support measures]]
*2 × PK-10 chaff launchers
*BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoys
| Ship armament = *16 × [[Kh-35]] (SS-N-25) [[Surface-to-surface missile|SSM]] (4 x quad launchers)
*[[SA-N-5]] Grail launcher for air defence missiles
*1 × 76 mm 62-cal [[Otobreda]] gun (P61, P62, P63 and P64) (replaced AK 76/60 gun during MLU)
*2 × 30 mm 65-cal [[AK-630]] [[CIWS]]
| Ship armour =
| Ship armor =
| Ship aircraft = 1 × [[HAL Dhruv]] or [[HAL Chetak]]
| Ship aircraft facilities =
| Ship notes =
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|}

'''''Kora''-class corvettes''' are guided missile [[corvette]]s, in active service with the [[Indian Navy]] and the National Coast Guard of Mauritius.<ref name="in-kora">[http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm Indian Naval Ships-Corvettes-Khukri Class] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082545/http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_kora.htm |date=19 June 2009 }}</ref> Four vessels were built at [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers]] (GRSE) and outfitted at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL).

== Design ==
The primary role of the ''Kora'' class is as surface combatants. They are armed with four quad-launchers for 3M-24 anti-ship missiles (Russian: [[Kh-35 Uran]], NATO: SS-N-25 Switchblade).<ref name="gs-kora">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/p-kora.htm |title=Project 25A Kora Class |publisher=globalsecurity.org |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> The 3M-24E missile is guided by homing active radar and can carry {{convert|145|kg|abbr=on}} a warhead to a range of {{convert|130|km|abbr=on}} at Mach 0.9 speed. They are powered by two diesel engines.<ref name="br-kora">{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/176-Kora-Class.html |title=Kora (Type 25A) Class |publisher=Bharat-Rakshak.com |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> A [[HAL Chetak]] or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopter can operate from the vessel. They also have anti-air shoulder-launched missiles ([[Strela 2|Strela-2M]] (Nato code name: SA-N-5 Grail)).The Strela-2M has a range of {{convert|4.2|km|abbr=on}} and a speed of Mach 1.75. [[INS Kulish (P63)|INS ''Kulish'']] is equipped with two Igla surface-to-air missile launchers.

The corvettes are armed with a {{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}} [[AK-176]] dual-purpose gun and two {{convert|30|mm|abbr=on}} AK-630 CIWS. The Ak-176 can fire at the rate of 120 rounds-per-minute (RPM) to a range of {{convert|15.5|km|abbr=on}}, while the [[AK-630]] can fire 3,000RPM to a range of {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}}. {{INS|Kirch|P62|6}} and {{INS|Kulish|P63|6}} are fitted with a {{convert|76|mm|abbr=on}} Otobreda super rapid gun firing 120 RPM.

The sensor suite includes a MR-352 Pozitiv-E (Cross Dome) air or surface search radar, Bharat 1245 navigation radar and [[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] Rani navigation radar. The MR-352 radar can track targets within a range of {{convert|130|km|abbr=on}}. Fire control is provided by Garpun-Bal and MR-123 radars. The Garpun-Bal radar combines active and passive channels and in the active target designation mode, it operates in X-band (I/J-band) and can handle up to 150 targets at ranges between {{convert|35|km|abbr=on}} - {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}}, although it is possible to obtain ranges of more than {{convert|180|km|abbr=on}} in wave-guide propagation conditions.

The corvettes are fitted with the Ajanta P Mk II Electronic Support Measures system. There are four PK-10 [[Chaff (countermeasure)|chaff launchers]] and two towed torpedo decoys to deceive incoming anti-ship missiles and [[Torpedo|torpedoes]]. PK-10 is a 10 tube {{convert|120|mm|abbr=on}} barrage chaff launcher that can fire 80 rounds at a time.

The ''Kora'' class is powered by two diesel engines driving two controllable pitch propellers through two shafts. Each engine is rated at {{convert|7100|hp|kW|lk=in}}. Four diesel alternators rated at 350kW are provided for power generation. The propulsion system provides a top speed of {{convert|25|kn|abbr=on}}, an average speed of {{convert|16|kn|abbr=on}} and a maximum range of {{convert|4000|nmi|abbr=on}}.

Each ship cost in 2001 approximately {{INRConvert|240|c|lk=on|year=2001|0}}.
A simpler version exported to Mauritius in 2014 cost approximately {{INRConvert|365|c|lk=on|year=2014}}.

== History ==
The ''Kora''-class corvettes were designed by India's Naval design bureau under Project 25A, as a replacement for the Russian-designed [[Petya-class frigate|Petya II-class]] corvettes of the [[Indian Navy]]. The first two were ordered in April 1990 and latter two in October 1994. The class was to be outfitted with the [[Integrated_Guided_Missile_Development_Program#Trishul_missile_system|Trishul SAM]], but following the cancellation of the Trishul project, a shoulder-launched SAM was adopted.

INS ''Kora'' undertook a goodwill visit to [[Singapore]] in mid-2001. The corvette participated in the Republic of Singapore Navy Day celebrations followed by the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2001. The participation of INS ''Kora'' in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition was a showcase of the Indian shipbuilding industry and its indigenous efforts.

== Export ==
In 2012, it was reported that [[Military of Mauritius|Mauritius]] had ordered 2 vessels based on this class from the Garden Reach Shipbuilders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Surface Force: An Indian First |url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsurf/articles/20120430.aspx |publisher=Strategy Page |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

== Ships of this class ==
{| class=wikitable
|-
!Name
!Pennant
!Builder
!Laid down
!Launched
!Commissioned
!Homeport
!Status
|-
!colspan=8|{{navy|India}}
|-
| {{INS|Kora|P61|2}}
| P61
| rowspan="4" | [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers|GRSE]]
| 10 January 1990
| 23 September 1992
| 10 August 1998<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| rowspan="2" | [[Visakhapatnam]]
| rowspan="4" | Active
|-
| {{INS|Kirch|P62|2}}
| P62
| 31 January 1990
| 28 September 1995
| 22 January 2001<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|-
| {{INS|Kulish|P63|2}}
| P63
| 4 October 1995
| 18 August 1997
| 20 August 2001<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
| rowspan="2" | [[Port Blair]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/andaman-islands-get-first-missile-corvette/1/636068.html |title=Andaman islands get first missile Corvette|date=6 April 2016 |work=India Today |agency=PTI |access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=INS Kulish joins ANC |url=http://echoofindia.com/port-blair-ins-kulish-joins-anc-136624 |work=The Echo of India |date=21 December 2017 |location=Port Blair |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Roy |first1=Sanjib Kumar |title=INS KULISH arrives in Andaman and Nicobar Command |url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2017/12/21/ins-kulish-arrives-andaman-nicobar-command/ |work=Andaman Sheekha |date=21 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{INS|Karmuk|P64|2}}
| P64
| 27 August 1997
| 6 April 2000
| 4 February 2004<ref name="jfs-0506"/>
|-
!colspan=8 | {{navy|Mauritius}}
|-
| {{ship|MCGS|Barracuda||2}}
| C31
| [[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers|GRSE]]
| 23 April 2012
| 2 August 2013<ref name="tnie-3aug13">{{cite news|last1=Bipindra |first1=N. C. |title=India-made warship for Mauritius launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/aug/03/India-made-warship-for-Mauritius-launched-503203.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=3 August 2013}}</ref>
| 12 March 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=State Visit of Indian PM: New OPV, the CGS Barracuda, commissioned |url=http://www.govmu.org/English/News/Pages/State-Visit-of-Indian-PM-New-OPV,-the-CGS-Barracuda,-commissioned.aspx |publisher=Government of Mauritius |date=16 March 2015}}</ref>
|
| Active
|}

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery
|title=Kora-class corvette images at sea.
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|File:INS Kora (P61) escorting PLA Navy Ship Weifang off Visakhapatnam, India in May 2014.jpg
|[[INS Kora (P61)|INS Kora]] escorting [[PLA Navy]] Ship Weifang off [[Visakhapatnam]], [[India]].
|File:INS Sumedha (P59) and INS Kulish (P63) enroute to Bangladesh.jpg
|[[INS Sumedha]] (P58) and INS Kulish (P63) enroute to [[Bangladesh]].
|File:INS Kulish (P63) is underway with U.S. and Indian navy ships during Exercise Malabar 2012.jpg
|INS Kulish (P63) underway with U.S Navy during Exercise Malabar 2012.
|File:INS Kulish (P63), left, passes USS Halsey during Malabar 2012.jpg
|[[INS Kulish (P63)|INS Kulish]], left, passes [[USS Halsey (DDG-97)|USS Halsey]] during Malabar 2012.
|File:INS Karmuk P64 at Visakhapatnam.jpg
|[[INS Karmuk (P64)|INS Karmuk]] at [[Visakhapatnam]], [[India]].
|File:MCGS Barracuda at sea.jpg
|MCGS Barracuda a derivative of Kora-class corvette en-route to [[Mauritius]] for delivery to [[Military of Mauritius|National Coast Guard Mauritius]].
}}

== See also ==
* [[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

== References ==
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{{Corvettes_of_the_Indian_Navy}}
{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

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