The Khukri-class corvette is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.Template:Citation needed
The first two were ordered in December 1983 and the remaining in 1985. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content.[1] The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.
Service history
Template:INS the lead ship of the class was decommissioned after 32 years of service on 23 December 2021.[2] She has since been preserved as a museum ship in Diu, India.
Ships of the class
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Homeport | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:INS | P49 | Mazagon Dock Limited | Visakhapatnam | 27 September 1985 | 3 December 1986 | 23 August 1989[1] | 23 December 2021[2] | Converted into a Museum at Diu |
| Template:INS | P46 | 13 September 1986 | 15 April 1989 | 7 June 1990[1] | Active | |||
| Template:INS | P44 | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 12 January 1991[1] | |||
| Template:INS | P47 | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 22 October 1991[1] |
See also
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Template:Ship classes of the Indian Navy Template:Corvettes of the Indian Navy