INS Chapal (K94)

INS Chapal (K94) was a Chamak class missile boat of the Indian Navy.[1][2]

Preserved at Rabindranath Tagore Beach.
History
India
NameINS Chapal
Commissioned4 November 1976
Decommissioned5 May 2005
FateMuseum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar
General characteristics
Class and typeChamak class missile boat
Displacement245 tons (full load)[1]
Length38.6 meters
Beam7.6 meters
Speed37+ knots
Complement30
Armament
  • 4 × SS-N-2A Styx AShM
  • 1 × SA-N-5 SAM
  • 2 × AK-230 30mm guns

It is now a museum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach in Karwar, Karnataka.[3]

This warship is now positioned on a special concrete platform at Rabindranath Tagore beach in Karwar city, Karnataka state, India.

Mannequins dressed-up as captain, sailors, doctors, etc., are there inside the Museum. Replicas of the missiles are also displayed inside the Warship Museum.

References

  1. "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Osa II Class". Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. "The Hindu : Karnataka News : INS Chapal towed to the shore". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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