INS Cuddalore (M69)
INS Cuddalore (M69) was a modified Natya-class minesweeper of the Pondicherry class ships that were in service with the Indian Navy.
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Name | INS Cuddalore |
Namesake | Cuddalore |
Commissioned | 29 October 1987 |
Decommissioned | 23 March 2018 |
Identification | M69 |
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Class and type | Pondicherry-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 877 long tons (891 t) full load |
Length | 61 m (200 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × M-503B diesels, 2 shafts, 5,000 bhp (3,700 kW) |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
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Complement | 10 officers, 72 enlisted |
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Construction and commissioning
Cuddalore was built by the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard at Saint Petersburg, Russia. Except for the addition of surface-to-air missiles.[1][2] Cuddalore was commissioned on 29 October 1987 at Riga (erstwhile USSR). Her commissioning commanding officer was Rear Admiral PK Nair.[3]
Service history
Cuddalore was based at Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam and was operationally under the authority of the Naval Officer-in-Charge Andhra Pradesh region. She was the senior ship of the 21st Mine Counter measures (MCM) Squadron.[4] Cuddalore was adjudged as the "best ship" at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC)’s annual flotilla awards ceremony for the year 2015–16.[5]
Decommissioning
Cuddalore was decommissioned on 23 March 2018 at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.[6]
References
- "GSL gets defence ministry's nod to build 12 minesweepers". The Times of India. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "Seagoing Minesweepers". Russian Ships. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- "Navy decommissions INS Konkan, Cannanore, Cuddalore ships". Telangana Today. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "INS Cuddalore celebrates 25th anniversary in ENC". news.webindia123.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "Two ships awarded at annual Eastern Naval Command Flotilla fest". Deccan Chronicle. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "Navy decommissions 3 minesweepers". The Economic Times. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.