INS Udaygiri (F35)

INS Udaygiri (F35) was a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy. Udaygiri was commissioned into the Navy on 18 February 1976. She was decommissioned on 24 August 2007.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Udaygiri.

INS Udaygiri in Amsterdam on 8 July 1977
History
India
NameINS Udaygiri
Launched24 October 1972
Commissioned18 February 1976
Decommissioned24 August 2007
FateDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeNilgiri-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2682 tons (standard)
  • 2962 tons (full load)
Length113 m (371 ft)
Beam13 m (43 ft)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 550 psi boilers
  • 2 × 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) motors
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement267 (incl 17 officers)[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Signaal DA05 / BEL PFN513 radar
  • Signaal LW08 / BEL RAWL02 surface radar
  • Signaal ZW06 / BEL RASHMI navigation radar
  • Signaal M-45 navigation radar
  • Westinghouse SQS-505 / Graesby 750 sonar
  • Type 170 active attack sonar
Armament
  • 2 × MK.6 Vickers 115 mm guns
  • 4 × AK-230 30 mm guns
  • 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns
  • 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244S or the Indian NST-58 torpedoes
Aircraft carried1 Westland Sea King or HAL Chetak

Operations

The ship took part in the fleet review held in UK commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1977. The fleet review also included HMS Hermes which was later sold to the Indian Navy as INS Viraat.[2]

References
  1. "Surface Ships -->Frigates-->Giri Class". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  2. "INS Udaygiri F35".
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