| Khukri-class corvette | |
|---|---|
 INS Kuthar | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Khukri class |
| Builders: |
Mazagon Dock Limited Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Operators: |
 Indian Navy,  Vietnamese People's Navy |
| Succeeded by: | Kora class corvette |
| In commission: | 1989- |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: |
2 Indian Navy, 1 Vietnamese People's Navy |
| Retired: | 1 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Corvette |
| Displacement: | Full load: 1,350 tonnes |
| Length: | 91.1 metres |
| Beam: | 10.5 metres |
| Draught: | 4.5 metres |
| Speed: | 25 knots |
| Range: | 4,000 miles @ 16 knots |
| Complement: | 79 including 10 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
MR-123 Fire control radar 1 MR 352 Pozitiv-E air radar 1 Garpun-Bal air/surface radar 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
1 BEL Ajanta P Mk.II used in the ESM role Decoy 2 PK-10 chaff launchers 1 NPOL designed towed torpedo decoy |
| Armament: |
2 x AK-630 CIWS 1 x AK-176 76mm gun 4 x P-20M missiles 2 x SA-N-5 SAM launchers |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Dhruv |
The Khukri class corvettes were intended to replace the ageing Petya II Class corvettes of the Indian Navy.[citation needed]
The first two were ordered in December 1984 and the remaining in 1985. The diesel engines are assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content.
Four ships of the class were built. As of July 2023, two ships remain in service in the Indian Navy, and a third one has been donated to the Vietnam People's Navy.
Ships of the class[]
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Homeport | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Navy | ||||||||
| Khukri | P49 | Mazagon Dock | Visakhapatnam | 27 September 1985 | 3 December 1986 | 23 August 1989 | 23 December 2021 | Converted into a Museum at Diu |
| Kuthar | P46 | 13 September 1986 | 15 April 1989 | 7 June 1990 | Active | |||
| Kirpan | P44 | GRSE | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 12 January 1991 | 22 July 2023 | Transferred to Vietnam People's Navy | |
| Khanjar | P47 | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 22 October 1991 | Active | |||
| Vietnam People's Navy | ||||||||
| Ship 26 | 26 | GRSE | Cam Ranh | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 22 July 2023 | Erstwhile Kirpan | |
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