Veer-class corvette

Veer-class corvette
INS Nirbhik
Class overview
Name:	Veer class
Builders:	Mazagon Dock Limited Goa Shipyard Limited
Operators:	Indian Navy
Planned:	15
Completed:	13
Cancelled:	2
Active:	12
Lost:	1
General characteristics
Type:	Corvette
Displacement:	455 tons
Length:	56 meters
Beam:	10.5 meters
Draught:	2.5 meters
Speed:	32 knots
Complement:	41 (incl 5 officers)
Armament:	4 x P-15 Termit/SS-N-2 Styx or 4 x P-270 Moskit/SS-N-22 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4) MANPAD air defence missiles 1 x 76 mm AK-176 dual purpose main gun 2 x AK-630 30 mm gun

The Veer class corvettes of the Indian Navy are a customized Indian variant of the Soviet Tarantul class. They form the 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron.

Service history

Eight vessels of this class inherit their names from the illustrious 25th Killer missile boat squadron, which attacked and sunk 2 destroyers, a minesweeper and various other support vessels off Karachi during Operation Trident and Operation Python of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Builder	Homeport	Commissioned	Status
INS Veer	K40		Mumbai	26 March 1987	Active
INS Nirbhik	K41		Mumbai	21 December 1987	Active
INS Nipat	K42		Mumbai	5 December 1988	Active
INS Nishank	K43		Mumbai	12 September 1989	Active
INS Nirghat	K44		Mumbai	15 December 1989	Active
INS Vibhuti	K45	Mazagon Dock Limited	Mumbai	3 June 1991	Active
INS Vipul	K46	Mazagon Dock Limited	Mumbai	16 March 1992	Active
INS Vinash	K47	Goa Shipyard Limited	Mumbai	20 November 1993	Active
INS Vidyut	K48	Goa Shipyard Limited	Mumbai	16 January 1995	Active
INS Nashak	K83	Goa Shipyard Limited	Mumbai	29 December 1996	Active
INS Prahar	K98	Goa Shipyard Limited	Mumbai	1 March 1997	Sunk in collision on 22 April 2006
INS Prabal	K92	Mazagon Dock Limited	Mumbai	11 April 2002	Active
INS Pralaya	K91	Goa Shipyard Limited	Mumbai	18 December 2002	Active