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History
India
NameINS Sindhudurg
NamesakeSindhudurg Fort
Commissioned29 May 1977
Decommissioned24 September 2004
FateDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeDurg class corvette
Displacement670 tons (full load)
Length59 meters
Beam12.5 meters
Draught2.5 meters
Speed32 knots
Complement42 (incl 7 officers)

INS Sindhudurg (K72) was the lead ship of the Durg class corvettes of the Indian Navy. It is the second of the three Nanuchka class missile corvettes procured from the former USSR.

The ship was commissioned on 29 May 1977 and decommissioned on 24 September 2004 after 27 years of service. The ship has the distinction of bringing down a surface-to-air missile during an exercise.

References

  1. ^ "Nanuchka II Class (Durg)". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014.
  2. "INS Sindhudurg decommissioned". Outlook India. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
Corvettes of the Indian Navy
Commissioned ships
Kamorta class
Kora class
Khukri class
Abhay class
Veer class
Decommissioned ships
Flower class
Bathurst class
Arnala class
Durg class
Veer class
Abhay class
Khukri class
Basset class
Future ships
ASW-SWC
NGMV6 vessels
Footnotes
  1. Renamed as INS Bombay post republic.
  2. Renamed as INS Bengal post republic.
  3. Renamed as INS Madras post republic.
  4. Classified as Anti-Submarine Naval Trawlers
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