INS Pralaya (K91)
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| History |
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| Name: |
INS Pralaya |
| Builder: |
Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Commissioned: |
18 December 2002 |
| Identification: |
Pennant number: K91 |
| Status: |
in active service |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Veer-class corvette |
| Displacement: |
455 tons (full load) |
| Length: |
56 m (184 ft) |
| Beam: |
10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught: |
2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
COGAG |
| Speed: |
32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: |
1,650 mi (2,660 km) |
| Complement: |
41 (incl 5 officers) |
INS Pralaya is a Veer-class corvette, currently in active service with the Indian Navy.[1]
INS Pralaya is an upgraded Veer class corvette of the Indian Navy, the Veer class are based on the Tarantul Class (Project 1241.1) with the last vessels being based on the Project 1241.8.
The INS Pralaya (K91) was Laid Down on 2nd May 1998, Launched on 14th Dec 2000, and commissioned on 18th Dec 2002. She was built at the Goa Ship Yard from plating and a CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kit supplied by the Russians. Her sister ship the INS Prabal (K92) is of the same configuration but was built by Mazagaon Docks Limited.
Modified with Russian input, the weapons & sensor fit is similar to that of the Project 25A Class corvette, INS Kirch. Radars include a MR 352 Positiv-E radar, a Garpun Bal E, MR-123 AK-630 directors and a BEL Lynx gunfire control radar.
The vessel is armed with four KT-184 quad launchers for the sixteen 3M24E anti-ship missiles with a range of 130 km. The AK-176 of the original Tarantul has been replaced by an Oto Malera 76/62 Compact, the vessel also has two AK-630s and one Strela 2M MANPAD with 12 reloads for air defence.
References
- ↑ http://indiannavy.nic.in/corvettes_veer.htm