INS Khanjar is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy.[1]

History
India
NameINS Khanjar
Namesake"Dagger"
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down15 November 1985
Launched16 August 1988
Commissioned22 October 1991
IdentificationPennant number: P47
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeKhukri-class corvette
Displacement1350 tons (full load)
Length91.1 metres
Beam10.5 metres
Draught4.5 metres
Propulsion
  • 2 diesel engines with 14,400hp
  • 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (50 km/h)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement79 (incl. 10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
  • Garpun-Bal radar
  • Bharat 1245 navigation radar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 helicopter (HAL Chetak)

Mock drill

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On 30 November 2002 on the high seas off the coast of Vizhinjam. Mock attack drill was being staged such as Khanjar was targeting INS Jamuna, a hydrographic survey vessel carrying media persons and VIPs, including Air Vice Marshal R. D. Limaye of the Southern Air Command. This was part of the Navy Week celebrations.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Naval ships on display". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ "INS Khanjar bares its teeth". The Hindu. 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.