06-01-2021 | 14:58 PM
Himgiri
The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has recently unveiled a new Project 17A ship named Himgiri for the Indian Navy. The boat was launched into the waters of the Hooghly River. It's the Nilgiri Stealth Frigate class.
About Project 17A:
The project was approved in 2015 by the Government of India. A total of seven advanced frigates are to be supplied to the Indian Navy under the programme. Four of these are to be designed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and three are to be launched by GRSE.
The cost of the project was estimated at USD 7 billion. The project has created job opportunities for more than 2,000 Indian businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Project 17A ships are guided missile frigates. Each of these ships are 149 metres long. They have displacement of approximately 6,670 tonnes and a speed of twenty-eight knots. The ships being built under the project use the latest integrated construction methodology.
About Himgiri:
It's the first of three ships constructed by GRSE. Project 17A ships are fitted with advanced sensors, indigenous weapons and are equipped with gas turbine propulsion.
Earlier, Himgiri was commissioned by the Indian Navy in 1974 and decommissioned in 2005.
