INS Taragiri (F41) was a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy. Taragiri was commissioned into the Navy on 16 May 1980 and was decommissioned on 27 June 2013 in Mumbai, after serving 33 years in the navy.[2]
 1968 Indian stamp depicting sister ship INS Nilgiri
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| Name | INS Taragiri |
| Launched | 25 October 1976 |
| Commissioned | 16 May 1980 |
| Decommissioned | 27 June 2013 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Nilgiri-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Beam | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 267 (incl 17 officers)[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Westland Sea King or HAL Chetak |
History
editINS Taragiri was the final ship of the Nilgiri class, and was named after a hill range in the Garhwal Himalaya. Cdr. Rahul Shankar was the 27th and last commanding officer of the frigate. Along with INS Vindhyagiri, she was significantly modified. A Westland Sea King anti-submarine helicopter, A244S 321 mm triple torpedo tubes and a twin-tube launcher for Bofors 375mm anti submarine rockets were added. Later, she was also fitted with advanced ship control systems for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles. These modifications gave the ship enhanced anti-submarine and network-centric warfare capabilities. She was operational under the Western Naval Fleet of the navy and performed surveillance missions when on blue water operations, and later performed coastal patrolling and anti-piracy operations.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Surface Ships -->Frigates-->Giri Class". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ a b "INS Taragiri bows out of service". Business Standard. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.