INS Himgiri (2020)
Himgiri before commissioning | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | Himgiri |
| Operator | Indian Navy |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Laid down | 10 November 2018 |
| Launched | 14 December 2020 |
| Commissioned | 2025 (planned) |
| Homeport | Visakhapatnam |
| Identification | Pennant number: F34 |
| Status | Sea trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate |
| Displacement | 6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons) |
| Length | 149 m (488 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in) |
| Depth | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Speed | 28 kn (52 km/h) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 226 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
INS Himgiri is the second ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers for the Indian Navy. The ship was laid down on 10 November 2018 and it was launched on 14 December 2020. The ship is expected to be delivered by mid 2025 and commissioned in the same year.
On 3 March 2025, GRSE completed the Contractor Sea Trials (CST) of INS Himgiri was completed by GRSE along with INS Androth. As per a press release, "CST is considered the final stage of construction, when a vessel's seaworthiness is tested".