INS Himgiri (F34)
1968 Indian stamp depicting sister ship INS Nilgiri | |
| History | |
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| India | |
| Name | INS Himgiri |
| Namesake | Himgiri Range |
| Launched | 6 May 1970 |
| Commissioned | 23 November 1974 |
| Decommissioned | 6 May 2005 |
| Fate | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Westland Sea King or HAL Chetak |
INS Himgiri (F34) was a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy. Himgiri was commissioned into the Navy on 23 November 1974. She was decommissioned on 6 May 2005.
A new ship with this name belonging to the new Nilgiri class was launched in December 2020.