INS Kora

INS Kora entering Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
History
India
NameINS Kora
Namesake"Sword"
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down10 January 1990
Launched23 September 1992
Commissioned10 August 1998
IdentificationPennant number: P61
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeKora-class corvette
Displacement1,400 tons full load
Length91.1 m (298 ft 11 in)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 diesel motors with 14,400 hp (10,700 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement134 (incl 14 officers)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
  • Bharat 1245 navigation radar
  • Bharat Vympel IPN-10 combat data system
Armament
Aircraft carried1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopter

INS Kora is the lead ship of the Kora-class of 1,350-tonne guided missile corvettes in active service with the Indian Navy. The vessel was built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and outfitted at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).

She is equipped with 3M-24 anti-ship missiles as a primary weapon, with two Strela-2M anti-air missiles as defensive weapons.