INS Sahyadri
Sahyadri at sea. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | Sahyadri |
| Namesake | Sahyadri hills |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Cost | $245 Million |
| Laid down | 17 March 2003 |
| Launched | 27 May 2005 |
| Commissioned | 21 July 2012 |
| Identification | F49 |
| Status | Active |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Shivalik-class guided missile frigate |
| Displacement | 6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load |
| Length | 142.5 m (468 ft) |
| Beam | 16.9 m (55 ft) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | CODOG |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 257 (including 35 officers + 222 sailors) |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters. |
INS Sahyadri (F49) is a Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class features improved stealth and land attack capabilities over the preceding Talwar-class frigates. The ship is affiliated with Indian Army's Poona Horse armoured regiment.