INS Satpura
![]() INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12 | |
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Name | INS Satpura |
Namesake | Satpura range |
Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
Laid down | 31 October 2002 |
Launched | 4 June 2004 |
Commissioned | 20 August 2011 |
Identification | Pennant number: F48 |
Motto |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Shivalik-class frigate |
Displacement | 6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load[1] |
Length | 142.5 m (468 ft)[2] |
Beam | 16.9 m (55 ft) |
Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | boost turbines in CODOG configuration. |
Speed |
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Complement | 257 (35 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
INS Satpura (F48) is a Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class is an improvement over the preceding Talwar-class frigates with increased stealth and land attack features.[4]
Construction
INS Satpura was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The keel was laid on 31 October 2002 and was launched on 4 June 2004. She was completed in 2010 and underwent sea trials before being commissioned on 20 August 2011 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.[4]
Service history
Deployment | Date | Port Visited | Commander | Notes and References |
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2012 | ||||
Malabar 2012 with naval destroyers INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kulish and fleet-tanker INS Shakti. | Bay of Bengal | [5][6] | ||
2013 | ||||
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kirch and fleet-tanker INS Shakti | 6 May | Da Nang, Vietnam | [7] | |
28 May | Changi, Singapore | Participated in IMDEX-13[8] | ||
2015 | ||||
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvir, corvette INS Kamorta and fleet tanker INS Shakti | 23-26 May | Singapore | Captain Hari Krishnan[9] | SIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy[10] |
4-6 June | Fremantle, Australia | [11][12] | ||
28-30 June | Sattahip, Thailand | [13] | ||
2016 | ||||
South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean | 30 May to 3 June | Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Captain A N Pramod[14][15] | |
13-15 August | Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | [16][17] | ||
30 June – 4 August | Hawaii, United States | 25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise[18][19] | ||
18-20 August | Pohnpei, Micronesia | [20] | ||
31 August – 3 September | Singapore | [21][22] |
Images
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References
- ^ "Shivalik class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India).
- ^ Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003
- ^ Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012
- ^ Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Eshel, Noam (16 May 2013). "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Diplomat, Prashanth Parameswaran, The. "Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "SIMBEX visit". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Saran, Shyam (27 November 2015). "India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence". The Wire. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
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