The Indian Navy took delivery of a new stealth frigate during a ceremony in Kolkata on Thursday, July 31.
The future INS Himgiri belongs to the seven-strong Nilgiri-class. Construction took place at the Kolkata facilities of state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
Another two Nilgiri-class ships are being built by GRSE while Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai had previously delivered sister ships INS Nilgiri and INS Udaygiri and is currently building two others.
The future Himgiri has a length of 149 metres, a beam of 17.8 metres, a draught of 5.22 metres, a displacement of 6,670 tonnes, and a crew complement of 226. Two diesel and two gas turbine powerplants in a combined diesel and gas configuration will deliver sustained speeds in excess of 28 knots.
The ship has space for two rigid inflatable boats and a multi-role helicopter.
The armament meanwhile includes a Leonardo 76mm naval gun, two 30mm close-in weapon systems, Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles, BrahMos anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, anti-submarine rockets, and two remotely controlled Browning M2 12.7mm machine guns.
The Nilgiri-class frigates are among the first Indian Navy surface ships to be built using the integrated modular construction methodology.