History
India
Name Nilgiri
Laid down 28 December 2017
Launched 28 September 2019
Acquired 20 December 2024
Commissioned 15 January 2025
Identification Pennant number: F33
Motto अदृश्य बलम्, अजेय शौर्यम् (Sanskrit ) "Invisible Strength, Invincible Courage" (translated) Status In active service
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General characteristics
Displacement 6,670 t (6,560 long tons ) Length 149 m (488 ft 10 in)
Beam 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)
Draft 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)
Depth 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)
Installed power 2 × General Electric LM2500 + (30,200 kW each) 2 × MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (6,000 kW each) Speed 32 kn (59 km/h)
Range 2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 28 kn (52 km/h) 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 16–18 kn (30–33 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried 2 × RHIB Complement 226 (Including 35 officers)
Sensors & processing systems Radar :- IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar Indra (TASL ) Lanza-N L-band air surveillance radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)Electronic warfare & decoys DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM /ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) Decoys :- 4 × Kavach decoy launchers 2 × NSTL Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systemsArmament Anti-air warfare :- 4 × 8-cell VLS , for 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 1 × 8-cell VLS , for 8 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 2 × triple-tube torpedo launchers for Varunastra 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (72 rockets) Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm Strales naval gun 2 × AK-630 M CIWS Aircraft carried 1 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters Aviation facilities Enclosed helicopter hangar capable of accommodating one multi-role helicopters. Notes First major class of Indian-designed warships to be built using integrated modular construction . INS Nilgiri is the lead ship of the Nilgiri -classstealth guided missile frigates being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy .
Construction The keel for Nilgiri was laid down on 28 December 2017 and the vessel was launched on 28 September 2019. The ship embarked for its maiden sea trials on 25 August 2024. The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December 2024. The ship was initially scheduled to be commissioned in December 2024 but the timeline was later shifted.
The ship was commissioned on 15 January 2025 along with INS Surat and INS Vagsheer .
Service history The commissioning commanding officer of Nilgiri is Captain Nitin Kapoor.
The ship reached its homeport Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command on 22 June 2025.
INS Nilgiri made its maiden port call at Chennai Harbour on 21 July 2025.
INS Nilgiri participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam.
In March 2026, the ship participated in the Royal Australian Navy 's multilateral naval exercise Kakadu 2026 during her deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean .
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