Name INS Himgiri Commissioned 23 November 1974 Fate Decommissioned Length 113 m | Namesake Himgiri Range Decommissioned 6 May 2005 Class and type Nilgiri-class frigate Draft 4.3 m | |
INS Himgiri (F34) was a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy. Himgiri was commissioned into the Navy on 23 November 1974. She was decommissioned on 6 May 2005.
Operations
INS Himgiri holds the record for the number of days at sea in a single deployment for a conventional ship of the Indian Navy. In 1976, she was the first ship of the Indian Navy to shoot down a pilotless aircraft.
References
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