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INS Sindhudurg (K72)

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Name
  
INS Sindhudurg

Commissioned
  
29 May 1977

Fate
  
Decommissioned

Length
  
59 m

Draft
  
2.5 m

Namesake
  
Sindhudurg fort

Decommissioned
  
24 September 2004

Class and type
  
Durg class corvette

Displacement
  
607,800 kg

Beam
  
12 m

INS Sindhudurg (K72) was the lead ship of the Durg class corvettes of the Indian Navy. It is the second of the three Nanuchka class missile corvettes procured from the former USSR.

The ship was commissioned on 29 May 1977 and decommissioned on 24 September 2004 after 27 years of service. The ship has the distinction of bringing down a surface-to-air missile during an exercise.

References

INS Sindhudurg (K72) Wikipedia