Ins Satpura
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.
.jpg) INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12 | |
| History | |
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 India | |
| 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 |
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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 |
| Length | 142.5 m (468 ft) |
| Beam | 16.9 m (55 ft) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | boost turbines in CODOG configuration. |
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| Complement | 257 (35 officers) |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
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.
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 | |||
| 2013 | ||||
| South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kirch and fleet-tanker INS Shakti | 6 May | Da Nang, Vietnam | ||
| 28 May | Changi, Singapore | Participated in IMDEX-13 | ||
| 2015 | ||||
| South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvir, corvette INS Kamorta and fleet tanker INS Shakti | 23-26 May | Singapore | Captain Hari Krishnan | SIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy |
| 4-6 June | Fremantle, Australia | |||
| 28-30 June | Sattahip, Thailand | |||
| 2016 | ||||
| South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean | 30 May to 3 June | Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Captain A N Pramod | |
| 13-15 August | Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | |||
| 30 June – 4 August | Hawaii, United States | 25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise | ||
| 18-20 August | Pohnpei, Micronesia | |||
| 31 August – 3 September | Singapore | |||
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