INS Sahyadri
{{Short description|Indian Navy Frigate}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=INS Sahyadri (F49) at sea.jpg |Ship caption=Sahyadri at sea. }} {{Infobox ship career |Ship country=India |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}} |Ship name= Sahyadri |Ship namesake=Sahyadri hills |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder=Mazagon Dock Limited |Ship original cost= $245 Million |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=17 March 2003 |Ship launched=27 May 2005 |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 21 July 2012 |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification=F49 |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship fate= |Ship status= {{Ship in active service}} |Ship notes= |Ship badge=File:INS Sahyadri (F49) crest.JPG }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Ship class={{sclass|Shivalik|frigate|0}} guided missile frigate |Ship displacement= {{convert|6,200|t}} full load{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/shivalik-class |title=Shivalik class |publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=2013-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729092404/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/shivalik-class |archive-date=29 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }} |Ship length={{convert|142.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, [http://mod.nic.in/samachar/July16-04/body.html#l2 "Stealth is Wealth"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012818/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/July16-04/body.html |date=22 March 2012 }}, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India). |Ship beam={{convert|16.9|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship draught={{convert|4.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship power=*2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines (11,300 kW each) |Ship propulsion= CODOG |Ship speed=*{{convert|32|kn}}{{cite news |first=Monica |last=Chadha |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2959541.stm |title=India trials stealth frigate |newspaper=BBC News |date=18 April 2003}}
|Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship boats= |Ship complement=257 (including 35 officers + 222 sailors) |Ship sensors=*Radar :-
| Ship EW = *BEL Ellora electronic warfare suite
| Ship armament = *Anti-air missiles:
| Ship armour = | Ship aircraft = 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters. |Ship aircraft facilities= |Ship notes= }} |
INS Sahyadri (F49) is a {{sclass|Shivalik|frigate|0}} stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class features improved stealth and land attack capabilities over the preceding {{sclass|Talwar|frigate|1}}s.{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/shivalik-class-friga/ |title=Shivalik Class Frigates, India |website=naval-technology.com |date=2011-06-15 |access-date=2013-05-05}} The ship is affiliated with Indian Army's Poona Horse armoured regiment.{{Cite tweet |number=1815032459521892531 |user=IN_EasternFleet |title=#INS Sahyadri, the multi-role stealth frigate constructed by #Mazagondock (MDL) celebrated her 12th anniversary on 21 Jul 24... |date=2024-07-21 |access-date=2024-09-24}}{{Cite tweet |number=812541358430941186 |user=indiannavy |title=INS Sahyadri, 1 of the latest stealth frigates of IN affiliates... |date=2016-12-24 |access-date=2025-04-12}}
Construction
File:INS Sahyadri MDL front.JPG INS Sahyadri was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) located in Mumbai. The keel of the vessel was laid on 30 September 2003 and was launched on 27 May 2005. It underwent sea trials in 2011–2012. From there it was commissioned on 21 July 2012 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.
Service history
= Miscellaneous =
INS Sahyadri was awarded the ‘Best Ship Trophy’ at the annual Fleet Awards functions five times namely in the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20 and 2020-21 and was also presented with Unit Citation in the year 2019-20 in Visakhapatnam.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ins-sahyadri-awarded-best-ship-trophy/article8574140.ece|title=INS Sahyadri awarded Best Ship Trophy|date=2016-05-09|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-05-16}}
References
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