INS Satpura

INS Satpura (F 48) departs Pearl Harbor to begin the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, July 12
History
India
NameINS Satpura
NamesakeSatpura range
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Laid down31 October 2002
Launched4 June 2004
Commissioned20 August 2011
IdentificationPennant number: F48
Motto
  • Nishchay, Garv, Sahas
  • (Determination, Pride, Bravery)
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeShivalik-class frigate
Displacement6,200 tonnes (6,100 long tons; 6,800 short tons) full load[1]
Length142.5 m (468 ft)[2]
Beam16.9 m (55 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Installed power
  • 2 × Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines
  • 15,200 shp (11,300 kW)
  • 2 × GE LM2500+
  • 33,600 shp (25,100 kW)
Propulsionboost turbines in CODOG configuration.
Speed
  • 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[3]
  • 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesel engines)
Complement257 (35 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × MR-760 Fregat M2EM 3-D radar
  • 4 × MR-90 Orekh radar
  • 1 × Elta EL/M-2238 STAR
  • 2 × Elta EL/M-2221 STGR
  • 1 × BEL APARNA
  • HUMSA (hull-mounted sonar array)
  • ATAS/Thales Sintra towed array systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		BEL Ajanta electronic warfare suite
Armament
  • Anti-air missiles:
  • 32-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles
  • 24× Shtil-1 medium range missiles
  • Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:
  • 8 × VLS launched Klub, anti-ship cruise missiles
  • or
  • 8 × VLS launched BrahMos, anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles
  • Guns:
  • 1 × 3.0-inch Otobreda, naval gun
  • 2 × AK-630 CIWS
  • Anti-submarine warfare:
  • 2 × 2 DTA-53-956 torpedo launchers
  • 2 × RBU-6000 (RPK-8) rocket launchers
Aircraft carried2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

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.[4]

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.[4]

Service history

Deployment Date Port Visited Commander Notes and References
2012
Malabar 2012 with naval destroyers INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kulish and fleet-tanker INS Shakti. Bay of Bengal [5][6]
2013
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kirch and fleet-tanker INS Shakti 6 May Da Nang, Vietnam [7]
28 May Changi, Singapore Participated in IMDEX-13[8]
2015
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvir, corvette INS Kamorta and fleet tanker INS Shakti 23-26 May Singapore Captain Hari Krishnan[9] SIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy[10]
4-6 June Fremantle, Australia [11][12]
28-30 June Sattahip, Thailand [13]
2016
South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean 30 May to 3 June Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam Captain A N Pramod[14][15]
13-15 August Port Majuro, Marshall Islands [16][17]
30 June – 4 August Hawaii, United States 25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise[18][19]
18-20 August Pohnpei, Micronesia [20]
31 August – 3 September Singapore [21][22]

On 8 October 2024, INS Satpura hosted the opening ceremony of Exercise Malabar at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.[23]

Images

The EL/M-2238 STAR radar onboard Satpura

References

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  2. ^ Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India).
  3. ^ Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003
  4. ^ a b "Shivalik Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ^ Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  7. ^ Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. ^ Eshel, Noam (16 May 2013). "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ^ Diplomat, Prashanth Parameswaran, The. "Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "SIMBEX visit". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  12. ^ Saran, Shyam (27 November 2015). "India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence". The Wire. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  13. ^ Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  17. ^ "INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  18. ^ "INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  19. ^ "INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  23. ^ Sudhir, S. N. V. "Multi-national maritime exercise MALABAR begins off Vizag coast". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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