INS Hosdurg (K73)

Model of INS Hosdurg (K73), on display at Visakha Museum
History
India
NameINS Hosdurg
NamesakeHosdurg Fort
Commissioned15 January 1978
Decommissioned5 June 1999
FateSunk in June 2000, in a Sea Eagle test
General characteristics
Class and typeDurg class corvette
Displacement670 tons (full load)
Length59 meters
Beam12.5 meters
Draught2.5 meters
Speed32 knots
Complement42 (incl 7 officers)
Armament
  • 4 × SS-N-2C Anti-Ship Missile
  • 1 × OSA-M (SA-N-4) Surface to air missile
  • 2 × 57 millimetres (2.2 in) guns

INS Hosdurg (K73) was the third ship of the Durg class corvettes of the Indian Navy. The ship was commissioned on 15 January 1978 and decommissioned on 5 June 1999. The ship was named after Hosdurg Fort, a fort in Kerala. It was built at Leningrad, Russia. [1]

Decommissioning

The Hosdurg was decommissioned on 5 June 1999. In June 2000, she was sunk in a test of a long-range Sea Eagle Anti-Ship Missile fired by a Jaguar of the Indian Air Force.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nanuchka II Class (Durg)". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2019.