Indian Navy Receives 3rd Project 17A Stealth Frigate ‘INS Himgiri’ from GRSE at Kolkata.
Science and Technology
On 31 July 2025, the Indian Navy (IN) received the third stealth frigate of the Project 17A series, named INS Himgiri (Yard 3022), from Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). The ship was officially handed over at Kolkata, West Bengal.
- INS Himgiri is the third warship of the Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) stealth frigates constructed by GRSE for the Indian Navy. The Project 17A is a follow-up to the Project 17 (Shivalik-class) and is part of India’s indigenous warship-building programme aimed at modernizing its naval fleet.
- The ship was accepted on behalf of the Indian Navy by Rear Admiral Ravnish Seth, Chief Staff Officer (Technical) of the Eastern Naval Command. The ceremonial handover signifies a major boost to the Navy’s surface combatant capabilities under its modernization initiative.
- The vessel was constructed under a ₹21,833 crore contract awarded to GRSE for the construction of three stealth frigates under Project 17A. This contract represents one of the most significant indigenous warship-building deals in Indian naval history.
Main Point :- (i) INS Himgiri was first launched on 14 December 2020. The ship is named after the original INS Himgiri (F34), a Leander-class frigate that was decommissioned in 2005. The name reflects the Indian Navy’s tradition of honoring legacy warships.
(ii) Designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) of the Indian Navy, the ship integrates advanced stealth features and state-of-the-art systems. It is equipped with a Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion system that powers Controllable Pitch Propellers (CPP) on each shaft.
(iii) The ship is 149 metres long with a beam of 17.8 metres and a displacement of 6,670 tonnes. It can achieve a top speed of 28 knots (52 km/h) and has a range of 5,500 nautical miles, enhancing the Indian Navy's blue-water operational reach.
About Indian Navy (IN)
Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) : Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi
Headquarters: New Delhi
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