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]
Model of INS Hosdurg (K73), on display at Visakha Museum | |
History | |
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India | |
Name | INS Hosdurg |
Namesake | Hosdurg Fort |
Commissioned | 15 January 1978 |
Decommissioned | 5 June 1999 |
Fate | Sunk in June 2000, in a Sea Eagle test |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Durg class corvette |
Displacement | 670 tons (full load) |
Length | 59 meters |
Beam | 12.5 meters |
Draught | 2.5 meters |
Speed | 32 knots |
Complement | 42 (incl 7 officers) |
Armament |
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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]
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