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An animated depiction of the Nilgiri-class frigate, showing its starboard.. The frigates were designed by the Warship Design Bureau (formerly Directorate of Naval Design) – an internal establishment within the Indian Navy responsible for designing warships; the organisation is also distinguished for having contributed to the designing of numerous Indian warships, including INS Vikrant ...
[10] [11] A total of three ships were built between 2000 and 2010, and all three were in commission by 2012. [2] The Shivalik class, along with the seven Project 17A frigates currently being developed from them, are projected be the principal frigates of the Indian Navy in the first half of the 21st century. [12]
Launch ceremony of the INS Mahendragiri. INS Mahendragiri is a Nilgiri-class (Project-17 Alpha) frigate of the Indian Navy. [1] It was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai and was formally launched by Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on 1 September 2023.
The Shivalik class, along with the seven Project 17A frigates being developed from them as of February 2017, are projected to be the principal frigates of the Indian Navy in the first half of the 21st century. [25] All ships of the class were built by Mazagon Dock Limited. The class and the ships are named after hill ranges in India. [24]
INS Taragiri is the Indian Navy's fifth ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth-guided missile frigates, formally classified as the Project-17 Alpha Frigates(P-17A). It is being built by Mazagon Shipyard Dock Limited for the Indian Navy .
The ship was laid down on 28 December 2017 and was launched on 17 May 2022. The ship is expected to be commissioned by the March 2025. [14]This ship is part of the Project-17 Alpha frigates (P-17A), a class of guided-missile frigates currently being constructed for the Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE).
INS Vindhyagiri is a Nilgiri-class (Project-17 Alpha) frigate of the Indian Navy.It was built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in Kolkata and was formally launched by the President of India, Srimati Droupadi Murmu on 17 August 2023.
The ship embarked for its maiden sea trials on 25 August 2024. [6] The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December 2024. [7] The ship was initially scheduled to be commissioned in December 2024 but the timeline was later shifted. [8] The ship was commissioned on 15 January 2025 along with INS Surat and INS Vagsheer. [9] [10]