INS Cuddalore (M69)
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| History | |
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| Name | INS Cuddalore |
| Namesake | Cuddalore |
| Commissioned | 29 October 1987 |
| Decommissioned | 23 March 2018 |
| Identification | M69 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Pondicherry-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 877 long tons (891 t) full load |
| Length | 61 m (200 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × M-503B diesels, 2 shafts, 5,000 bhp (3,700 kW) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
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| Complement | 10 officers, 72 enlisted |
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INS Cuddalore (M69) was a modified Natya-class minesweeper of the Pondicherry class ships that were in service with the Indian Navy.
Cuddalore was built by the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard at Saint Petersburg, Russia. Except for the addition of surface-to-air missiles.[1][2] Cuddalore was commissioned on 29 October 1987 at Riga (erstwhile USSR). Her commissioning commanding officer was Rear Admiral PK Nair.[3]