INS Dunagiri (F36)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Dunagiri |
| Namesake | Dunagiri peak |
| Builder | Mazagon Docks |
| Launched | 9 March 1974 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1977 |
| Decommissioned | 20 October 2010[1] |
| Fate | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Nilgiri-class frigate |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Beam | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 267 (incl 17 officers)[2] |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 Westland Sea King or HAL Chetak |
INS Dunagiri (F36) was a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy that served for 33 years between its commissioning on 5 May 1977 and its decommissioning on 20 October 2010.
Named after the Himalayan peak, Dunagiri, the ship was a Nilgiri-class frigate that was a part of the Navy's 14th Frigate Squadron.[3] Dunagiri's crest had a Himalayan Osprey on it and her motto read Victory is My Profession.[4]
Operational history
Dunagiri was the fourth of the Nilgiri-class frigates to be built at the Mazagon Docks and it took almost 58 months from the commencement of production till her final delivery to the Navy. However, Dunagiri also had a large number of indigenously produced equipment in her although much of her firepower and radars and sensors were of British or Dutch origin.[5] Vice-admiral S Jain who later served as flag-officer-commanding-in-chief of the Western Naval Command was the Dunagiri's first commanding officer.[3]
