INS Mahendragiri
Indian Navy frigate
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INS Mahendragiri is a Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates of the Indian Navy. It was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) in Mumbai.[13]
Launch ceremony of the INS Mahendragiri | |
| History | |
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| Name | INS Mahendragiri |
| Owner | Indian Navy |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 28 June 2022 |
| Launched | 1 September 2023 |
| Acquired | 30 April 2026 |
| Status | Delivered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Nilgiri-class guided-missile frigate |
| Displacement | 6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons)[1] |
| Length | 149 m (488 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Draft | 5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Depth | 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | CODAG |
| Speed | 28 kn (52 km/h)[5] |
| Range |
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| Complement | 226[5] |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
Namesake
The ship has been named after the Mahendragiri mountain peak in the Eastern Ghats in Odisha.[14]
Construction and career
Mahendragiri is the seventh and final ship of the P-17A frigates, which are the advanced version of Shivalik-class frigates with enhanced stealth features, upgraded weapons and sensors and improved platform management systems on-board.[15] The warship was formally launched by Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar, on 1 September 2023.[16][17] Mahendragiri was then arked at the Wet Basins of the MDL following the launch for remaining outfitting and trials along with the three ships of her class.[18]
Mahendragiri is internally designed by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and the indigenously designed ship has state of the art weapons, enhanced stealth features, sensors, and platform management systems.[19][20]
As of July 2025, the ship is expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy by February 2026. This would be the 100th ship to be designed and delivered by the Warship Design Bureau.[21] She was finally delivered to the Navy on 30 April 2026.[22]