INS Taragiri (2022)
Indian Navy vessel
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INS Taragiri is the Indian Navy's fourth ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth, guided-missile frigates, formally classified as the Project-17 Alpha Frigates (P-17A). It was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders for the Indian Navy.[13]
Taragiri prior to commissioning. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Taragiri |
| Operator | Indian Navy |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 10 September 2020 |
| Launched | 11 September 2022 |
| Acquired | 28 November 2025 |
| Commissioned | 3 April 2026 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F41 |
| Status | Active |
| 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] |
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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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| Aircraft carried | 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters |
Naming
Named after the Taragiri hill range in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, the ship has been named after the INS Taragiri, a Leander-class frigate which was in service with the Indian Navy between 1980 and 2013.[14][15]
Construction
The ship was laid down on 10 September 2020 and was launched on 11 September 2022. The ship was expected to be commissioned by the August 2025 but after some delay it has been finally commissioned in April 2026.[16]
Taragiri, the third Project 17A-class ship built by Mazagon Dock, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 November 2025.[13][17]
The ship was initially expected to be commissioned in February 2026[18] but was later scheduled to 3 April 2026.[19][20]
Service history
The ship was commissioned on 3 April 2026 by the Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.[21] During commissioning, the senior officers of the ship included[20]
- Captain Hemanth, the commanding officer,
- Commander Siddhartha Gupta, the executive officer and principal warfare officer of the ship
- Commander G Siva Venkatesh,the Engineer Officer and Ship Control Centre Coordinator
- Commander Akhilesh Sharma, the electrical officer, and
- Commander Abhishek Bali, the logistics officer.
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