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INS Gomati (F21)

Summary

INS Gomati (F21) was a Godavari-class guided-missile frigate of Indian Navy.

History
India
NameINS Gomati
NamesakeGomti River
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Launched19 March 1984
Commissioned16 April 1988
Decommissioned28 May 2022
FateMuseum ship (to be dismantled and displayed in Lucknow)
General characteristics
Class and typeGodavari-class frigate
Displacement
  • 3,600 long tons (3,658 t) standard
  • 3,860 long tons (3,922 t) full load
Length126.4 m (415 ft)
Beam14.5 m (48 ft)
Draught4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion2 turbines with 30,000 hp motors; 2 550 psi boilers; 2 shafts
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement313 (incl. 40 officers & 13 aircrew)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Signaal D-band radar
  • 1 × MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) E-band radar
  • 2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band radars for navigation
  • Bharat APSOH hull mounted sonar, Fathoms Oceanic VDS and Type 162M sonar
Armament
Aircraft carried

Career edit

The ship was built by Mazagon Dock Ltd in Mumbai and has an indigenous content of 72%. After her mid-life upgrade in 2011, the ship has been fitted with new weapons and sensors, which include the Barak surface-to-air missile system, an Oto Melara 76 mm gun, HUMSA sonar[1] and Advanced Ship Control System for UAVs. On March 28, 2019, an Indian Navy personnel onboard INS Gomati died during weapons firing drills at sea.[2] Gomati was decommissioned on 28 May 2022 after 34 years of service.[3] The ship will be formally transferred to the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 28 May 2022, following which it will be completely dismantled and transported to Lucknow where it will be installed as the "Gomati Shaurya Smarak," a museum of Gomati's service career.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Cmde Saunders RN, Stephen (2016). IHS Janes Fighting Ship 2016-17. UK: IHS Global Limited. p. 349. ISBN 9780710631855.
  2. ^ "Indian sailor dies during firing drills on Godavari-class frigate". IHS Jane's 360. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ Chauhan, Arvind (28 May 2022). "1st Indian ship to blend West, USSR techs". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Navy Shaurya Smarak to be set up in Lucknow". UNI. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.