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GODAVARI frigates (1941-1942/1953)
Photo
Ganga 1971
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| गोदावरी [Godavari] (ex-Ślązak, ex-Bedale) | D92 | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, UK | 5/1940 | 23.7.1941 | 6.1942 // 27.4.1953 | wrecked 23.3.1976, never repaired | |
| गोमती [Gomati] (ex-Lamerton) | D93 | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | 4/1940 | 14.12.1940 | 8/1941 // 27.4.1953 | stricken 1979 | |
| गंगा [Ganga] (ex-Chiddingfold) | D94 | Scotts, Greenock, UK | 3/1940 | 10.3.1941 | 10/1941 // 18.6.1953 | stricken 1975 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1050 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1610 |
| Length, m | 80.5 pp 85.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.60 |
| Draught, m | 3.78 deep load |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 19000 |
| Max speed, kts | 27 |
| Fuel, t | oil 280 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3700(14) |
| Armament | 3 x 2 - 102/45 Mk 19, 1 x 4 - 40/39 Mk 7, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 7, 2 DCT, 3 DCR (60) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271, type 285, type 291 radars, type 128 sonar |
| Complement | 168 |
Standard scale images
Godavari 1960
Graphics
Ganga 1971
Project history
Former British Hunt 2 class escort destroyers, re-rated as frigates after war. In Indian service they were rated as destroyers.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Godavari ran aground at Maldives 23.3.1976. She was never repaired and was BU in 1979.
