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KHUKRI frigates (1958-1959)


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Khukri 1971

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
कोरा [Kirpan] F144, 1975- F44, 1978- 32   A Stephen, Glasgow, UK 5.11.1956 19.8.1958 7.1959 Coast Guard 1978, stricken 1987
खंजर [Kuthar] F146, 1975- F46, 1978- 31   J S White, Cowes, UK 19.9.1957 14.10.1958 11.1959 Coast Guard 1978, stricken 1988
खुकरी [Khukri] F149   J S White, Cowes, UK 29.12.1955 20.11.1956 16.7.1958 sunk 9.12.1971


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

1180

Displacement full, t

1535

Length, m

91.4 pp 94.5 oa

Breadth, m

10.7

Draught, m

4.70 max

No of shafts

1

Machinery

F144: 1 set Stephen geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers

F149, 146: 1 set White geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers

Power, h. p.

15000

Max speed, kts

27

Fuel, t

oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

4500(12)

Armament

3 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 3 - 305 Limbo Mk 10 ASWRL

Electronic equipmenttype 974, type 291 radars, type 174, type 170, type 162 sonars
Complement

140



Standard scale images


<i>Khukri </i>1965
Khukri 1965
<i>Kirpan </i>1985
Kirpan 1985


Graphics


<i>Khukri </i>1971
Khukri 1971
<i>Kirpan </i>1978
Kirpan 1978


Project history

Simply modified British Type 14 (Blackwood class), without 533mm torpedoes.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Khukri was torpedoed and sunk by Pakistan submarine Hangor 9.12.1971 SW off Diu.