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KORA missile corvettes (1998-2004)


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Kulsh 2008

Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
कोरा [Kora] P61   Garden Reach, Kolkata 10.1.1990 23.9.1992 10.8.1998 in service (2019)
किरच [Kirch] P62   Garden Reach, Kolkata 31.1.1990 28.9.1995 22.1.2001 in service (2019)
कुलिश [Kulish] P63   Garden Reach, Kolkata 4.10.1995 18.8.1997 20.8.2001 in service (2019)
कार्मुक [Karmuk] P64   Garden Reach, Kolkata 27.8.1997 6.4.2000 4.2.2004 in service (2019)


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

1200
Displacement normal, t

1470
Length, m

91.2
Breadth, m

10.5
Draught, m

2.50 hull 4.45 max
No of shafts

2
Machinery

2 SEMT-Pielstick 18PA6 V280MPC diesels
Power, h. p.

14400
Max speed, kts

25
Fuel, t

diesel oil 120
Endurance, nm(kts)

4000(16)
Armament

P61: 4 x 4 Uran SSM (16 3M24E), 2 x 1 Strela-3M SAM (16 9M36), 1 x 1 - 76/59 AK-176, 2 x 6 - 30/54 AK-630, 1 helicopter (Chetak)

P62-64: 4 x 4 Uran SSM (16 3M24E), 2 x 1 Strela-3M SAM (16 9M36), 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 2 x 6 - 30/54 AK-630, 1 helicopter (Chetak)
Electronic equipment

P61: Bharat 1245, MR-352 Pozitiv-E, Aparna, MR-123 Vympel radars, Ajanta-P Mk 2 ECM suite, 2x PK-10 decoy RL, NPOL torpedo decoy, Vympel IPN-10 CCS

P62-64: Bharat 1245, MR-352 Pozitiv-E, Aparna, Lynx radars, Ajanta-P Mk 2 ECM suite, 2x PK-10 decoy RL, NPOL torpedo decoy, Vympel IPN-10 CCS
Complement

134


Standard scale images


<i>Kora </i>2000
Kora 2000
<i>Kirch </i>2010
Kirch 2010


Graphics


<i>Kulsh </i>2008
Kulsh 2008


Project history

Project 25A. Modified Khukri with Uran instead P-20 SSMs.

Modernizations

2013, Kora: - 1 x 1 - 76/59, MR-352 Pozitiv-E, MR-123 Vympel radars, Ajanta-P Mk 2 ECM suite; + 1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, EL/M-2238 AMDR, Lynx radars, Varuna ECM suite

Naval service

No significant events.