20/04/2026
⚓ INS Taragiri (2022)
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.
History:
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]
Installed power
2 x MAN Diesel 12V28/33D STC (6000 kW each)[2][3]
2 x General Electric LM2500[4]
Propulsion
CODAG
Speed
28 kn (52 km/h)[5]
Range
1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 28 kn (52 km/h)
5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 16–18 kn (30–33 km/h)[5]
Complement
226[5]
Sensors &
processing systems
Radar :-
IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S band AESA radar[6]
Indra LTR-25 'Lanza' L-Band surface-search radar
Sonar :-
BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar
Combat Suite :-
"Combat Management System" (CMS-17A)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
BEL Ajanta EW suite[7]
4 x Kavach Decoy launchers[5]
Armament
Anti-air missiles:
4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32[8]
Barak 8 missiles (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi)[9][10])
Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:
2 x 4-cells VLS, for 8 BrahMos anti-ship and
land-attack cruise missiles[8]
Guns:
1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun (manufactured by BHEL)[11]
2 × AK-630 CIWS[12]
Anti-submarine warfare:
2 × Triple torpedo tubes Varunastra
2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers (72 rockets)[12]
Aircraft carried
2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters
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