INS Dunagiri (2022)

INS Dunagiri
History
India
NameDunagiri
NamesakeDunagiri peak
OperatorIndian Navy
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down24 January 2020
Launched15 July 2022
Acquired30 March 2026[1]
Commissioned21 June 2026[2]
IdentificationPennant number: F36
Motto"Victory is My Profession"[3]
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Class & typeNilgiri-class guided-missile frigate
Displacement6,670 tonnes (6,560 long tons; 7,350 short tons)[4]
Length149 m (488 ft 10 in)[4]
Beam17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)[4]
Draft5.22 m (17 ft 2 in)[4]
Depth9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)[4]
Installed power
Speed28 kn (52 km/h)[8]
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)[8]
Complement226[8]
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

INS Dunagiri is the fifth ship of the Nilgiri-class stealth guided missile frigates (P-17A) being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy.[16]

Naming

The ship is named after the Himalayan peak, Dunagiri. Her crest was unveiled on 11 June 2026. The crest depicts a Himalayan osprey flying above a mountain peak as a symbol for "precision, vigilance and dominance". This ship inherits the name, crest and legacy of the erstwhile Leander-class frigate INS Dunagiri (1977), now decommissioned.[3][17]

Construction and career

This is the second ship of the P-17A series of ships that are being built by GRSE. The ship was laid down on 24 January 2020 and it was launched on 15 July 2022.[18][19] The ship is expected to be delivered by Q1 2026 and commissioned in the same year.[20]

Dunagiri was delivered to the Indian Navy on 30 March 2026 along with INS Agray and INS Sanshodhak.[21][22] The three ships were commissioned simultaneously during a tri-commissioning event on 21 June 2026 in Kolkata.[2][23] In July, Rolls-Royce announced that INS Dunagiri and INS Mahendragiri are equipped with four MTU 12V 396 TE54 generator sets.[24][25]

References

  1. ↑ "Historic Delivery of "Triplets" : GRSE Hands Over three Warships to Indian Navy". PSU Connect. 30 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commissions Indian Navy's frontline platforms - INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak & INS Agray - in Kolkata" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Precision and dominance: Navy unveils crest of Project 17A frigate Dunagiri". The Times of India. 11 June 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "EOI for P17A frigates" (PDF). Garden Reach Shipbuilders. 14 August 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Indian Navy picks MAN engines for stealth frigates - Marine Log". MarineLog. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "MAN 28/33D STC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Howard, Michelle (7 December 2016). "GE Gas Turbines to Power Indian Stealth Frigate". MarineLink. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Mazumdar, Mrityunjoy (25 April 2018). "India reveals P-17A frigate configuration". Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "BEL eyes deal for 7 more Navy missile systems". The Hindu Business Line. 2 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "MoD gives nod to 7 stealth frigates worth Rs 13,000 crore". The Times of India. TNN. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
  11. 1 2 Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Israel ship missile test for India, The Telegraph, 28 November 2015
  13. ↑ Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle, The Times of India, 28 November 2015
  14. ↑ Snehesh, Alex Philip. "Navy to scrap plans to procure guns from US, considering 'Make in India' route now". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
  15. 1 2 Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Construction of P17A class stealth frigates begins - News". 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Leander-Class Frigate INS Vindhyagiri Damaged in Peacetime Accident". Indian Military Review. March 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Project 17A: GRSE starts building 2nd Advanced Stealth Frigate". Defence Watch Bureau. PSU Watch. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Raksha Mantri launches Y- 3023 Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate at GRSE Ltd, Kolkata". PIB.
  20. ↑ "Transcript_of_Analyst_Meet_Con_Call_for_Q3FY_23_24_GRSE.pdf" (PDF). GRSE.
  21. ↑ "3 ships - Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray - handed over to Navy on Monday". BusinessLine. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "Navy gets three indigenous warships from GRSE, boost to self-reliance push". India Today. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  23. ↑ Menon, Adithya Krishna (24 June 2026). "Indian Navy Commissions Nilgiri class Frigate, ASW Vessel and Survey Vessel". Naval News. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Rolls-Royce Powers INS Mahendragiri" (Press release). Rolls-Royce. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  25. ↑ PTI (13 July 2026). "INS Mahendragiri equipped with four mtu generator sets: Rolls-Royce". ThePrint. Retrieved 19 July 2026.

See also

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