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INS Satpura (F48) is a Shivalik-class stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class is an improvement over the preceding Talwar-class frigates with increased stealth and land attack features.[4]

Construction

INS Satpura was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The keel was laid on 31 October 2002 and was launched on 4 June 2004. She was completed in 2010 and underwent sea trials before being commissioned on 20 August 2011 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.[4]

Service history

Deployment Date Port Visited Commander Notes and References
2012
Malabar 2012 with naval destroyers INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kulish and fleet-tanker INS Shakti. Bay of Bengal [5][6]
2013
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kirch and fleet-tanker INS Shakti 6 May Da Nang, Vietnam [7]
28 May Changi, Singapore Participated in IMDEX-13[8]
2015
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvir, corvette INS Kamorta and fleet tanker INS Shakti 23-26 May Singapore Captain Hari Krishnan[9] SIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy[10]
4-6 June Fremantle, Australia [11][12]
28-30 June Sattahip, Thailand [13]
2016
South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean 30 May to 3 June Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam Captain A N Pramod[14][15]
13-15 August Port Majuro, Marshall Islands [16][17]
30 June – 4 August Hawaii, United States 25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise[18][19]
18-20 August Pohnpei, Micronesia [20]
31 August – 3 September Singapore [21][22]

Images

The EL/M-2238 STAR radar onboard Satpura

References

  1. ^ "Shivalik class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ Cdr. A.K. Lambhate, "Stealth is Wealth" Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sainik Samachar, Vol. 51, No. 14, 16–31 July 2004, Ministry of Defence (India).
  3. ^ Monica Chadha, India trials stealth frigate, BBC, 18 April 2003
  4. ^ a b "Shivalik Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. ^ Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012
  7. ^ Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. ^ Eshel, Noam (16 May 2013). "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ^ Diplomat, Prashanth Parameswaran, The. "Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "SIMBEX visit". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  12. ^ Saran, Shyam (27 November 2015). "India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence". The Wire. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  13. ^ Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam". The Diplomat. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  17. ^ "INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  18. ^ "INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  19. ^ "INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Satpura