INS Kirpan (P44)

Kirpan (P44) entering Cam Ranh International Port, Vietnam
NameINS Kirpan
NamesakeCeremonial dagger worn by Khalsa Sikhs
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Laid down15 November 1985
Launched16 August 1988
Commissioned12 January 1991
Decommissioned22 July 2023[1]
IdentificationPennant number: P44
StatusDecommissioned & handed over to the Vietnamese Navy
History
Vietnam
Acquired22 July 2023
IdentificationShip 26[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeKhukri-class corvette
Displacement1350 tons (full load)
Length91.1 metres
Beam10.5 metres
Draught4.5 metres
Propulsion
  • 2 diesel engines with 14,400hp
  • 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (50 km/h)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement79 (incl. 10 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
  • Garpun-Bal radar
  • Bharat 1245 navigation radar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 helicopter (HAL Chetak)

INS Kirpan is the name of a Khukri-class corvette formerly commissioned by the Indian Navy.[3] It was recently decommissioned and handed over to Vietnam People's Navy in a ceremony presided over by Adm. R. Hari Kumar and Rear Adm. Pham Manh Hung, Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff, Vietnam People's Navy.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PIB-210723 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Hải quân Việt Nam tiếp nhận chiến hạm 26, mong bạn nốt cho 27, 28". YouTube. 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Navy Gifts Active Warship To Vietnam, First By India To Any Country".
  4. ^ on%20Wednesday%2C%20the%20navy%20said. "Missile boat Kirpan decommissioned from Indian Navy, handed over to Vietnam as gift". {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)