INS Brahmaputra (1957)

History
India
NameINS Brahmaputra
NamesakeBrahmaputra River
BuilderJohn Brown & Company
Laid down20 October 1955
Launched15 March 1957
Completed31 March 1958
IdentificationF31
FateScrapped 1986
General characteristics
Class and typeLeopard-class frigate
Displacement
  • 2,300 long tons (2,337 t) standard
  • 2,520 long tons (2,560 t) full load
Length103.6 m (339 ft 11 in) o/a
Beam12.2 metres (40 ft 0 in)
Draught3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion8 × Admiralty Standard Range ASR1 diesels, 14,400 shp (10,738 kW), 2 shafts
Speed25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h)
Range7,500 nmi (13,900 km; 8,600 mi)
Complement210
Armament

INS Brahmaputra (F31) was a Leopard-class frigate of the Indian Navy. She was built by the Scottish shipbuilder John Brown & Company and completed in March 1958. Brahmaputra served during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. She was scrapped in 1986.