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Home» News»India’s MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate
India's MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate 2
Taragiri which was launched today is the 3rd frigate built by MDL and fifth ship in the class overall. Indian MoD picture.

India’s MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate

India's shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) today launched the fifth Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) frigate for the Indian Navy, at its shipyard in Mumbai.

Xavier Vavasseur 11 Sep 2022

The future INS 'Taragiri' is the fifth of seven P17A Frigates currently in construction for the Indian Navy

Following the Government of India declaring a state-mourning on 11 Sep 2022 (in relation to the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II), the event was limited to a technical launch (launching of vessels at the MDL shipyard is tide dependent, any change in the schedule was not possible).  

Seven P17A Frigates are under various stages of construction at MDL and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE). Taragiri which was launched today is the 5th frigate built by GRSE. It is named after the mountain range in the state of Uttarakhand. The 4th ship-in-class was launched by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata in July this year. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) laid the keel of the 7th and final ship in late June 2022.

This ship has been built using Integrated construction methodology which involves hull blocks construction in different geographical locations and integration/erection on Slipway at MDL. The keel of Taragiri was laid on 10 Sep 2020 and the ship is expected to be delivered by August 2025.

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The indigenously designed ‘Taragiri’ will have state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, an advanced action information system, an integrated platform management system, world class modular living spaces, sophisticated power distribution system and a host of other advanced features.  It will be fitted with supersonic surface-to-surface missile system.


Indian MoD statement

About Project 17A / Nilgiri-class frigate

India's MDL Launches 5th Nilgiri-class P17A Frigate 2
Taragiri which was launched today is the 3rd frigate built by MDL and fifth ship in the class overall. Indian MoD picture.

The Nilgiri-class frigate or Project 17A is a follow-on of the Project 17 Shivalik-class frigate for the Indian Navy. The frigates are built with extensive use of low-observability technologies, including new radar-absorbing coatings, composite materials and “faceted” shape superstructures.

The ship will be fitted with a 76mm main gun, two 30 mm AK-630M anti-aircraft artillery systems, two torpedo tubes, launchers for eight BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and 32 Barak-8 surface to air missiles. Its main radar will be the MF-STAR by IAI.

Project 17A frigates main characteristics

  • Displacement: 6,670 tons
  • Length: 149 meters
  • Width: 17,8 meters
  • Draft: 5,22 meters
  • Speed: 28 knots
  • Range: 5,500 nautical miles
  • Crew: 226 sailors
Indian Navy MDL P17A frigate 2022-09-11
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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