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Nilgiri

Post by shipstamps » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:44 pm


A warship I.N.S. Nilgiri, is depicted on an Indian 20p. stamp issued to commemorate the vessel's launching on October 23 at Bombay. Her builders were the Mazagon Dock Ltd., who took over the private yard formerly owned by the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. The Nilgiri is an improved "Leander" class frigate, with a speed of 30 knots. Standard displacement is 2,450 tons, 2,860 full-load on dimensions approximately 360 x 43 x 18 ft. She is equipped with a "Wasp" helicopter, "Seacat" guided missiles, long-range air warning radar, improved anti-submarine equipment, and electronic and fire-control systems. Although the stamp pays tribute to the Nilgiri, the warship was obviously only just launched at the time and cannot be the actual vessel the stamp depicts, but simply one of the class. SG577 Sea Breezes 8/69

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Re: Nilgiri

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:37 pm

Built as a frigate by the Mazagon Docks Ltd., Mumbai for the Indian Navy.
1964 Ordered.
October 1966 laid down
12 October 1968 launched as INS NILGIRI (F32), named after the Nilgiri Hills in India. She was the lead ship of her class of six ships. She was christened by the Minister President of India, I Ghandi.
Displacement 2,682 ton standard, 2,962 ton full load. Dim. 113 x 13 x 4.3m. (draught).
Powered by two geared steam turbines 30,000 hp (22,000 kW), twin shafts, speed 28 knots. Range by a speed of 12 knots, 4,000 mile.
Armament 2 – MK.6 Vickers 115mm guns, 4 – AK-230 30mm guns, 2 – Oerlikon 20mm. 2 – triple II.AS 3 324mm torpedo tubes.
Carried on HAL Chetak helicopter.
03 June 1972 completed.

INS NILGIRI (F33) was the lead ship of her class of frigates. Commissioned on 3 June 1972 into the Indian Navy, she was decommissioned in 1996.
INS NILGIRI was the first major warship built in India keel up. It was built at Mazagon Docks Limited, Mumbai in collaboration with Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow. The collaboration involved designs of the Royal Navy's improved Type 12 general purpose frigate and technical and training support for construction of 6 vessels. The project to build NILGIRI was led by Homi Sethna and Commander (later Rear Admiral) Prakash N Gour. The success of NILGIRI led to the Indian Navy along with Mazagon Docks redesigning the last two ships of the class – INS VINDHYAGIRI and INS TARAGIRI to add the Sea King helicopter, ILAS 324 mm torpedo tubes and Bofors ASW rocket launcher.
The ship was fitted with the Agouti system to minimize propellor cavitation noise.
Decommissioning

INS NILGIRI was decommissioned in 1996. She was sunk on 24 April 1997, in a test firing of a Sea Eagle anti-ship missile by a Sea Harrier Frs Mk.51 taking off from the aircraft carrier INS VIRAAT.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_NILGIRI
India 1968 15p sg 577, scott 479.

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