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.[5]

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.[5]

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

On 8 October 2024, INS Satpura hosted the opening ceremony of Exercise Malabar at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.[24]

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. ^ Chadha, Monica (18 April 2003). "India trials stealth frigate". BBC News.
  4. ^ a b c Waters, Conrad (2015). Seaforth World Naval Review 2013: pdf. Seaforth Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 9781473817999. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Shivalik Class Frigates". Naval Technology. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. ^ Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012 Archived 14 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  8. ^ Newspaper, Tuoi Tre. "Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang". tuoitrenews.vn. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ^ Eshel, Noam (16 May 2013). "Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 | Defense Update". defense-update.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ "SIMBEX visit". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia". Naval Today. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Thailand, Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. "Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ "Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  18. ^ "INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post". 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  19. ^ "INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016". Business Standard. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  20. ^ "INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia | IHS Jane's 360". janes.com. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore | NetIndian". netindian.in. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  23. ^ "Indian Warship visits Singapore | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  24. ^ Sudhir, S. N. V. "Multi-national maritime exercise MALABAR begins off Vizag coast". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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