INS Himgiri (F34) was a Nilgiri-class frigate of the Indian Navy. Himgiri was commissioned into the Navy on 23 November 1974. She was decommissioned on 6 May 2005.
A new ship with this name belonging to the new Nilgiri class was launched in December 2020.[2]
Operations
INS Himgiri holds the record for the number of days at sea in a single deployment for a conventional ship of the Indian Navy. In 1976, she was the first ship of the Indian Navy to shoot down a pilotless aircraft.
References
- ^ "Surface Ships -->Frigates-->Giri Class". Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Team, BS Web (14 December 2020). "In pictures: GRSE-built stealth frigate 'INS Himgiri' launched in Kolkata". Business Standard India.
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