TNPSC Thervupettagam

Himgiri of Project 17A

December 18 , 2020 1443 days 1075 0
  • The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) recently launched a new Project 17A ship called Himgiri for the Indian Navy.
  • It is the first of the three ships built by GRSE.
  • The ship was launched into the waters of Hooghly river.
  • It is a Nilgiri-class Stealth Frigate.
  • The Nilgiri class Frigates of Indian Navy are Himgiri, Dunagiri, Udaygiri, Vindhyagiri and Taragiri.
  • This project was approved by the Government of India in 2015.
  • Under the project, a total of seven advanced frigates are to be delivered to the Indian Navy.
  • Four of these are to be constructed by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and three are to be launched by GRSE.
  • The Project 17A ships are guided missile frigates.
  • Frigate is a type of warship that has different roles over time.

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