INS Gomati (F21)

INS Gomati (F21) is a Godavari-class guided-missile frigate of Indian Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Gomati.
History
India
Name: INS Gomati
Namesake: Gomti River
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Launched: 19 March 1984
Commissioned: 16 April 1988
Status: in active service
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Godavari-class frigate
Displacement:
  • 3,600 long tons (3,658 t) standard
  • 3,860 long tons (3,922 t) full load
Length: 126.4 m (415 ft)
Beam: 14.5 m (48 ft)
Draught: 4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion: 2 turbines with 30,000 hp motors; 2 550 psi boilers; 2 shafts
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range: 4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 313 (incl. 40 officers & 13 aircrew)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 × Signaal D-band radar
  • 1 × MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) E-band radar
  • 2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band radars for navigation
  • Bharat APSOH hull mounted sonar, Fathoms Oceanic VDS and Type 162M sonar
Armament:
  • 4 × P-20M anti-ship missiles in single-tube launchers
  • Barak SAM system
  • 2 × 57 mm (twin) guns at 90° elevation
  • 4 × AK-230 30 mm gunmounts with 85° elevation (in CIWS role only)
  • 6 × 324 mm ILAS 3 torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244-S or NST 58 anti-submarine torpedoes
Aircraft carried:

The ship was built by Mazagon Dock Ltd in Mumbai and has an indigenous content of 72%. After her mid-life upgrade in 2011, the ship has been fitted with new weapons and sensors, which include the Barak surface-to-air missile system, an Oto Melara 76 mm gun, HUMSA sonar[1] and Advanced Ship Control System for UAVs. On March 28, 2019, an Indian Navy personnel onboard INS Gomati died during weapons firing drills at sea.[2]

References
  1. Cmde Saunders RN, Stephen (2016). IHS Janes Fighting Ship 2016-17. UK: IHS Global Limited. p. 349. ISBN 9780710631855.
  2. "Indian sailor dies during firing drills on Godavari-class frigate". IHS Jane's 360. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.


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