INS Hosdurg (K73)

INS Hosdurg (K73) was the third ship of the Durg class corvettes of the Indian Navy. The ship was commissioned on 15 January 1978 and decommissioned on 5 June 1999. The ship was named after Hosdurg Fort, a fort in Kerala. It was built at Leningrad, Russia.[1]

Model of INS Hosdurg (K73), on display at Visakha Museum
History
 Indian Navy
Name: INS Hosdurg
Namesake: Hosdurg Fort
Commissioned: 15 January 1978
Decommissioned: 5 June 1999
Fate: Sunk in June 2000, in a Sea Eagle test
General characteristics
Class and type: Durg class corvette
Displacement: 670 tons (full load)
Length: 59 meters
Beam: 12.5 meters
Draught: 2.5 meters
Speed: 32 knots
Complement: 42 (incl 7 officers)
Armament:
  • 4 × SS-N-2C Anti-Ship Missile
  • 1 × OSA-M (SA-N-4) Surface to air missile
  • 2 × 57 millimetres (2.2 in) guns

Decommissioning

The Hosdurg was decommissioned on 5 June 1999. In June 2000, she was sunk in a test of a long-range Sea Eagle Anti-Ship Missile fired by a Jaguar of the Indian Air Force.[1]

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References
  1. "Nanuchka II Class (Durg)". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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