INS Kuthar (P46)

INS Kuthar is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy. It was designed by Indian naval architects and built at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. INS Kuthar was part of Western Naval Command till 1998 later it moved to be part of Eastern Naval Command.[1] It was damaged in a mishap that occurred on 15 July 2014. The mishap occurred after the naval ship returned to the port after completing a mission.

For other ships with the same name, see INS Kuthar.

INS Kuthar
History
Name:	INS Kuthar
Builder:	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down:	13 September 1986
Launched:	15 April 1989
Commissioned:	7 June 1990
Identification:	Pennant number: P46
Status:	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type:	Khukri-class corvette
Displacement:	1350 tons (full load)
Length:	91.1 metres
Beam:	10.5 metres
Draught:	4.5 metres
Propulsion:	2 diesel engines with 14,400hp 2 shafts
Speed:	25 knots (50 km/h)
Range:	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement:	79 (incl. 10 officers)
Sensors and processing systems:	MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar Garpun-Bal radar Bharat 1245 navigation radar
Armament:	4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D) AShMs 2 × Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM 1 × AK–176 76mm gun 2 × 30mm AK-630 guns
Aircraft carried:	1 helicopter (HAL Chetak)

Maritime exercise

• Kuthar was one of the six ships of Eastern Naval Command which was part of naval exercise in Bay of Bengal on the eve of Navy week celebrations in the year 2005.[2]
• Missile corvette Kuthar along with INS Satpura and INS Ranvijay represented the Indian Navy in the first ever Japan-India maritime exercise (JIMEX) which was held in the Bay of Bengal from 19 December to 22 December 2013.[3]

Incidents

• Sub Lieutenant Tejveer Singh died on Tuesday October 11, 2016 onboard INS Kuthar after he accidentally fired his 9mm pistol. Singh fired the round accidentally at around 1430 hours and was injured. He was then shifted to Naval Hospital INHS Kalyani in Visakhapatnam wherein he succumbed to his injuries.[4]

References

1. "Navy welcomes students aboard INS Kuthar". The Hindu. 10 November 2013.
2. "Eastern Naval Command exercises thrill children to the core". The Hindu. 24 November 2005.
3. "First Maritime Exercise between Japan and India Set for Today". Naval Today.
4. "Indian Navy officer dies in INS Kuthar due to accidental firing". The Indian Express.