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INS Kora
Indian Navy corvette
Indian Navy corvette
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image |
| image | INS Kora entering Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.jpg |
| image_caption | INS Kora entering Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career |
| country | India |
| flag | |
| name | INS Kora |
| namesake | "Sword" |
| builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| laid_down | 10 January 1990 |
| launched | 23 September 1992 |
| commissioned | 10 August 1998 |
| identification | Pennant number: P61 |
| status | Active |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics |
| class | |
| displacement | 1,400 tons full load |
| length | 91.1 m |
| beam | 10.5 m |
| draught | 4.5 m |
| propulsion | *2 diesel motors with 14400 hp |
| speed | 25 kn |
| range | 4000 mi at 16 kn |
| complement | 134 (incl 14 officers) |
| sensors | *1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar |
| armament | *16 × Kh-35 Uran-E SSM |
| aircraft | 1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopter |
- 2 shafts
- Bharat 1245 navigation radar
- Bharat Vympel IPN-10 combat data system
- 2 × Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM
- 1 × 76.2 mm AK–176M gun
- 2 × 30 mm AK-630 guns
'*INS *Kora''''' is the lead ship of the of 1,350-tonne guided missile corvettes in active service with the Indian Navy. The vessel was built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and outfitted at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
She is equipped with 3M-24 anti-ship missiles as a primary weapon, with two Strela-2M anti-air missiles as defensive weapons.
History
Kora was on a goodwill visit to Singapore in 2001.
On 31 October 2014, Kora was in collision with the cargo ship MV Madeleine Rickmers in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Vishakhapatnam. Kora participated in the 2015 SLINEX training exercises from 27 October to 1 November. Kora took part in LIMA in 2017.
The ship has taken part extensively in various exercises in the South China Sea. She and , a , participated in bilateral exercises with Vietnam Navy and Philippine Navy in 2021. A frigate from the Philippines, took part in the exercise.
Kora along with was on a visit to Kolkata between 28 and 30 November 2025 as part of the Navy Week celebrations. The ships were open for public visitors.
References
References
- "Surface Ships of Indian Navy".
- "Project 25A Kora Class".
- Hancock, Paul. (31 October 2014). "INS Kora Damaged". Shipwrecklog.
- "Exercise SLINEX-15 - Navy Ships enter Trincomalee {{!}} Indian Navy".
- Sharma, Ravi. (19 August 2021). "India and Vietnam conduct joint 'sea phase' naval exercise in the South China Sea".
- Abhishek Bhalla. (August 24, 2021). "Indian Navy's INS Ranvijay, INS Kora carry out maritime exercise with Philippines".
- (24 August 2021). "Naval drills between BRP Antonio Luna Philippine frigate and Indian Navy".
- (2025-11-28). "Warships for public viewing". The Times of India.
- "Frontline guided missile corvettes make port call in Kolkata to mark Navy Week".
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