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INS Kuthar (P46)

Khukri class corvette

Summary

Khukri class corvette

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nameINS Kuthar
namesake"Battle axe"
builderMazagon Dock Limited
laid_down13 September 1986
launched15 April 1989
commissioned7 June 1990
identification*
statusActive
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displacement1350 tons (full load)
length91.1 metres
beam10.5 metres
draught4.5 metres
propulsion*2 diesel engines with 14,400hp
speed25 kn
range4,000 nmi at 16 kn
complement79 (incl. 10 officers)
sensors*MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar
armament*4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D) AShMs
aircraft1 helicopter (HAL Chetak)

  • Callsign: VVWK

  • Pennant number: P46

  • 2 shafts

  • Garpun-Bal radar

  • Bharat 1245 navigation radar

  • 2 × Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM

  • 1 × AK–176 76mm gun

  • 2 × 30mm AK-630 guns

INS Kuthar (P46) is a , currently in service with the Indian Navy. It was designed by Indian naval architects and built at the Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. INS Kuthar was part of Western Naval Command till 1998 later it moved to be part of Eastern Naval Command. It was damaged in a mishap that occurred on 15 July 2014. The mishap occurred after the naval ship returned to its base in the Andaman and Nicobar Command in rough weather after completing a mission.

Etymology

The INS Kuthar is named after a kuthar, the Hindi word for a handheld battle axe.

Service history

On 3 March 2025, Kuthar arrived at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on an official visit under the command of Commander Nitin Sharma. The vessel is scheduled to depart the island on 6 March 2025 upon completing its mission.

Maritime exercise

  • Kuthar was one of the six ships of Eastern Naval Command which was part of a naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal on the eve of Navy week celebrations in the year 2005.
  • 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.
  • Between 28 March and 2 April 2025, Kuthar and participated in Exercise INDRA with the Russian Navy's Pechanga (), Rezkiy (), Aldar Tsydenzhapov ().

Incidents

  • Sub Lieutenant Tejveer Singh died on Tuesday October 11, 2016 onboard the 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 where he succumbed to his injuries.
  • The Kuthar collided with the destroyer INS Ranvir in the Bay of Bengal in August 2009. The reason for the collision was found to be a rudder failure, further compounded by a flawed naval maneuver.

References

References

  1. (10 Nov 2013). "Navy welcomes students aboard INS Kuthar". [[The Hindu]].
  2. (13 July 2014). "INS Kuthar damaged in mishap, navy orders probe".
  3. "Khukri Class Corvettes".
  4. (2025-03-03). "INS Kuthar calls Port of Colombo".
  5. (24 Nov 2005). "Eastern Naval Command exercises thrill children to the core". [[The Hindu]].
  6. (19 December 2013). "First Maritime Exercise between Japan and India Set for Today". Naval Today.
  7. (2025-03-28). "INDIAN AND RUSSIAN NAVIES SET FOR THE 14th EDITION OF MARITIME BILATERAL EXERCISE – INDRA 2025". [[Press Information Bureau]].
  8. (11 October 2016). "Indian Navy officer dies in INS Kuthar due to accidental firing". The Indian Express.
  9. "Mayday: INS Sindhurakshak's destruction underlines a growing trend of naval warship losses, primarily due to human error".
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