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marine diesel engine with 6-MW power. The overall upgrade will take 2 years for completion. The upgrade will increase the remaining service lifespan of the frigate from current 10 years to more than 25 years after completion. According to an official, “there are issues such as steam leaks and high
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temperatures in the boiler and engine rooms of these ships which contribute to uncomfortable working conditions for the crew.” The upgrade will reduce the maintenance requirement of the ships. The
Upgrade has commenced as of May 2024.
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frigate. She is fitted with an array of modern sensor suites and matching weapon systems.
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505:. Bharat rakshak page on Brahmaputra class frigate. 5 May 2007. Archived from
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signed a contract for the mid-life upgrade of INS Beas with
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with the Royal Navy, was conducted off the coast of the
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F37 departing
Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 20 June 2009.
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Pakistan post-partition and served as
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4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi)
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293:2 Ă— Graesby G738 or BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoy
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27:For other ships with the same name, see
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766:List of frigates of the Indian Navy
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1718:Later reclassified as frigates
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503:"Type 16A Brahmaputra class"
341:6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun
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388:. She was built at the
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309:(SS-N-25 Switchblade)
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1541:INS Taragiri
1536:INS Udaygiri
1514:Future ships
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125:Commissioned
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1575:Project 17B
1551:INS Himgiri
1531:INS Nilgiri
1303:Elphinstone
1201:Vindhyagiri
1133:Brahmaputra
991:River class
952: (F37)
944: (F39)
934:Brahmaputra
923:Brahmaputra
884: (F43)
876: (F40)
712:Brahmaputra
698:Brahmaputra
479:Varuna 2009
477:. Exercise
469:. Exercise
467:French Navy
441:Caterpillar
386:Indian Navy
377:Brahmaputra
151:Brahmaputra
1868:2000 ships
1847:Categories
1493:HMIS
1485:HMIS
1466:HMIS
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1426:HMIS
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1380:Cornwallis
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642:7 December
616:7 December
559:pib.gov.in
513:28 January
489:References
463:Royal Navy
410:River Beas
210:Complement
186:Propulsion
165:3,850 tons
89:River Beas
1599:Footnotes
1584:7-8 ships
1468:Hindustan
1368:Aubrietia
1053:Blackwood
471:Konkan-09
1709:in 1978.
1696:in 1978.
1632:Shamsher
1558:Dunagiri
1495:Lawrence
1456:Hastings
1412:Godavari
1254:Godavari
1243:Godavari
1208:Taragiri
1194:Dunagiri
1187:Udaygiri
1017:Shamsher
983:Frigates
851:Sahyadri
837:Shivalik
826:Shivalik
742:Godavari
465:and the
398:Godavari
346:RBU-6000
300:Armament
117:Launched
85:Namesake
29:INS Beas
1664:Hooghly
1616:Dhanush
1420:Cauvery
1404:Narbada
1344:Grimsby
1324:Baluchi
1314:P class
1291:Anchusa
1231:Krishna
1220:Leander
1180:Himgiri
1173:Nilgiri
1162:Nilgiri
1122:Leopard
1109:Trishul
1033:Hooghly
1009:Dhanush
911:Trikand
904:Tarkash
882:Trishul
844:Satpura
423:Upgrade
415:Leopard
384:of the
382:frigate
156:frigate
95:Builder
55:History
1827:Karsaz
1811:Krisna
1795:Jumuna
1779:Sutlej
1763:Kaveri
1731:Jhelum
1444:Kistna
1428:Sutlej
1332:Pathan
1282:Sloops
1268:Gomati
1101:Talwar
1090:Whitby
1078:Kuthar
1071:Kirpan
1064:Khukri
874:Talwar
863:Talwar
751:Talwar
483:France
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726:Betwa
590:2 May
564:2 May
539:2 May
437:CODAD
374:is a
372:(F37)
318:Barak
316:24 Ă—
307:Kh-35
305:16 Ă—
240:Sonar
225:Radar
202:Range
194:Speed
111:India
68:India
1825:PNS
1809:INS
1793:INS
1777:INS
1761:INS
1747:Sind
1745:PNS
1729:PNS
1678:INS
1662:INS
1646:INS
1630:PNS
1614:PNS
1556:INS
1141:Beas
1001:Neza
950:Beas
719:Beas
660:Beas
658:INS
644:2010
618:2010
592:2024
566:2024
541:2024
515:2008
459:Beas
406:Beas
370:Beas
368:INS
344:2 Ă—
337:4 Ă—
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178:Beam
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74:Name
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