INS Mahendragiri is a Nilgiri-class (Project-17 Alpha) frigate of the Indian Navy. It was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai and was formally launched by Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on 1 September 2023.[1]
Named after a mountain peak of the Eastern Ghats[2] of Orissa, Mahendragiri is the seventh and final ship of the P-17A Frigates, which are the advanced version of Shivalik-class frigates with enhanced stealth features, upgraded weapons and sensors and improved platform management systems on-board.[3] Mahendragiri, which entered the waters of Arabian Sea on September 1, will nowШаблон:When be parked at the Wet Basins of the MDL for remaining outfitting and trials along with the three ships of her class.[4]
Mahendragiri is internally designed by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and has indigenously evolved stealth guided-missile frigate equipped with state-of-the-art technology.Шаблон:Clarify[5] The warship is 149 m long and 17.8 wide; it reaches speeds of up to 28 knots.[6]Шаблон:INS, the sixth Project 17A warship was launched by President Droupadi Murmu at Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, on 17 August 2023.[7]
