Project 17A stealth frigate Himgiri delivered to Indian Navy at GRSE, Kolkata
On 31 July 2025 at GRSE, Kolkata, Himgiri (Yard 3022), the third Nilgiri-class (Project 17A) frigate and the first of the class built by GRSE, was delivered to the Indian Navy.
Summary
Himgiri (Yard 3022), the third ship of the Nilgiri class (Project 17A) and the first of the class built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), was delivered to the Indian Navy at GRSE, Kolkata, on 31 July 2025. The frigate revives the name of the earlier INS Himgiri, a Leander-class frigate decommissioned on 6 May 2005 after 30 years of service. Designed by the Warship Design Bureau, P17A frigates have Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion and carry a supersonic surface-to-surface missile system, a medium-range surface-to-air missile system, a 76 mm gun and 30 mm and 12.7 mm close-in weapon systems. The project has 75% indigenous content and has involved over 200 MSMEs at GRSE.
Key facts
- Delivered
- 31 July 2025, GRSE Kolkata
- Ship
- Himgiri (Yard 3022), 3rd Nilgiri-class / P17A; 1st built by GRSE
- Earlier Himgiri
- Leander-class frigate, decommissioned 6 May 2005
- Design
- Warship Design Bureau
- Propulsion
- CODOG
- Weapons
- Supersonic SSM, MRSAM, 76 mm gun, 30 mm and 12.7 mm CIWS
- Indigenous content
- 75%; over 200 MSMEs
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Himgiri, delivered to the Indian Navy on 31 July 2025, is which ship of the Nilgiri class (Project 17A)?
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Correct answer: D — Third
Himgiri (Yard 3022) is the third ship of the Nilgiri class and the first built at GRSE.
The Project 17A frigate Himgiri was built and delivered on 31 July 2025 at:
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Correct answer: B — Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata
Himgiri was delivered at GRSE, Kolkata, and is the first P17A ship built there.
Consider the following statements about Project 17A frigates: 1. They use Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion. 2. The earlier INS Himgiri, whose name the new frigate revives, was a Leander-class frigate decommissioned on 6 May 2005. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are in the Defence Ministry release.