INS Malpe
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Malpe (M 86) |
| Namesake | Malpe |
| Builder | Leningrad, USSR |
| Commissioned | 10 May 1984 |
| Decommissioned | 4 Dec 2006 |
| Homeport | Kochi |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mahé-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 100 tons full load |
| Length | 26 m |
| Beam | 5.5 m |
| Draught | 1.5 m |
| Propulsion | Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts[1] |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Range | 300 nautical miles (555.6 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 10 |
| Crew | 25 |
| Sensors & processing systems | MG-7 sonar |
| Armament | 2 x 25mm/80 twin guns |
| Notes |
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INS Malpe an Indian Naval minesweeper ship, named after a port in Malabar coast Malpe. She remained in service until decommissioned at Naval Base, Kochi on 4 December 2006.[2]
Service
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References
[edit]- ^ "Mahé {Yevgenya} Class". Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Mahé Class".