| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Prahar |
| Builder | Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Commissioned | 1 March 1997 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K98 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision, in 2006 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Veer-class corvette |
| Displacement | 455 tons (full load) |
| Length | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | COGAG |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range | 1,650 mi (2,660 km) |
| Complement | 41 (incl 5 officers) |
INS Prahar (Assault) [1] was a Veer-class corvette of the Indian Navy. [2]
Operations
In October 1999, she assisted the IGCS Tarabai to chase and capture a Panamanian-registered Japanese cargo ship carrying aluminum ingots, MV Alondra Rainbow, that had been hijacked by pirates off Indonesia. The operation took place off the coast of Kochi. [3]
Collision
On 21 April 2006 INS Prahar collided with the container ship MV Rajiv Gandhi, and sank off the coast of Goa. No one was injured in the accident. The commanding officer of the ship, Lieutenant Commander Yogesh Tripathi was found guilty of negligence by an Indian Navy court-martial, and dismissed from service. [4]
References
- ^ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0
- ^ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Alondra Rainbow revisited, A Study of related issues in the light of the recent judgment of Mumbai High Court". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "INS Prahar mishap: Captain found guilty of navigational error, sacked". The Indian Express.
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | INS Prahar |
| Builder | Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Commissioned | 1 March 1997 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K98 |
| Fate | Sunk in collision, in 2006 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Veer-class corvette |
| Displacement | 455 tons (full load) |
| Length | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Propulsion | COGAG |
| Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range | 1,650 mi (2,660 km) |
| Complement | 41 (incl 5 officers) |
INS Prahar (Assault) [1] was a Veer-class corvette of the Indian Navy. [2]
Operations
In October 1999, she assisted the IGCS Tarabai to chase and capture a Panamanian-registered Japanese cargo ship carrying aluminum ingots, MV Alondra Rainbow, that had been hijacked by pirates off Indonesia. The operation took place off the coast of Kochi. [3]
Collision
On 21 April 2006 INS Prahar collided with the container ship MV Rajiv Gandhi, and sank off the coast of Goa. No one was injured in the accident. The commanding officer of the ship, Lieutenant Commander Yogesh Tripathi was found guilty of negligence by an Indian Navy court-martial, and dismissed from service. [4]
References
- ^ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0
- ^ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Alondra Rainbow revisited, A Study of related issues in the light of the recent judgment of Mumbai High Court". Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "INS Prahar mishap: Captain found guilty of navigational error, sacked". The Indian Express.