Durg class corvette

Class overview
Name:	Durg class
Operators:	Indian Navy
Planned:	3
Completed:	3
Retired:	3
General characteristics
Class and type:	Durg Class
Type:	Corvette
Displacement:	670 tons (full load)
Length:	59 meters
Beam:	12.5 meters
Draught:	2.5 meters
Speed:	32 knots
Complement:	42 (incl 7 officers)[1]

The Durg class corvettes of the Indian Navy were customized variants of the Soviet Navy Nanuchka class corvettes. Three vessels of this class served in the Indian Navy, where they formed the 21st Missile Vessel Squadron (K21).^[1]

Durg class vessels take their names from famous historical forts in India.

The Durg class is also known as the Nanuchka II class. Some design improvements made for the Durg class were incorporated into the Soviet Nanuchka III class, commissioned into the Soviet Navy in the 1980s, some of which are still in service with the Russian Navy as of 2009.

The Durg class was primarily intended for coastal patrol and defence. They were the first class of vessels in the Indian Navy to primarily rely on surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles for defence.

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
INS Vijaydurg	K71	25 December 1976	30 September 2002
INS Sindhudurg	K72	29 May 1977	24 September 2004
INS Hosdurg	K73	15 January 1978	05 June 1999	Sunk in a Sea Eagle AShM test

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/87-Nanuchka-II-Durg-Class.html