Veer Class, Abhay Class
Indian Navy Ships
CORVETTES
Veer Class
The Veer class corvettes meaning 'Brave' form the 22nd Killer Missile Vessel Squadron of Indian Navy. Eight vessels of this class inherit their names from the illustrious 25th Killer missile boat squadron, which attacked and sunk 2 destroyers, a minesweeper and various other support vessels off Karachi during Operation Trident and Operation Python of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Name | Pennant No | Date of Commission |
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Vibhuti | K 45 | 03 Jun 1991 |
Vipul | K 46 | 16 Mar 1992 |
Vinash | K 47 | 20 Nov 1993 |
Vidyut | K 48 | 16 Jan 1995 |
Nashak | K 83 | 29 Dec 1996 |
Pralaya | K 91 | 18 Dec 2002 |
Prabal | K 92 | 11 Apr 2002 |
Abhay Class
The Abhay class corvettes of the Indian Navy are customized variants of the Soviet Pauk class corvettes. The class is primarily intended for coastal patrol and anti-submarine warfare.
Name | Pennant No | Date of Commission |
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Abhay | P 33 | 10 Mar 1989 |
NOTE:- All Ships are prefixed with letters 'INS' when being referred to by their Indian Navy designated Names