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Nilgiri-class frigate

Project 17A

The Nilgiri-class frigates, formally classified as the Project-17 Alpha frigates (P-17A).

INS Nilgiri (F33), Himgiri (F34) and Udaygiri (F35) sailing in unison
Photo via Wikimedia by Easter Naval Command - Indian Navy, licensed GODL-India.
Overview

About the frigate

The Nilgiri-class frigates, formally classified as the Project-17 Alpha frigates (P-17A), are a series of multi-mission stealth guided-missile frigates currently being built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy (IN).

Ships in class

Commissioned hulls

NamePennantCommissionedBuilder
INS NilgiriF142025Mazagon Dock
INS HimgiriF342025GRSE
INS UdaygiriF352025Mazagon Dock
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