Warship INS Godavari to be decommissioned on Dec 23

[Agent_47]

Mumbai, Dec 21: The first home-grown warship INS Godavari (F-20) will be decommissioned on December 23. Indian Navy says the ship has completed its full life cycle. Navy says INS Godavari was showcased around the world as a symbol of India's growing military might and self-reliance.

In the last three decades, INS Godavari took part in many operations, including Operation Jupiter (1988 in Sri Lanka), Operation Shield and Operation Bolster (1994 de-induction of Indian Army from Somalia) and Patrol of Gulf of Aden (2009, 2011, anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden). The ship had participated in Operation Cactus in 1998 successfully thwarting a coup d'état against Maldivian Government. Mercenaries who tried to flee Male on board Merchant Vessel Progress Light were arrested.

The ship's keel was laid on November 3 (1978); launched on May 15 (1980) and eventually commissioned into Navy on December 10 (1983). Navy says INS Godavari served over 32 years. INS Godavari is the first of three Godavari Class Frigates, with others being Ganga and Gomati. Three Brahmaputra class frigates were follow on ships to the successful Godavari class design.

"INS Godavari came about from the realisation among naval planners that self reliance in design and shipbuilding was essential to build a strong navy. The Leander Frigate Project of the 1960-70s, resulted in not only the construction of six ‘Giri Class' frigates (based on the Leander design and in collaboration with the UK) at Mazagon Docks Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), but also in boosting indigenous naval design and shipbuilding capability," says a naval spokesperson. Reacting to INS Godavari's decommissioning news, an officer associated with the ship said: "It's a sad feeling. INS Godavari was my first ship as gunnery officer. I fired my first practice missile as SAMCO. Unforgettable."

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[Beast]

Its quite new. Why decommission it? It decent tonnage size can go for more useful upgrade.

 

[egodoc222]

Its quite new. Why decommission it? It decent tonnage size can go for more useful upgrade.

New? It served 32 yrs!!!

 

[Beast]

New? It served 32 yrs!!!

They are other navies using ship in the 80s well into the 21st century.

HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[egodoc222]

They are other navies using ship in the 80s well into the 21st century.

HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Does China have any ships more than 35 yrs in service?

 

[Beast]

Does China have any ships more than 35 yrs in service?

Our old warship are too outdated and not suitable for continue modernization. Like the Luda destroyer, she looks like a WWII vintage in the 21st century.

Fortunately, few are left and most of our units are newer modern warship.

INS Godarvari looks much modern, she looks like still has a few decades left for her to run.

 

[aanshu001]

On paper it's look more powerful than F-22 P of PN, my preference strip it down a bit and give it to Coast Guard

INS Godavari (F20)

Class & type: Godavari class
Displacement:

• 3600 tons standard,
• 3850 tons full load

Length: 126.4 metres
Beam: 14.5 metres
Draught: 4.5 metres
Propulsion: 2 turbines with 30,000 hp motors; 2 550 psi boilers; 2 shafts
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
Range: 4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement: 313 (incl. 40 Officers & 13 Aircrew)
Sensors and
processing systems:

• 1 × Signaal D-band radar
• 1 × MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) E-band radar
• 2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band radars for navigation
• Bharat APSOH hull mounted sonar, Fathoms Oceanic VDS and Type 162M sonar

Armament:

• 4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D Styx) AShMs in single-tube launchers
• Barak SAM system
• 2 × 57mm (twin) guns at 90° elevation
• 4 × AK-230 30mm gunmounts with 85° elevation (in CIWS role only)
• 6 × 324mm ILAS 3 torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244S or NST 58 anti-submarine torpedoes

Aircraft carried:

• 2 helicopters
• Sea King Mk.42B or HAL Chetak

F-22P or Zulfiquar-class frigate

Type: Frigate
Displacement:

• 2,500 tonnes (standard)[1][2][3]
• 3,144 tonnes (full load)[4]

Length: 123.2 m (404 ft)
Beam: 13.8 m (45 ft)
Draught: 3.76 m (12.3 ft)
Propulsion:

• CODAD (Combined Diesel and Diesel)
• 2 × Tognum MTU 12V 1163 TB 83 @ 10.5 MW
• 2 × MTU cruise diesels @ 6.6 MW

Speed: 29 kn (54 km/h) maximum[1][2]
Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km)
Complement: 170 crew
Sensors and
processing systems:

• SUR 17 air surveillance radar
• SR-60 air/surface search radar
• KH 2007 navigation radar
• Type 347 CIWS fire-control radar
• CIWS electro-optical director
• Radar warning receiver suite

Electronic warfare
& decoys:

• RWD-8 intercept, NJ8I-3 jammer
• Decoy flare, chaff launchers

Armament:

• Guns:
• 1 × 76.2 mm calibre AK–176M main gun
• Type 730B CIWS (2 × 30 mm 7-barrel Gatling guns)
• Missiles:
• 1 × 8-cell FM-90N SAM launcher
• 2 × 4-cell C-802 SSM launchers
• Other:
• 2 × 3-cell ET-52C torpedo launchers
• 2 × 6-cell RDC-32 anti-submarine rockets

Aircraft carried: 1 × Harbin Z-9EC ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar

 

[Abba_Dabba_Jabba]

Should have been transfered to Vietnam for free after little refit.

Still better than Zulfikar

 

[Stephen Cohen]

This was the First Warship I saw as a kid in Mumbai during NAVY week

 

[Capt.Popeye]

On paper it's look more powerful than F-22 P of PN, my preference strip it down a bit and give it to Coast Guard

INS Godavari (F20)

Class & type: Godavari class
Displacement:

• 3600 tons standard,
• 3850 tons full load

Length: 126.4 metres
Beam: 14.5 metres
Draught: 4.5 metres
Propulsion: 2 turbines with 30,000 hp motors; 2 550 psi boilers; 2 shafts
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
Range: 4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement: 313 (incl. 40 Officers & 13 Aircrew)
Sensors and
processing systems:

• 1 × Signaal D-band radar
• 1 × MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) E-band radar
• 2 × Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay I-band radars for navigation
• Bharat APSOH hull mounted sonar, Fathoms Oceanic VDS and Type 162M sonar

Armament:

• 4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D Styx) AShMs in single-tube launchers
• Barak SAM system
• 2 × 57mm (twin) guns at 90° elevation
• 4 × AK-230 30mm gunmounts with 85° elevation (in CIWS role only)
• 6 × 324mm ILAS 3 torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244S or NST 58 anti-submarine torpedoes

Aircraft carried:

• 2 helicopters
• Sea King Mk.42B or HAL Chetak

Those specs there are outdated. The Godavari Class got one upgrade that changed qite a bit of the Armament and the Sensor Suites. For instance the Head Net-C radar on the fore-mast has been replaced by the Arudhra Radar. The FC System for the SAM was changed when the Barak-1 were installed. The Twin 57mm gun mount was replaced by a Single 76mm Oto-Melara SRGM mount.

These ships have an unique genesis apart from their history. IN had received the Giri (Leander Class) in two iterations before this. The original Leanders while they were found to be stable and robust ships, did not satisfy the IN who had begun to grow more ambitious. The Leanders had adequate Radars from Marconi/Plessey, a good 4.5 in twin gun mount, but a lousy Seacat SAM system and barely adequate Sonar. So after INS Nilgiri was completed and delivered the IN/MoD tied up a deal with Phillips/HSA of Holland for the Signaal Range of radars, which were fitted to the later Giris. R & D on Sonars stared in real earnest in India which eventually resulted in the HUMSA and APSOH Sonars. The original Giris had a small Helo-Deck for a small Helo like the Chetak MATCH version with a small collapsible Hangar. So the Hull design was then lengthened, the Limbo ASW Mortars from the stern removed and the quarter-deck plated over to operate a larger Helo like the Seaking. This was the template for the Godavari design to start with. When the production run of 6 Giris was completed, then the UK MoD offered the Amazon Class design as a replacement. But the IN baulked at that for a number of reasons, the Amazons were more expensive, had GT Propulsion, which was more expensive to buy and run and most of all had diminished efficiency in hot tropical conditions. Most of all, the DND in IN was unconvinced about the Amazons' sea-keeping abilities in heavy seas; a point which was validated when Amazons suffered damage in N.Atlantic ops which need to be rectified. Also, the IN now wanted to operate two Seakings from the new frigates; instead of only one that the Amazons offered.

That led to the modification of the the Leander Hull (a really tried and tested design) to become bigger and longer. This design was tested in a Model Testing Tank in Holland (since India then had no such facility) and the tests came out well. That is when construction began. But Armaments were the next question. The IN was convinced about the efficacy of AShMs after the famous "Karachi Raid" of Dec 71 and had already re-fitted the Styx Launchers on the old Talwar class Frigates of British Origin after removing the fwd Gun mounts. Those ships were then widened in the beam by adding sponsons to accommodate three Styx Launchers abeam. That had worked extremely well, so something similar was planned for the Godavaris. The Twin 57 mm gun came from Russia as did the P-20 AShMs and launchers. The AK-230s were the first true CIWS installed and used by IN in India. The Sea-trials were a thundering success. The speed, handling, wake formation and HE signature turned out to be better than designed and even better than the Rajput Class Destroyers which were acquired from USSR about the same time. Every CO aspired for command of these SNFs as the IN called them. There were down sides too, the ships took longer to build than planned, the IN and DND took much time to freeze the design, the choice of weaponry was limited, the material for Hull construction had to be specially procured abroad and the lead ship INS Godavari need quite a bit of re-work to tackle the gremlins. Guess that is why she is paying off first.

But the design ( a Khichadi as it was eventually) worked and then was refined further to create the Brahmaputra Class of Frigates around a same Hull as these. That was an unqualified success. Indian Warship Design and the DND had come of age, which we saw has turned out Delhi, Shivalik, Kochi and Kamorta Classes so far.

 

[Chika_Pika]

Our old warship are too outdated and not suitable for continue modernization. Like the Luda destroyer, she looks like a WWII vintage in the 21st century.

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Fortunately, few are left and most of our units are newer modern warship.

INS Godarvari looks much modern, she looks like still has a few decades left for her to run.

My opinion is that if feasible we should upgrade it and give it to some friendly country
Personally my first choice is Bangladesh but I think they have a policy not to induct Indian military equipment in its arsenal so next best option would be Vietnam or Myanmar

 

[damiendehorn]

My opinion is that if feasible we should upgrade it and give it to some friendly country
Personally my first choice is Bangladesh but I think they have a policy not to induct Indian military equipment in its arsenal so next best option would be Vietnam or Myanmar

Good idea, stick some bhramos on it and give it to myanmar.

 

[Chika_Pika]

Good idea, stick some bhramos on it and give it to myanmar.

No offence brother, I said my first choice would be Bangladesh

Btw smiles are not meant for Bangladeshi brothers, rest you are smart enough to guess

 

[damiendehorn]

No offence brother, I said my first choice would be Bangladesh

Btw smiles are not meant for Bangladeshi brothers, rest you are smart enough to guess

None taken, were happy for you to give it to myanmar

 

[Chika_Pika]

None taken, were happy for you to give it to myanmar