INS Akshay (P35)

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History
India
NameINS Akshay
Commissioned10 December 1990
Decommissioned3 June 2022
StatusDecommissioned
General characteristics
Class and typeAbhay class corvette
Displacement485 tons full load
Length56.0 m (183.7 ft)
Beam10.2 m (33 ft)
Draft3.3 m (11 ft)
Propulsion2 diesel motors with 16,184 hp and 2 shafts (Another report says 4 engines)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h), (32 knots according to Jane's)
Range2,400 mi (3,900 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement97 (incl. 7 officers), (Jane's lists 32, with 6 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E search radar
  • 1 × Pechora navigation radar
  • 1 × Rat Tail VDS sonar
Armament

INS Akshay (P35) is an Abhay class corvette, was in service with the Indian Navy from 10 December 1990 and decommissioned on 3 June 2022.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Surface Ships of Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004.
  2. ^ INS Akshay, INS Nishank decommissioned after 32 years