INS Nipat (K42)

History
India
Name:	INS Nipat
Operator:	Indian Navy
Commissioned:	5 December 1988
Decommissioned:	28 April 2016
Homeport:	Port Blair
Identification:	Pennant number: K42
General characteristics
Class and type:	Veer-class corvette
Displacement:	455 tons (full load)
Length:	56 m (184 ft)
Beam:	10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught:	2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Propulsion:	COGAG
Speed:	42 knots (78 km/h)
Range:	1,650 mi (2,660 km)
Complement:	41 (incl 5 officers)

INS Nipat was a Veer-class corvette that served in the Indian Navy from 5 December 1988 to 28 April 2016.^[1]

INS Nipat was commissioned at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) on 5 December 1988. Lieutenant Commander GV Babu was the commissioning Commanding Officer of the ship. The ship was manned by a crew of about 100 officers and sailors. The ship was propelled by four gas turbine engines, and was designed to attain a maximum speed of 42 knots. These ship was designed to carry four Surface to Surface Guided Missiles, one Medium Range Anit-Aircraft Gun (an AK 176) and a Close in Weapon System with two AK 630 Guns and associated Radar. The ship served as a frontrunner, alongside sister ship INS Veer (K40) during the naval offensive on Karachi harbour in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The ship has also been forward deployed off the coast of Gujarat, and India's maritime border on numerous occasions to protect offshore assets. After completing 28 years of commissioned service, INS Nipat was decommissioned on 28 April 2016. At the time of decommissioning, the ship's commanding officer was Cdr D Chakrapani, and the ship was assigned to the 22nd Killer Squadron. Nipat and Veer, which was also decommissioned on the same day, were the first Veer class corvettes to be decommissioned from the Indian Navy.^[2]

References

1. ↑ http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/veer-class-abhay-class
2. ↑ "Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat to be decommissioned tomorrow". www.indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 28 April 2016. 

Corvettes of the Indian Navy
Commissioned ships	Kamorta class Kamorta (P28) Kadmatt (P29) Kora class Kora Kirch Kulish Karmuk Khukri class Khukri Kuthar Kirpan Khanjar Abhay class Abhay Ajay Akshay Agray Veer class Nirbhik Nishank Nirghat Vibhuti Vipul Vinash Vidyut Nashak Prabal Pralaya
De-commissioned ships	Corvettes Flower class HMIS Gondwana HMIS Sind HMIS Mahratta HMIS Assam Bathurst class HMIS Punjab HMIS Bombay[lower-alpha 1] HMIS Bengal[lower-alpha 2] HMIS Madras[lower-alpha 3] Arnala class Arnala Androth Anjadip Andaman Amini Kamorta (P77) Kadmatt (P78) Kiltan (P79) Kavaratti (P80) Katchall Amindivi Durg class Vijaydurg Sindhudurg Prahar Veer class Veer Nipat Anti-Submarine Naval Trawlers (aka corvettes) Basset class HMIS Agra HMIS Ahmedabad HMIS Amritsar HMIS Baroda HMIS Berar HMIS Calcutta HMIS Cochin HMIS Cuttack HMIS Karachi HMIS Lahore HMIS Lucknow HMIS Madura HMIS Multan HMIS Nagpur HMIS Nasik HMIS Patna HMIS Peshawar HMIS Poona HMIS Quetta HMIS Rampur HMIS Shillong HMIS Travancore
Future ships	Kamorta class Kiltan (P30) Kavaratti (P31) Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) corvettes 16 vessels are ordered for the Indian Navy from Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. They are in the 700 ton range and will replace the Abhay-class vessels currently in service. Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) 6 vessels planned with about 2000-2500 ton range.
Footnotes ↑ Renamed as INS Bombay post republic. ↑ Renamed as INS Bengal post republic. ↑ Renamed as INS Madras post republic.