INS Godavari (F20)

	INS Godavari
History
India
Name	INS Godavari
Namesake	Godavari River
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	3 November 1978
Launched	15 May 1980
Commissioned	10 December 1983
Decommissioned	23 December 2015
Fate	Sunk as target, 2020
General characteristics
Class and type	Godavari-class frigate
Displacement	3,600 tons standard,; 3,850 tons full load;
Length	126.4 m (414 ft 8 in)
Beam	14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Draught	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 turbines with 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) 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; 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm gun (replaced 1 x 2 57 mm AK-725 gun; 4 × AK-230 30 mm gunmounts with 85° elevation (in CIWS role only); 6 × 324 mm ILAS 3 torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244S or NST 58 anti-submarine torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	2 helicopters; Sea King Mk.42B or HAL Chetak;

INS Godavari (F20) was the lead ship of her class of guided-missile frigates of the Indian Navy. Built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai, she was the first Indian warship to be indigenously designed and built.^[4] She was commissioned on 10 December 1983, and decommissioned on 23 December 2015 after a 32-year career.^[5]^[6]

^ "In Naval Exercises At Arabian Sea, Missile Sinks Old Ship". 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Indian Navy sinks old ship with missile during exercise at Arabian Sea". 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "The anti-ship missile (AShM) launched by Indian Navy Missile Corvette #INSPrabal, homes on with deadly accuracy at max range, sinking target ship: Indian Navy". 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ "INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades". The Times of India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^ Bedi, Rahul (20 April 2015). "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

[1] "In Naval Exercises At Arabian Sea, Missile Sinks Old Ship". 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[2] "Indian Navy sinks old ship with missile during exercise at Arabian Sea". 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] "The anti-ship missile (AShM) launched by Indian Navy Missile Corvette #INSPrabal, homes on with deadly accuracy at max range, sinking target ship: Indian Navy". 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[indiannavy-4] "India's first indigenously designed and built Frigate INS Godavari to be Decommissioned". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[sunset-5] "INS Godavari sets sail into the sunset after three decades". The Times of India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

[6] Bedi, Rahul (20 April 2015). "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's 360. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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History
INS Godavari
India
Name	INS Godavari
Namesake	Godavari River
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	3 November 1978
Launched	15 May 1980
Commissioned	10 December 1983
Decommissioned	23 December 2015
Fate	Sunk as target, 2020^[1]^[2]^[3]
General characteristics
Class and type	Godavari-class frigate
Displacement	3,600 tons standard, 3,850 tons full load
Length	126.4 m (414 ft 8 in)
Beam	14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Draught	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 turbines with 30,000 hp (22,000 kW) 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 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm gun (replaced 1 x 2 57 mm AK-725 gun 4 × AK-230 30 mm gunmounts with 85° elevation (in CIWS role only) 6 × 324 mm ILAS 3 torpedo tubes with Whitehead A244S or NST 58 anti-submarine torpedoes
Aircraft carried	2 helicopters Sea King Mk.42B or HAL Chetak

INS Godavari (F20)

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