INS Sahyadri explained

INS Sahyadri (F49) is a stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class features improved stealth and land attack capabilities over the preceding s.^[1]

Construction

INS Sahyadri was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) located in Mumbai. The keel of the vessel was laid on 30 September 2003 and was launched on 27 May 2005. It underwent sea trials in 2011–2012. From there it was commissioned on 21 July 2012 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.

Service history

Deployment	Date	Port Visited	Commander	Notes and References
2012
Commissioned			Captain Sanjay Vatsayan	^[2]
2013
International Fleet Review 2013	October	Sydney, Australia		^[3]
2014
South East Asia and Western Pacific	10-13 June	Darwin, Australia	Captain Jyotin Raina^[4]	^[5]
	2 July - 2 August	Hawaii, United States		Exercise RIMPAC^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
	20 August	Manila, Philippines		^[9]
2015
South China Sea and the Northwest Pacific	2-5 October	Da Nang, Vietnam.	Captain Kunal Singh Rajkumar^[10]	^[11]
	15 October	Sagami Bay, Japan		International Fleet Review organized by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF)^[12]
	23-27 October	Incheon, South Korea
	1-4 November	Manila, Philippines		^[13]
INDRA 2015 with INS Sahyadri, INS Ranvijay, INS Shakti, INS Sindhuvir and other naval aircraft	7-12 December	Bay of Bengal		Bi-lateral exercise with the Russian Navy^[14]
2016
South China Sea and Northwestern Pacific with naval frigate, corvette and fleet-tanker	30 May - 2 June	Subic Bay, Philippines	Captain K S Rajkumar^[15]	^[16] ^[17] ^[18]
	14-17 June	Sasebo, Japan		Malabar 2016^[19]
	21-25 June	Busan, South Korea		^[20] ^[21]
	27 June - 1 July	Vladivostok, Russia		^[22] ^[23]

Miscellaneous

INS Sahyadri was awarded the ‘Best Ship Trophy’ at the annual Fleet Awards functions five times namely in the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20 and 2020-21 and was also presented with Unit Citation in the year 2019-20 in Visakhapatnam.^[24] The ship is affiliated with Poona Horse, one of the oldest armoured regiments of the Indian Army.^{[25] [26]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shivalik Class Frigates, India . naval-technology.com . 2011-06-15 . 2013-05-05.
2. News: Credible Navy need of the hour: Antony. Kumar. Vinay. 2012-07-21. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-05-16.
3. News: Indian stealth frigate sets sail for Australia. Pandit. Rajat. 10 September 2013. The Times of India. 1 July 2016.
4. Web site: INS Sahyadri arrives in Manila. aninews.in. 2016-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605041635/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story180051/ins-sahyadri-arrives-in-manila.html. 5 June 2016. dead.
5. Web site: Press Information Bureau. 2016-09-18.
6. Web site: RIMPAC 2014 Participating Forces. www.cpf.navy.mil. 28 June 2014.
7. Web site: RIMPAC and the Politics of Maritime Engagement. Diplomat. Abhijit Singh, The. The Diplomat. 2016-05-16.
8. Web site: Indian Navy warship reaches US for RIMPAC exercise - The Economic Times. The Economic Times. 2016-05-16.
9. Web site: Press Information Bureau. 2016-09-18.
10. News: INS Sahyadri in South Korea. 2015-10-24. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-05-16.
11. News: INS Sahyadri in Vietnam on a four-day visit. 2015-10-03. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-05-16.
12. Web site: INS Sahyadri visits Japan. NDTV.com. 2016-05-16.
13. Web site: INS Sahyadri in Manila to Strengthen Bilateral Ties. NDTV.com. 2016-05-16.
14. Web site: Indra Navy-2015: Russia, India Naval Exercise From Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20151214165457/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Indra-Navy-2015-Russia-India-Naval-Exercise-From-Today/2015/12/07/article3165229.ece. dead. 14 December 2015. The New Indian Express. 2016-05-16.
15. Web site: Press Information Bureau English Releases. 2016-05-18.
16. Web site: 2 Indian Navy ships to visit PHL this May 30 to June 2. Bulletin. The Manila. mb.com.ph. en-US. 2016-05-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531182226/http://www.mb.com.ph/2-indian-navy-ships-to-visit-phl-this-may-30-to-june-2/. 31 May 2016. dmy-all.
17. News: Indian Navy Press release.
18. Web site: Press Information Bureau. 2016-09-18.
19. Web site: Exercise Malabar - 2016 Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-18.
20. Web site: Indian Warships visit Busan, South Korea Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-18.
21. Web site: Press Information Bureau. 2016-09-18.
22. Web site: Visit of Indian Warships to Vladivostok, Russia Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-18.
23. Web site: Press Information Bureau. 2016-09-18.
24. News: INS Sahyadri awarded Best Ship Trophy. 2016-05-09. The Hindu. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-05-16.
25. News: SpokespersonNavy on Twitter. Twitter. 2016-12-25.
26. News: SpokespersonNavy on Twitter. Twitter. 2016-12-25.