INS Satpura explained

INS Satpura (F48) is a stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class is an improvement over the preceding s with increased stealth and land attack features.^[1]

Construction

INS Satpura was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The keel was laid on 31 October 2002 and was launched on 4 June 2004. She was completed in 2010 and underwent sea trials before being commissioned on 20 August 2011 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.

Service history

Deployment	Date	Port Visited	Commander	Notes and References
2012
Malabar 2012 with naval destroyers,, corvette and fleet-tanker .		Bay of Bengal		^[2] ^[3]
2013
South East Asia with naval destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette and fleet-tanker	6 May	Da Nang, Vietnam		^[4]
	28 May	Changi, Singapore		Participated in IMDEX-13^[5]
2015
South East Asia with naval destroyer, corvette and fleet tanker	23-26 May	Singapore	Captain Hari Krishnan^[6]	SIMBEX-15 with Singapore Navy^[7]
	4-6 June	Fremantle, Australia		^[8] ^[9]
	28-30 June	Sattahip, Thailand		^[10]
2016
South China Sea and the Western Pacific Ocean	30 May to 3 June	Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam	Captain A N Pramod^[11] ^[12]
	13-15 August	Port Majuro, Marshall Islands		^[13] ^[14]
	30 June – 4 August	Hawaii, United States		25th edition of the RIMPAC Exercise^[15] ^[16]
	18-20 August	Pohnpei, Micronesia		^[17]
	31 August – 3 September	Singapore		^[18] ^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shivalik Class Frigates . Naval Technology . 2011-06-15 . 2013-05-05.
2. http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2012/04-april/022.htm Carrier Strike Group 1 Completes Exercise Malabar 2012
3. http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg5/Pages/CarlVinsonSailorsMakeHistoryDuringExerciseMalabar2012.aspx#.T9err7Uth50 Carl Vinson Sailors Make History During Exercise Malabar 2012
4. Web site: Four Indian naval ships visit Da Nang. Newspaper. Tuoi Tre. tuoitrenews.vn. 2016-05-31.
5. Web site: Photo Report: Singapore Hosts International Navies IMDEX 2013 Defense Update. Eshel. Noam. defense-update.com. 16 May 2013 . 2016-05-31.
6. Web site: Why Are India's Warships in Thailand and Cambodia?. Diplomat. Prashanth Parameswaran, The. The Diplomat. 2016-05-16.
7. News: SIMBEX visit.. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525061136/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Indian-Ships-in-Singapore-for-Joint-Naval-Exercises/2015/05/24/article2830436.ece. dead. 25 May 2015.
8. Web site: Indian Navy Vessels Dock in Fremantle, Australia. Naval Today. 4 June 2015 . 2016-05-31.
9. Web site: India and Australia: From a Shared Ocean and Shared Values to Strategic Convergence. Saran. Shyam. 2015-11-27. The Wire. 2016-05-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151231202137/http://thewire.in/2015/11/27/india-and-australia-from-a-shared-ocean-and-shared-values-to-strategic-convergence-16249/. 31 December 2015.
10. Web site: Indian vessels dock at Sattahip to boost bilateral defence ties – The Nation. Thailand. Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com. The Nation. 2016-05-31.
11. Web site: South China Sea Deployment: Indian Stealth Warships Visit Vietnam. Diplomat. Franz-Stefan Gady, The. The Diplomat. 2016-05-31.
12. Web site: Visit of Indian Warships to Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-05-31.
13. Web site: Visit of Indian Warship to Port Majuro, Marshall Islands Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-11.
14. Web site: INS Satpura enters Port Majuro, Marshall Islands on 2 Days visit – Defence Aviation Post. 2016-08-13. en-US. 2016-09-11.
15. Web site: INS Satpura Reaches Hawaii USA for Exercise RIMPAC 2016. Business Standard. 30 June 2016 . 2016-09-11.
16. Web site: INS Satpura reaches Hawaii, USA for exercise RIMPAC 2016 Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-11.
17. Web site: Indian Navy makes inaugural port call in Micronesia IHS Jane's 360. janes.com. 2016-09-11.
18. Web site: Indian warship INS Satpura on four-day visit to Singapore NetIndian. 2016-09-01. netindian.in. 2016-09-11.
19. Web site: Indian Warship visits Singapore Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. 2016-09-11.