The Khukri-class corvette is a class of corvettes intended to replace the ageing Petya II-class corvettes of the Indian Navy.
The first two were ordered in December 1983 and the remaining in 1985. Around 65% of the ship contains indigenous content. The diesel engines were assembled in India, under license by Kirloskar Group.
Four ships of the class were built. As of July 2023, two ships remain in service in the Indian Navy, and a third one has been donated to the Vietnam People's Navy.
the lead ship of the class was decommissioned after 32 years of service on 23 December 2021.[1] She has since been preserved as a museum ship in Diu, India.
During a meeting between the defence minister's of India and Vietnam, India decided to gift the to the Vietnam People's Navy.[2]
was transferred to Vietnam People's Navy and was decommissioned from Indian Navy service on 22 July 2023.[3]
| Name | Pennant | Builder | Homeport | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P49 | Mazagon Dock | Visakhapatnam | 27 September 1985 | 3 December 1986 | 23 August 1989[4] | 23 December 2021 | |||
| P46 | 13 September 1986 | 15 April 1989 | 7 June 1990 | Active | |||||
| P44 | GRSE | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 12 January 1991 | 22 July 2023 | Transferred to | |||
| P47 | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 22 October 1991 | Active | |||||
| Ship 26 | 26 | GRSE | Cam Ranh | 15 November 1985 | 16 August 1988 | 22 July 2023 | Erstwhile | ||