Godavari class frigate

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Class overview
3 Godavari class frigates
Operators:	Indian Navy
Preceded by:	Nilgiri (Leander) Class
Succeeded by:	Brahmaputra class frigate
Building:	3
Active:	3
General characteristics
Type:	Frigate
Displacement:	3600 tons standard 3850 tons full load
Length:	126.4 m
Beam:	14.5 m
Draught:	4.5 m
Propulsion:	2 x 30,000 hp (22,400 kW) motors
Speed:	27 knots
Range:	4500 miles @ 12 knots
Complement:	313 (incl. 40 officers, 13 air crew)
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar • 1 Signaal air search radar • MR-310U Angara air/surface • 2 Signaal ZW06 or Don Kay navigation/helo radar • MR-103 GFCS Fire Control radar • EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar (Barak SAM) • MPZ-310 radar (SS-N-4 SAM)
Electronic warfare and decoys:	Selenia INS-3 (Bharat Ajanta and Elettronica TQN-2) is used for ESM/ECM Decoy • 2 x chaff/flare launcher • 1 x Graesby G738 towed torpedo decoy
Armament:	4 x SS-N-2D styx AShM 24 Barak-1 SAM or 1 x SA-N-4 Gecko SAM launcher with 20 missiles 2 x 57 mm (twin) 4 x 2 (30 mm) 2 x triple 324 mm tubes (Whitehead A 244S or Indian NST 58 torpedoes)
Aircraft carried:	2 Sea King, HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak

The Type 16 Class frigates are a modification of the original Leander class frigate design with an indigenous content of 72% and a larger hull. INS Gomati is the first Indian Navy vessel to have digital electronics in her combat data system. The ships have a unique mixture of Indian, Russian and Western weapon systems. The ships are named after Indian Rivers.

[edit] Upgrades

INS Ganga and INS Gomati have been refitted with the Israeli Barak SAM system, and new fire control system provided by EL/M-2221 STGR.

[edit] Ships

Name	Commissioned	Status
INS Godavari (F20)	10 December 1983	Active
INS Ganga (F22)	30 December 1985	Active
INS Gomati (F21)	16 April 1988	Active

[edit] References

v • d • e Ship classes of the Indian Navy

Aircraft Carriers	INS Viraat · Vikramaditya class^† · Vikrant class^†

Destroyers	Delhi class · Rajput class · Kolkata class^†

Frigates	Talwar class · Brahmaputra class · Godavari class · Nilgiri (Leander) class · Shivalik class^† ·

Corvettes	Kora class · Khukri class · Veer (Tarantul) class · Abhay (Pauk) class · Project 28^†

Submarines	Sindhughosh (Kilo) class · Shishumar class · Foxtrot class · Advanced Technology Vessel^{† *} · Scorpène* class^†

Amphibious Warfare Ships	INS Jalashva · Shardul class · Magar class · Polnocny class · Nicobar class

Patrol craft	Sukanya class · Bangaram class · Trinkat class · Makar class · Super Dvora Mk.II class · Seaward defence boats · Car Nicobar class^†

Minesweepers	Pondicherry class · INS Mahé

† - Under Construction/Procurement ‡ - Sea Trials ** - SSBN Ships of the Indian Navy