INS Ajay (P34)

INS Ajay (P34) is an Abhay-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy.[1] She was named for INS Ajay (1961), the first warship built in independent India

History
India
NameINS Ajay
Commissioned24 January 1990
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type Abhay-class corvette
Displacement485 tons full load
Length56.0 m (183 ft 9 in)
Beam10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draft3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2 diesel motors with 16,184 hp (12,068 kW) and 2 shafts (Another report says 4 engines)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph), (32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) according to Jane's)
Range2,400 mi (3,900 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement97 (incl. 7 officers), (Jane's lists 32, with 6 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × MR 352 Pozitiv-E search radar
  • 1 × Pechora navigation radar
  • 1 × Rat Tail VDS sonar
Armament

References

  1. "Abhay Class – (Abhay, Ajay, Akshay, Agray)". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
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