INS Kuthar (P46)

INS Kuthar
History
Name	INS Kuthar
Namesake	"Battle axe"
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	13 September 1986
Launched	15 April 1989
Commissioned	7 June 1990
Identification	IMO number: 9000008 MMSI number: 419100120 Callsign: VVWK Pennant number: P46
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Khukri-class corvette
Displacement	1350 tons (full load)
Length	91.1 metres
Beam	10.5 metres
Draught	4.5 metres
Propulsion	2 diesel engines with 14,400hp 2 shafts
Speed	25 knots (50 km/h)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement	79 (incl. 10 officers)
Sensors and processing systems	MR 352 Pozitiv-E radar Garpun-Bal radar Bharat 1245 navigation radar
Armament	4 × P-20M (SS-N-2D) AShMs 2 × Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM 1 × AK–176 76mm gun 2 × 30mm AK-630 guns
Aircraft carried	1 helicopter (HAL Chetak)

INS Kuthar (P46) is a Khukri-class corvette, currently in service with the Indian Navy. It was designed by Indian naval architects and built at the Mazagon Dock in Mumbai. INS Kuthar was part of Western Naval Command till 1998 later it moved to be part of Eastern Naval Command.^[1] It was damaged in a mishap that occurred on 15 July 2014. The mishap occurred after the naval ship returned to its base in the Andaman and Nicobar Command in rough weather after completing a mission.^[2]