INS ''Kora'' is the
lead ship of the
Kora-Class of 1,350-tonne guided missile
Corvette
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s in active service with the
Indian Navy
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.
The vessel was built at
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd, abbreviated as GRSE, is one of India's leading shipyards, located in Kolkata. It builds and repairs commercial and naval vessels. GRSE also builds export ships.
Founded in 1884 as a small privately ...
(GRSE) and outfitted at
Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
She is equipped with
3M-24 Anti-Ship Missiles as a primary weapon, with two
Strela-2M
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Anti-Air Missiles as defensive weapons.
History
''Kora'' was on a goodwill visit to Singapore in 2001.
On 31 October 2014, ''Kora'' was in collision with the cargo ship MV ''Madeleine Rickmers'' in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Vishakhapatnam.
''INS Kora'' participated in the 2015 SLINEX training exercises from 27 October to 1 November. Kora took part in LIMA in 2017.
The ship has taken part extensively in various exercises in the South China Sea. She and INS Ranvijay, a Rajput-class destroyer, Rajput class destroyer, participated in bilateral exercises with Vietnam People's Navy, Vietnam Navy and Philippine Navy in 2021. A frigate from Philippines BRP Antonio Luna (FF 151) took part in the exercise.
References
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1992 ships
Naval ships of India
Corvettes of the Indian Navy
Kora-class corvettes
Ships built in India