INS Karmuk (P64)
INS Karmuk (P64) at Visakhapatnam. P.Suresh.
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| Name: | INS Karmuk |
| Builder: | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Laid down: | 27 August 1997 |
| Launched: | April 2001 |
| Commissioned: | 4 February 2004 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: P64 |
| Status: | in active service |
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| Class and type: | Kora-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1,400 tons full load |
| Length: | 91.1 m (299 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
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| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 134 (incl 14 officers) |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopter |
INS Karmuk is a Kora-class corvette, currently in active service with the Indian Navy.
The ships, as part of a battle group of 4 ships began a sustained operational deployment to the South China Sea and the North West Pacific Ocean. the other three ships were INS Rana, a Rajput class guided missile destroyer, INS Shivalik, a stealth frigate, and INS Shakti, a Deepak-class fleet tanker. This battle group was under the command of Rear Admiral P Ajit Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding, Eastern Naval Command. According to the Ministry of Defence, the two-month deployment, far from India's usual area of operations, along with naval exercises with a number of countries, aimed to demonstrate the Indian navy's operational reach.
During the deployment the battle group participated in passage exercises with the navies of the countries visited. The 'Passage Exercises' focussed on maritime security cooperation, which included humanitarian aid & disaster relief (HADR) operations and 'visit, board, search and seizure' (VBSS) drills for anti-piracy operations. These exercises aimed to increase naval inter-operability, enabling the two navies to function together smoothly during possible HADR operations. In addition, during the port visits, the Fleet Commander along with the commanding officers of the ships met high-ranking officials of the Navy, state administration, port management, coastal security organization, police, and other stakeholders of maritime security in the countries visited, to share professional experiences and exchange best practices in areas of mutual interest.
The ship was deployed in the North West Pacific for JIMEX 2012 (Japan-India Maritime Exercise) with the four ship group, and took part in India's first bi-lateral maritime exercise with Japan. The Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) was represented by two destroyers, one maritime patrol aircraft and a helicopter.
The four ships entered Tokyo on 5 June 12 after visiting Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines and Republic of Korea. They stayed in Tokyo for 3 days. This visit coincides with commemoration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and Japan. Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command also visited Tokyo to witness the first JIMEX.
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