INS Hosdurg (K73)
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INS Hosdurg (K73) was the lead ship of the Durg class corvette
s of the Indian Navy
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The ship was commissioned on January 15, 1978.
AShM fired by an Indian Navy Jaguar
interceptor, off the West coast of India
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Durg class corvette
The Durg class corvettes of the Indian Navy were customized variants of the Soviet Navy Nanuchka class corvettes. Three vessels of this class served in the Indian Navy, where they formed the 21st Missile Vessel Squadron ....
s of the Indian Navy
Indian Navy
The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
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The ship was commissioned on January 15, 1978.
Decommissioning
The Hosdurg was decommissioned on June 05, 1999. In June 2000, she was sunk in a test of a long-range Sea EagleSea Eagle (missile)
The BAe Sea Eagle is a medium weight sea-skimming anti-ship missile designed and built by BAe Dynamics . It is designed to sink or disable ships up to the size of aircraft carriers in the face of jamming and other countermeasures including decoys...
AShM fired by an Indian Navy Jaguar
SEPECAT Jaguar
The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force...
interceptor, off the West coast of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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