INS Chapal (K94)

History
Name: INS Chapal
Commissioned: 4 November 1976
Decommissioned: 5 May 2005
Fate: Museum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar
General characteristics
Class & type: Chamak class missile boat
Displacement: 245 tons (full load)[1]
Length: 38.6 meters
Beam: 7.6 meters
Speed: 37+ knots
Complement: 30
Armament:
  • 4 × SS-N-2A Styx AShM
  • 1 × SA-N-5 SAM
  • 2 × AK-230 30mm guns

INS Chapal (K94) was a Chamak class missile boat of the Indian Navy.[1][2]

It is now a museum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach in Karwar, Karnataka.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 http://indiannavy.nic.in/missile_chamak.htm
  2. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Past/89-Osa-II-Class.html
  3. http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/16/stories/2006051606990300.htm


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