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INS Khukri was a Type 14 ( Blackwood -class) frigate of the Indian Navy. She was sunk off the coast of Diu, Gujarat, India by the Pakistan Navy Daphné -class submarine Hangor on 9 December 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. This was the first warship sunk in action by a submarine since World War II.
Jun 7, 2004 · MYSTERIOUS LEGACY: INS Khukri was built for watertight integrity. December 9, 1971. The Indian Navy had just fired the first two devastating salvos of the Indo-Pak war, launching missile attacks on Karachi, sinking and crippling Pakistani warships and merchantmen and setting the port ablaze.
Dec 24, 2021 · INS Khukri, the first of the indigenously built Missile Corvettes, was decommissioned after 32 years of glorious service on Thursday, 23 December 2021.
INS Khukri (F149) was a Type 14, Blackwood-class frigate commissioned in 1958, which served in the Portuguese-Indian War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. During the War of 1971, the Indian frigate was sunk by the Pakistan Navy submarine Hangor .
Dec 16, 2018 · I NS Khukri was one of the Blackwood anti-submarine frigates built by Britain in the 1950s and inducted into the Indian Navy towards the end of 1959. The Khukri, the Kirpan and the Kuthar were designated as ‘second class anti-submarine frigates’.
Indian Naval Ship Khukri was a frigate of the Indian Navy. During the Indo Pak War in 1971, she fell prey to three torpedoes fired by a Pakistan submarine on 9/12/1971 and sank 40 nautical miles off the coast of Diu taking down with her a crew of 18 Officers and 176 Sailors.
Feb 14, 2023 · Indian Navy on 11 February 2023 paid unique tribute in eternal gratitude to the ultimate sacrifice of brave INS Khukri and her crew by laying wreaths underwater at final resting place of ship that was lost in 1971 War.
