INS Sahyadri (F49) is a stealth multi-role frigate built for the Indian Navy. This class features improved stealth and land attack capabilities over the preceding s. The ship is affiliated with Indian Army's Poona Horse armoured regiment.
Construction INS Sahyadri was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) located in Mumbai. The keel of the vessel was laid on 30 September 2003 and was launched on 27 May 2005. It underwent sea trials in 2011–2012. From there it was commissioned on 21 July 2012 into the Eastern Naval Command headquartered at Visakhapatnam.
Service history DeploymentDatePort VisitedCommanderNotes and References2012CommissionedCaptain Sanjay Vatsayan2013International Fleet Review 2013OctoberSydney, Australia2014South East Asia and Western Pacific10-13 JuneDarwin, AustraliaCaptain Jyotin Raina2 July - 2 AugustHawaii, United StatesExercise RIMPAC20 AugustManila, Philippines2015South China Sea and the Northwest Pacific2-5 OctoberDa Nang, Vietnam.Captain Kunal Singh Rajkumar15 OctoberSagami Bay, JapanInternational Fleet Review organized by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF)23-27 OctoberIncheon, South Korea1-4 NovemberManila, PhilippinesINDRA 2015 with INS Sahyadri, INS Ranvijay, INS Shakti, INS Sindhuvir and other naval aircraft7-12 DecemberBay of BengalBi-lateral exercise with the Russian Navy2016South China Sea and Northwestern Pacific with naval frigate , corvette and fleet-tanker 30 May - 2 JuneSubic Bay, PhilippinesCaptain K S Rajkumar14-17 JuneSasebo, JapanMalabar 201621-25 JuneBusan, South Korea27 June - 1 JulyVladivostok, Russia2025Indian Ocean Region deployment7 AprilColombo, Sri LankaCaptain Rajat KumarOperational deployment – South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific2-4 OctoberKemaman Port, MalaysiaThird visit of the ship to the country following a goodwill mission to Port Klang and for Exercise Samudra Laksamana at Kota Kinabalu in 2016 and 2019.13 OctoberBusan Naval Base, South KoreaParticipated in the maiden edition of the IN-RoKN Bilateral Exercise with .21 OctoberYokosuka Naval Base, JapanParticipated in JAIMEX-25 with JMSDF ships , and submarine between 16 and 18 October.8 NovemberGuam, United StatesParticipated in Exercise Malabar 2025 and AusIndEx-25 with .27 NovemberManila, Philippines2026International Fleet Review18 FebruaryVisakapatanamCaptain Vikas JhaOperational deployment20 SeptemberSubic Bay, PhilippinesParticipation in ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus Joint Cooperation Activity (JCA) with .
Miscellaneous
INS Sahyadri was awarded the ‘Best Ship Trophy’ at the annual Fleet Awards functions six times namely in the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2022-23 and was also presented with Unit Citation in the year 2019-20 in Visakhapatnam.
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