Stealth frigate INS Dunagiri set for launch into the Hooghly River

INS Dunagiri is the reincarnation of an earlier frigate with the same name, which was part of the six-frigate Leander class

Indian Navy Ship (INS) Dunagiri, one of seven stealth frigates that India is constructing under Project 17A, will be launched into the Hooghly River near Kolkata on Friday. Launching is a critically important landmark in the building of a warship. It means the ship can float, while the rest of the build, especially the superstructure, is carried out.

Like all the frigates of Project 17A, INS Dunagiri is named after a mountain range in the country. This began with Project 17, which yielded three frigates: INS Shivalik in 2010, INS Satpura in 2011 and INS Sahyadri in 2012.

Dunagiri is the fourth