INS Ajay (1990)
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | INS Ajay |
| Commissioned | 24 January 1990 |
| Decommissioned | 19 September 2022 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Abhay-class corvette |
| Displacement | 485 tons full load |
| Length | 56.0 m (183 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 10.2 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel motors with 16,184 hp (12,068 kW) and 2 shafts (Another report says 4 engines) |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph), (32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) according to Jane's) |
| Range | 2,400 mi (3,900 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 97 (incl. 7 officers), (Jane's lists 32, with 6 officers) |
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INS Ajay (P34) was an Abhay-class corvette, in service with the Indian Navy. She inherited her name from INS Ajay, the first warship built in independent India, which served in the Navy from 1960–1974.
INS Ajay was commissioned on 24 January 1990 at Poti, Soviet Union (now in Georgia) as part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron under the operational control of Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area. Vice Admiral A.G. Thapliyal served as the ship's first commanding officer. The ship participated in several naval operations including Operation Talwar during the Kargil War and Operation Parakram in 2001.