India's first indigenously built missile INS Khukri Decommissioned

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The INS Khukri (P49), India's first indigenously built missile corvette, was decommissioned on December 24, 2021, after 32 years of service at Visakhapatnam.
The national flag, decommissioning pennant, and naval ensign were all lowered at sunset during the decommissioning ceremony.
On August 23, 1989, the Mazagon Dock shipbuilders completed the INS Khukri.
It was unique in that it served in both the Western and Eastern Fleets.
The ship was commanded by 28 commanding officers during her service with the Indian Navy.
It traveled over 6,44,897 nautical miles, which is the equivalent of 30 times around the world or three times the distance between the Moon and the Earth.
The ship was assigned to the Indian Army's Gorkha Brigade.

INS Khukri: A Fact File

The Indian Navy's INS Khukri was a Type 14 (Blackwood-class) frigate. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the ship was sunk off the coast of Diu, Gujarat, by Pakistan's Daphne-class submarine Hangor.
Since World War II, the INS Khukri was the first warship to be sunk by a submarine.
It is the only warship of the Indian Navy that has ever been lost in battle.
INS Khukri (P49) was named after the battleship INS Khukri (F149).
It was the flagship of her corvette class, serving with the Indian Navy.