Abhay-class corvette

	An Abhay-class corvette underway
Class overview
Name	Abhay class
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Arnala class
Succeeded by	Veer class by precedence; ASW-SWC by role;
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	1
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	485 short tons (440 t)
Length	58.5 m (192 ft)
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft)
Draught	3.4 m (11 ft)
Propulsion	2 × Type M 521 diesel engines (16,184 PS; 11,903 kW)
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h)
Range	2,400 nmi (4,400 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement	32 (includes 6 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems	MR-352 (NATO: Cross Dome) E/F band air and surface search radar; Pechora I-band navigation radar; MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire-control radar; Rat Tail variable depth sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	2 × PK 16 chaff launchers
Armament	1 × quad Strela-2M (SA-N-5) SAM; 1 × 76 mm AK-176 gun; 1 × 30 mm AK-630 gun; 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes, SET-65E anti-submarine torpedoes ; 2 × RBU-1200 five-tubed anti-submarine rocket launcher;

The Abhay-class corvettes of the Indian Navy are the customised variants of the Soviet Pauk-class corvettes. The class was primarily intended for coastal patrol and anti-submarine warfare. The last ship of the class is expected to be decommissioned by 2025.

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