INS Chapal (K94)
INS Chapal (K94) was a Chamak class missile boat of the Indian Navy.[1][2]
.jpg.webp) Preserved at Rabindranath Tagore Beach. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name: | INS Chapal |
| Commissioned: | 4 November 1976 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 May 2005 |
| Fate: | Museum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Chamak class missile boat |
| Displacement: | 245 tons (full load)[1] |
| Length: | 38.6 meters |
| Beam: | 7.6 meters |
| Speed: | 37+ knots |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: | |
It is now a museum ship on Rabindranath Tagore Beach in Karwar, Karnataka.[3]
This warship is now positioned on a special concrete platform at Rabindranath Tagore beach in Karwar city, Karnataka state, India.
Mannequins dressed-up as captain, sailors, doctors, etc., are there inside the Museum. Replicas of the missiles are also displayed inside the Warship Museum.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/16/stories/2006051606990300.htm
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