Mumbai: ‘Taragiri’, the third stealth frigate of the Indian Navy’s Project 17A, was launched in Mumbai on Sunday, the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) said.
This ship has been built using an integrated construction methodology which involves hull block construction in different geographical locations and integration and erection on the slipway at the MDL, it said in a statement.
The ship was named by Charu Singh, President, Navy Wives Welfare Association (Western Region), wife of vice admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command, who was the chief guest.
The total value of Project 17A is around ₹ 25,700 crores, the statement said.
The first ship of Project 17A, ‘Nilgiri’, was launched on September 28, 2019, and is expected for sea trials in the first half of 2024.
