Indian Navys latest warship Mahendragiri was unveiled by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhars wife, Dr Sudesh Dhankhar, at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai on Friday, a spokesperson for the Navy said.The latest warship, the seventh frigate of the Project 17A, was designed by the Indian Navys Warship Design Bureau.Mahendragiri, the last of Project 17A Frigates – designed by #IndianNavys Warship Design Bureau – will be launched by Dr (Smt) Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of @VPIndia, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, at M/s @MazagonDockLtd, Mumbai on 01 Sep 23.#AatmaNirbharBharathttps://t.co/kWbH3LBEiy pic.twitter.com/ICv4ibYqgb— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) August 30, 2023Dr Sudesh Dhankar visited the Mazagon Dock on Friday to bless the new frigate and approve its name – Mahendragiri – before it sailed into the Arabian Sea.Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Honble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar blessed the frigate and named it Mahendragiri before it sailed into the waters of the Arabian Sea. @indiannavy #Mahendragiri pic.twitter.com/1rihaGEsFv— Vice President of India (@VPIndia) September 1, 2023Learn more about Indian Navys Project 17A frigatesMahendragiri was the last of the Project 17A frigates released by the Indian Navy. The sixth Project 17A warship, Vindhyagiri, was launched by President Droupadi Murmu on August 17 from the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers shipyard in Kolkata.The previous five Project 17A warships were launched between 2019 and 22.The Project 17A ships are an upgrade of the previous Project 17 (Shivalik class) frigates, and have improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors, and platform management systems.The new ships have a length of 149 metres, width of 17.8 metres, and a top speed of 28 knots (almost 52 km per hour), as per a Navy spokesperson.“The newly christened Mahendragiri is a technologically advanced warship and stands as a symbol of Indias determination to embrace its rich naval heritage while propelling itself towards a future of indigenous defence capabilities,” a spokesperson for the Indian Navy said.
