INS Taragiri
The INS Taragiri was a Nigiri class frigate in the Indian Navy.
Commissioned on May 16, 1980, she is named for a range of hills located in the Himalayas. She was constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. Her keel was laid down October 15, 1975 and she was completed October 25, 1976.
Displacing 2962 tons fully loaded her two, 3000 h.p. motors provide a top speed of 28 knots. With a maximum range of 4000 nautical miles the Taragiri served in the Western Naval Fleet where she first performed surveillance operations and then coastal patrols and anti-piracy operations.
The last Nigiri class frigate to be decommissioned, she was paid off on June 27, 2013.
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