INS Khukri 1971
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | INS Khukri | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1971 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | frigate | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | India | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Indian Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Arabian Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | India | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 50 km from land |
| Position | 20.2772, 70.9936 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
INS Khukri was a Type 14 (Blackwood-class) frigate of the Indian Navy. She was a part of the 14th Frigate Squadron, a task force that formed part of the Western Fleet. The squadron consisted of the three frigates – INS Khukri, INS Kirpan and INS Kuthar. She was sunk off the coast of Diu, Gujarat, India by the Pakistan Navy Daphné-class submarine Hangor on 9 December 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. She was the first warship sunk by a submarine since World War II and is the post-independence Indian Navy's only warship to have been lost in war.
Location
- Recorded position: 20.2772, 70.9936 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Arabian Sea
- Nearest coast: India
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article INS Khukri (F149) (revision 1375376418), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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