December 18 , 2020
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	- The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) recently launched a new Project 17A ship called Himgiri for the Indian Navy. 
 
	- It is the first of the three ships built by GRSE.
 
	- The ship was launched into the waters of Hooghly river. 
 
	- It is a Nilgiri-class Stealth Frigate.
 
	- The Nilgiri class Frigates of Indian Navy are Himgiri, Dunagiri, Udaygiri, Vindhyagiri and Taragiri.
 
	- This project was approved by the Government of India in 2015. 
 
	- Under the project, a total of seven advanced frigates are to be delivered to the Indian Navy.
 
	- Four of these are to be constructed by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and three are to be launched by GRSE.
 
	- The Project 17A ships are guided missile frigates.
 
	- Frigate is a type of warship that has different roles over time.
 

                                 
                            
                                
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