INS Shivalik ( F47 ) INS " Shivalik " ( F47 ) is the lead ship of her class of stealth multi - role frigate s built for the Indian Navy . She is the first stealth warship built by India . She was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited ( MDL ) located in Mumbai . Construction of the vessel began in 2001 and was completed by 2009 . She underwent sea trials from thereon before being commissioned on 29 April 2010 . INS " Shivalik " features improved stealth and land attacking features over the preceding Talwar - class frigate s . She is also the first Indian navy ship to use the CODOG propulsion system . Design and description . The " Shivalik " - class frigates were conceived as part of the Indian Navy ' s " Project 17 " , which set down the requirements for a class of stealthy frigates to be designed and built in India . The Directorate of Naval Design ( DND ) ' s design specifications for the " Shivalik " class called for " 5000 ton stealth frigates ( Project 17 ) incorporating advanced signature suppression and signature management features " . The first three units were formally ordered by the Indian Navy in early 1999 . General characteristics and propulsion . INS " Shivalik " has a length of overall , a beam of and a draft of . The ships displaces about at normal load and at full load . The complement is about 257 , including 37 officers The ship uses two Pielstick 16 PA6 STC Diesel engines and two GE LM2500 + boost turbines in CODOG configuration providing a total of of power . This allows the ship to reach a maximum speed of . Electronics and sensors . INS " Shivalik " is equipped with a wide range of electronics and sensors . These include : In addition , it uses HUMSA ( hull - mounted sonar array ) , ATAS / Thales Sintra towed array systems and the BEL Ajanta Electronic Warfare suite . Armament . INS " Shivalik " is equipped with a mix of Russia n , Indian and Western weapon systems . These include the 3 . 0 - inch Otobreda naval gun , Klub and BrahMos supersonic anti - ship missiles , Shtil - 1 anti - aircraft missiles , RBU - 6000 anti - submarine rocket launchers and DTA - 53 - 956 torpedo launchers . A 16 cell VLS launched Barak SAM and AK - 630 act as Close - in weapon systems ( CIWS ) . The ship also carries two HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk . 42B helicopters . Construction and service . The construction of INS " Shivalik " began in 2000 . Her keel was laid in July 2001 . She was launched in June 2004 and was originally planned for commission by 2005 However , she was commissioned in April 2010 . Operational history . In 2012 , INS " Shivalik " was deployed in the $ 3 for JIMEX 2012 ( Japan - India Maritime Exercise ) with a four - ship group which included INS Rana , a Rajput - class guided missile destroyer , INS Shakti , a Deepak - class fleet tanker , and INS Karmuk , a Kora - class corvette and took part in India ' s first bi - lateral maritime exercise with Japan . The Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force ( JMSDF ) was represented by two destroyers , one maritime patrol aircraft and a helicopter . The four ships entered Tokyo on 5 June 2012 after visiting Singapore , Vietnam , Philippines and Republic of Korea . They stayed in Tokyo for three days . This visit coincided with commemoration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and Japan . Vice Admiral Anil Chopra , Flag Officer Commanding - in - Chief Eastern Naval Command , also visited Tokyo to witness the first JIMEX . After the deployment in the north Pacific , the battle group was deployed in the South China Sea . As part of India ' s " Look East " policy , the ships visited the Shanghai port on 13 June 2012 , for a five - day goodwill tour . INS " Shakti " served as the fuel and logistics tanker to the three destroyers . The ships left the port on 17 June 2012 . Before leaving the port , the ships conducted a routine passage exercise with the People ' s Liberation Army Navy . After the visits to Singapore , Vietnam , Philippines , Japan , South Korea and China , the ships visited Port Klang , Malaysia . This was the battle group ' s last port call during its two - month - long deployment , which had started in May 2012 . After this she returned to the Eastern Fleet of the Indian Navy and since has been docked there .