Chamak-class missile boat

The Chamak-class missile boats (NATO code Osa II class) of the Indian Navy were an Indian variant of the Soviet Project 205 Moskit[1][2]

Class overview
Name: Chamak class
Operators:  Indian Navy
Preceded by: Vidyut class
Planned: 8
Retired: 8
Preserved: 4
General characteristics
Type: Fast attack craft
Displacement: 245 tons (full load)[1]
Length: 38.6 m (127 ft)
Beam: 7.6 m (25 ft)
Speed: 37 knots (69 km/h)+
Complement: 30
Armament:
  • 4 × SS-N-2A Styx anti-ship missiles
  • 1 × SA-N-5 SAM
  • 2 × AK-230 30mm guns

The Osa-II Class missile boats formed the 25th Missile Vessel (K25) Squadron, also known as the Killers, based at Vizag. Osa is the Russian word for Wasp. All eight missile boats have been decommissioned from service.[3]

Ships of the class
Name Pennant Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Notes
PrachandK9017 February 197629 December 1999
PralayaK9117 February 19768 June 2001
PratapK9217 February 197617 May 1996
PrabalK9317 February 197629 December 1999Preserved[4][5] at EsselWorld, Gorai, Maharashtra Free Entry to visitors of the amusement park
ChapalK944 November 19765 May 2005Preserved at Karwar, Karnataka
ChamakK954 November 19765 May 2005Preserved at NDA, Khadkavasla
ChatakK969 February 19775 May 2005Preserved at SNC HQ, Kochi
CharagK9717 October 197717 May 1996

References
  1. "Surface Ships -->Missile Boats-->Chamak Class". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. Archived 9 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Bharat-Rakshak.com :: NAVY - Osa II Class". web.archive.org. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "The Hindu : Missile boat for Essel World". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. "Naval museum to be launched". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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