The Kamorta-class corvettes or Project 28 are a class of anti-submarine warfare corvettes currently in service with the Indian Navy. Built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, they are the first anti-submarine warfare stealth corvettes to be built in India. Project 28 was approved in 2003, with construction of the lead ship, INS Kamorta commencing on 12 August 2005. All of the four corvettes, INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti were commissioned in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2020 respectively.
INS Kavaratti (P31) on patrol
Sahyadri with JMSDF Ōmi and a Kamorta-class corvette during Malabar exercise.
Kadmatt with Uraga during an exercise.
Kadmatt and Kiltan during anti-submarine firing drills.
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloop-of-war.
The Tarantul class and its variants are the most widely used corvettes
A corvette in the Trianon model collection
French steam corvette Dupleix (1856–1887)
HMCS Regina, a Flower-class corvette