| History | |
|---|---|
 India | |
| Name | INS Malvan (M 84) |
| Namesake | Malvan |
| Builder | Leningrad, USSR |
| Commissioned | 16 May 1983 |
| Decommissioned | 5 Jan 2003 |
| Homeport | Kochi |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mahé-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 100 tons full load |
| Length | 26 m |
| Beam | 5.5 m |
| Draught | 1.5 m |
| Propulsion | Two diesel engines with 600 hp sustained and 2 shafts [1] |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Range | 300 nautical miles (555.6 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 10 |
| Crew | 25 |
| Sensors & processing systems | MG-7 sonar |
| Armament | 2 x 25mm/80 twin guns |
| Notes |
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INS Malvan was an Indian Naval minesweeper, named after a port in Malabar coast Malvan. She remained in service until decommissioned at Naval Base, Kochi on 5 January 2003. [2]
