INS Chapal Warship Museum is a Museum on Decommissioned  Chamak class missile boat of the Indian Navy called INS Chapal (K94).  It is located at the Rabindranath Tagore beach in Karwar city, Karnataka state, India.  It is also known as the INS Chapal Museum.

INS Chapal Warship Museum at Karwar Beach

INS Chapal was commissioned on  4 November 1976.  It is 38.6 meters long and is Russian-made. It was decommissioned on 5 May 2005. This warship was used during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. It destroyed many enemy ships near Karachi, causing large-scale damage to enemy ships. Technically categorized as a Missile boat, it is a 245-tonne ship. INS Chapal comes under the Osa class of missile boats.

INS Chapal Warship Museum was founded because a Naval Base was established in 2005.  It was in the same year that  INS Chapal was decommissioned. Currently, it is the third-largest Indian naval base. It is called INS Kadamba. The first phase of the naval base was commissioned on 31st May 2005.

What is to be seen in the INS Chapal Warship Museum at Karwar?

This warship is now positioned on a concrete platform. Setting up the museum was documented, and this video is available there. There are mannequins (dummies) dressed as captains, doctors, sailors, etc. Replicas of the missiles used in those days are also displayed inside the  Warship Museum and many other interesting documents.

It’s a wonderful experience to come close to the nation’s warship. Anybody visiting Karwar town should not miss the opportunity to visit this magnificent military museum. It may take an hour or so to glimpse the INS Chapal museum. Guides are there to explain the details to you.

How Do I Go to the INS Chapal Warship Museum at Karwar?

INS Chapal Museum at Karwar is around 1.1 kilometers from Karwar Bus Station. Karwar city is situated in Uttara Kannada district.

Karwar railway station on the Konkan railway line is the railway station in the city. It is a major railway station where many long-distance express trains stop.

The museum is open from 10 am to 1 pm.  It is open again from 4.30 pm to 6 pm.

There is a small entry fee to be paid here.  Visit the warship museum at Karwar and listen to your guide.

Rock Garden at Karwar Beach

There is a rock garden at the Rabindranath Tagore beach in Karwar, which attracts many tourists. The shapes carved out in rocks give the visitors glimpses of the district.  There is an Aquarium on the beach.