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MAZAGON DOCK Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has delivered the first ship of the Project 15B Class Destroyer Visakhapatnam to the Indian Navy on October 28. She is likely to be commissioned in November and the Navy has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this function.
The vessel is constructed using indigenous steel and is among the largest destroyers constructed in India with an overall length of 164 meters and a displacement of over 7,500 tonnes. The ship is a potent platform capable of undertaking a variety of tasks and missions, spanning the full spectrum of maritime warfare. It is armed with supersonic surface-to-surface Brahmos missiles and Barak-8 long range surface-to-air Missiles. The destroyer is fitted with indigenously developed anti-submarine weapons and sensors for undersea warfare capability, prominently the hull-mounted sonar Humsa NG, heavyweight torpedo tube Launchers and rocket launchers.
Significantly, more versatile than the previous destroyers and frigates in the Naval inventory, the ship’s all-round capability against enemy submarines, surface warships, anti-ship missiles and fighter aircraft will enable it to operate without a bevvy of supporting vessels and also to function as the flagship of a Naval task force.
The ship can accommodate a crew of 312 persons has an endurance of 400 nautical miles and can carry out a typical 42-days mission with extended mission time in out-of-area operation. The ship is equipped with two helicopters onboard to further extend its reach. It is propelled by a powerful Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion Plant, consisting of four reversible gas turbines, which enables her to achieve a speed of over 30 knots (approx 55 kmph).
The second ship of P15B, Mormugao was launched on September 17, 2016, and is being readied for harbour trials. The vessel will thereafter commence its sea trials. The third ship (Imphal) was launched on April 20, 2019, and is at an advanced stage of outfitting. The fourth ship is under block erection and will be launched within this current financial year.
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