INS Mormugao
INS Mormugao is the second ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She is being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and has been launched on 17 September 2016. The ship is expected to get commissioned by 2022.[2]
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Name: | Mormugao |
Namesake: | Mormugao |
Operator: | Indian Navy |
Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
Way number: | D67 |
Laid down: | 4 June 2015 |
Launched: | 17 September 2016 |
Commissioned: | Est. 2022 |
Identification: | Pennant number: D67 |
Status: | Under construction |
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Class and type: | Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer |
Displacement: | 7,300 t (7,200 long tons; 8,000 short tons) full load |
Length: | 163 m (535 ft) |
Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft) |
Draft: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
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Speed: | In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h) |
Range: | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Crew: | 300 (50 officers and 250 sailors) |
Sensors and processing systems: |
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Electronic warfare & decoys: | Elbit Systems Deseaver MK II counter-measures systems and defensive aids suite |
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Aircraft carried: | 2 × Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv |
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Construction
The keel of Mormugao was laid down on 4 June 2015, and she was launched on 17 September 2016 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.[3][4][5][6]
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References
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- "Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers". Indrus. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- "Project 15B". Global Security. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- Sheshrao, Vishnudas (15 April 2015). "Indigenously built warship ready for launch". freepressjournal. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week". LiveFist defence. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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