INS Imphal (D68)

	Launch of INS Imphal.
History
India
Name	Imphal
Namesake	Imphal
Operator	Indian Navy
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	19 May 2017
Launched	20 April 2019
Commissioned	Est. 2023
Identification	Pennant number:D68
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Type	Stealth Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)
Length	163 m (535 ft)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	COGAG ; 2 x Zorya M36E gas turbines, with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes; 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each; 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators;
Speed	In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	4 x RHIB
Crew	300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and ; processing systems	IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar; Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band multi-function surface-search radar; Thales LW-08 D-Band air-search radar; BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar; BEL Nagin active towed-array sonar; Combat Management System (CMS);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System"); DRDO "Nayan" COMINT suite; 2 x Kavach decoy launchers; 2 x Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System;
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak-8 SAM (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi); Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles; 2 x 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles (AShM) (Also used as Land-attack missiles); Guns; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun (manufactured by BHEL); 4 × AK-630M CIWS; 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun; Anti-submarine warfare:; 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes ; 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers;
Aircraft carried	2 × Sea King Mk. 42B or HAL Dhruv
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar, with a "rail-less" helicopter traversing system (for securing the helicopter in case of adverse weather conditions)

INS Imphal is the third 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 20 April 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2023.^[21]

The ship was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in Battle of Imphal during World War II.^[22] It is the first Indian Navy ship named after a city in Northeast India.^[23]

Construction[]

The keel of Imphal was laid down on 19 May 2017, and she was launched on 20 April 2019 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.^[24]^[25]

References[]

^ "INS Visakhapatnam', First Ship of Project 15B launched". indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy (News). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".
^ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers". NAVAL TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
^ https://www.terma.com/news-events/news/news-archive/2017/terma-in-contract-with-tata-advanced-systems-limited-for-surface-surveillance-radar/
^ ^a ^b "INS Vishakhapatnam | Vizag has Risen". 21 November 2020.
^ http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/ins-mormugao-in-the-series-of-indian-naval-destroyers/
^ http://defenceupdate.in/ins-visakhapatnam-indias-powerful-stealth-guided-missile-p15b-destroyer/
^ Manjeet Negi (16 November 2021). "Visakhapatnam: All you need to know about India's stealth guided-missile destroyer". India Today.
^ "MDL delivers first Project 15B Destroyer to the Indian Navy". www.psuconnect.in.
^ Naval Barak-8 Missiles, Israel, India LRSAM Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, naval-technology.com, Accessed 25 November 2014
^ "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". Navy Recognition.
^ Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^ Snehesh, Alex Philip. "Navy to scrap plans to procure guns from US, considering 'Make in India' route now". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
^ "Navy, Coast Guard get new 12.7mm M2 heavy machine guns". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
^ "OFT hands delivery of 25 remote control guns to Navy, Coast Guard". The Times of India.
^ "Arise INS Visakhapatnam". YouTube.
^ "shakti: PM Modi hands over advanced Electronic Warfare System 'Shakti' to Indian Navy in Jhansi". The Times of India.
^ "India is working to make its forces self-reliant, says Modi". 19 November 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
^ https://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/68-3CIR-4___________Brief_on_Nayan.pdf
^ "Navy Launches Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal Under Project 15B". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ "Navy's gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast". Deccan Herald. 21 April 2019.
^ "In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City". The Wire. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers | Freepress Journal Release". 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Indian Navy: Navy chief launches new guided missile destroyer 'INS Imphal' - The Economic Times". m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

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[Indian_Navy_Visakhapatnam-1] "INS Visakhapatnam', First Ship of Project 15B launched". indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy (News). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[naval-technology.com-2] "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".

[3] "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers". NAVAL TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[janes-4] Bedi, Rahul. "India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.

[5] ttps://www.terma.com/news-events/news/news-archive/2017/terma-in-contract-with-tata-advanced-systems-limited-for-surface-surveillance-radar/

[auto1-6] "INS Vishakhapatnam | Vizag has Risen". 21 November 2020.

[7] ttp://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/ins-mormugao-in-the-series-of-indian-naval-destroyers/

[8] ttp://defenceupdate.in/ins-visakhapatnam-indias-powerful-stealth-guided-missile-p15b-destroyer/

[9] Manjeet Negi (16 November 2021). "Visakhapatnam: All you need to know about India's stealth guided-missile destroyer". India Today.

[10] "MDL delivers first Project 15B Destroyer to the Indian Navy". www.psuconnect.in.

[11] Naval Barak-8 Missiles, Israel, India LRSAM Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, naval-technology.com, Accessed 25 November 2014

[12] "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". Navy Recognition.

[Diplomat-13] Gady, Franz-Stefan. "China Beware: Here Comes India's Most Powerful Destroyer". The Diplomat. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

[theprint-14] Snehesh, Alex Philip. "Navy to scrap plans to procure guns from US, considering 'Make in India' route now". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.

[15] "Navy, Coast Guard get new 12.7mm M2 heavy machine guns". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.

[16] "OFT hands delivery of 25 remote control guns to Navy, Coast Guard". The Times of India.

[17] "Arise INS Visakhapatnam". YouTube.

[18] "shakti: PM Modi hands over advanced Electronic Warfare System 'Shakti' to Indian Navy in Jhansi". The Times of India.

[19] "India is working to make its forces self-reliant, says Modi". 19 November 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.

[20] ttps://www.drdo.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/68-3CIR-4___________Brief_on_Nayan.pdf

[21] "Navy Launches Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal Under Project 15B". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

[22] "Navy's gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast". Deccan Herald. 21 April 2019.

[23] "In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City". The Wire. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[24] "Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers | Freepress Journal Release". 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[25] "Indian Navy: Navy chief launches new guided missile destroyer 'INS Imphal' - The Economic Times". m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

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History
Launch of INS Imphal.
India
Name	Imphal
Namesake	Imphal
Operator	Indian Navy
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	19 May 2017
Launched	20 April 2019
Commissioned	Est. 2023
Identification	Pennant number:D68
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Type	Stealth Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)^[1]
Length	163 m (535 ft)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	COGAG^[2] 2 x Zorya M36E gas turbines, with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators
Speed	In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing craft carried	4 x RHIB
Crew	300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and processing systems	IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar^[4] Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band multi-function surface-search radar^[5] Thales LW-08 D-Band air-search radar^[4] BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar^[6] BEL Nagin active towed-array sonar^[7]^[8] Combat Management System (CMS)^[9]^[10]
Electronic warfare & decoys	DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System")^[18]^[19] DRDO "Nayan" COMINT suite^[20] 2 x Kavach decoy launchers^[6] 2 x Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak-8 SAM (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi)^[11]^[12] Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles 2 x 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles (AShM) (Also used as Land-attack missiles)^[13] Guns 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun (manufactured by BHEL)^[14] 4 × AK-630M CIWS^[4] 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun^[15]^[16]^[17] Anti-submarine warfare: 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers^[4]
Aircraft carried	2 × Sea King Mk. 42B or HAL Dhruv^[3]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar, with a "rail-less" helicopter traversing system (for securing the helicopter in case of adverse weather conditions)^[2]

INS Imphal (D68)

Construction[]

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References[]