INS Mormugao (D67)

	Mormugao during its maiden sea trials
History
India
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	Sea trials
General characteristics
Type	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	Radar :-; IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar; BEL RAWL-02/LW-08 L-Band air-search radar; Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band surface-search radar; Sonar :-; BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar; BEL "Nagin" active towed-array sonar; Combat Suite :-; "Combat Management System" (CMS);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)); DRDO "Nayan" COMINT suite;
Armament	Anti-air warfare :-; 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles; Anti-surface warfare :-; 2 x 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles ; Anti-submarine warfare :-; 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes ; 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers; Guns :-; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun; 4 x AK-630M CIWS; 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun; Decoys :-; 4 x Kavach decoy launchers;
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B
Aviation facilities	Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.
Notes	Modified derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.

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.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

She is named after the port city of Mormugao in Goa.^[9]

Mormugao completed its basic trials on 14 December, 2021 and started its maiden sea trials on 19 December, 2021 commemorating the Goa Liberation Day.^[10]^[11]

Gallery[]

Mormugao floats on her own post launch

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.
^ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".
^ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".
^ "Navy's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai". NDTV. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^ "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.
^ "New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port". 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
^ "MORMUGAO, INDIAN NAVY'S SECOND SHIP OF THE PROJECT 15B, SAILS FOR MAIDEN SEA TRIALS ON GOA LIBERATION DAY" (Press release). PIB. 19 December 2021.
^ "Basin trials of Second ship of P15B" (PDF). Mazagon Dock. 15 December 2021.

[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".

[4] "Navy's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai". NDTV. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[indrus18a13-5] "Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers". Indrus. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[gs20j13-6] "Project 15B". Global Security. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[Free_Press_Journal-7] Sheshrao, Vishnudas (15 April 2015). "Indigenously built warship ready for launch". freepressjournal. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[Livefist-8] "Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week". LiveFist defence. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

[9] "New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port". 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.

[mormugao_trials-10] "MORMUGAO, INDIAN NAVY'S SECOND SHIP OF THE PROJECT 15B, SAILS FOR MAIDEN SEA TRIALS ON GOA LIBERATION DAY" (Press release). PIB. 19 December 2021.

[11] "Basin trials of Second ship of P15B" (PDF). Mazagon Dock. 15 December 2021.

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Preceded by: Kolkata class Followed by: None
List of destroyers of the Indian Navy

INS Mormugao (D67)

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Construction[]

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References[]

History
Mormugao during its maiden sea trials
India
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	Sea trials
General characteristics
Type	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	Radar :- IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar BEL RAWL-02/LW-08 L-Band air-search radar Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band surface-search radar Sonar :- BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar BEL "Nagin" active towed-array sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS)
Electronic warfare & decoys	DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) DRDO "Nayan" COMINT suite
Armament	Anti-air warfare :- 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 2 x 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 4 x AK-630M CIWS 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun Decoys :- 4 x Kavach decoy launchers
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B
Aviation facilities	Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.
Notes	Modified derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.^[3]