INS Ranvir

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INS Ranvir
History
India
NameRanvir
Builder61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Commissioned28 October 1986
HomeportVisakhapatnam
IdentificationPennant number: D54
Statusin active service
BadgeINS Ranvir (D54) crest.JPG
General characteristics
Class and type Rajput-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 3,950 tons standard,
  • 4,974 tons full load
Length147 m (482 ft)
Beam15.8 m (52 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion4 × gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Range
  • 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
  • 2,600 miles (4,200 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Air/Surface: EL/M-2238 STAR[1] (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band)
  • Air: Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band.(replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band )
  • Navigation: 2 × Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
  • Communication: Inmarsat,
  • Sonar: Bharat HUMSA ( replaced hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) during MLR), 1 × Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
Armament
  • Anti-surface:
  • 8 × BrahMos supersonic missiles in aft VLS (replaces SAM launcher)
  • 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles in inclined launchers
  • Air-defence:
  • 2 × Barak SAM 8 cell launchers (port and starboard)
  • 1 × S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launchers
  • Guns:
  • 2 × 76.2 mm (3 in) main gun,
  • 2 × 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-630M CIWS
  • Anti-submarine:
  • 1 × 533 mm (21 in) PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher,
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars,
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-28 helicopter

INS Ranvir is the fourth of the five Rajput-class destroyers built for the Indian Navy. Ranvir was commissioned on 28 October 1986.

Service history[]

2008[]

INS Ranvir along with INS Mysore were anchored just outside Sri Lankan territorial waters to provide security for the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, and other high-ranking officials at the 15th SAARC summit.[2]

2015[]

On 22–26 May 2015, INS Ranvir with INS Shakti visited Singapore.[3] On 31 May - 4 June 2015, INS Ranvir with INS Shakti made a port call at Jakarta, Indonesia. She was commanded by Captain Jaswinder Singh.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.
  2. ^ 2 Indian warships anchored near SL Archived 30 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Indian Naval Ships Enter Freemantle (Perth), Australia". Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Defence. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Two Indian Navy warships arrive in Jakarta". Zee News. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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