INS Visakhapatnam

History
India
Name	INS Visakhapatnam
Namesake	Visakhapatnam
Operator	Indian Navy
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Way number	D66
Laid down	12 October 2013
Launched	20 April 2015
Commissioned	Est. 2021
Identification	Pennant number: D66
Status	Sea Trials
General characteristics
Class and type	Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) standard 8,100 t (8,000 long tons; 8,900 short tons) full load
Length	163 m (535 ft)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	Combined gas and gas system: Twin Zorya M36E gas turbine plants 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 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	300 (50 officers and 250 sailors)
Sensors and ; processing systems	IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-band AESA multi-function radar; Thales LW-08 D-band air search radar; BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar; BEL Nagin active towed array sonar<;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Elbit Systems Deseaver MK II counter-measures systems and defensive aids suite; Kavach chaff system;
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32; Barak 8 missiles (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi) or Barak 8ER (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 150 km (93 mi); Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:; 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack missiles; Guns:; 1 × BAE 5 inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun; 4 × AK-630 CIWS; Anti-submarine warfare:; 4 × 533 mm Torpedo tubes; 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers;
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv
Aviation facilities	Flight deck; Dual Enclosed hangar for a combination of 2 Westland Sea King, HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopters;

INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She is being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and was launched on 20 April 2015. The ship is expected to be commissioned by the end 2021.^[6]^[7]

Construction[]

INS Visakhapatnam while launch

The keel of Visakhapatnam was laid down on 12 October 2013 and she was launched on 20 April 2015 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.^[8]^[9]^[10]

On 21 June 2019, a fire that started in the air conditioning room of INS Visakhapatanam resulted in the death of one contract worker. The damage from the fire was reported to be limited.^[11]

During Navy day 2020, Indian Navy chief informed that the lead ship of Visakhapatnam class destroyer has started its trials.^[12]

References[]

^ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers". NAVAL TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers". NAVAL TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ Naval Barak-8 Missiles, Israel, India Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, naval-technology.com, Accessed 25 November 2014
^ Barak 8 / MR-SAM Test Program to Begin in Early 2012 Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), 21 November 2011
^ "Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India". LiveMint. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ "INS Visakhapatnam, India's Most Powerful, Lethal Destroyer Launched in Mazgaon Dock". NDTV. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Navy to get aircraft carrier Vikrant, missile destroyer Visakhapatnam in 2021". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships". The Times of India. Mumbai. 25 October 2013.
^ "Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014.
^ "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". 21 April 2015.
^ Gupta, Saurabh (21 June 2019). "1 Dead In Fire At Under-Construction Navy Warship In Mumbai". NDTV.
^ Sayan Chatterjee (4 December 2020). "Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea". The Statesman.

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

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

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

[4] Barak 8 / MR-SAM Test Program to Begin in Early 2012 Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), 21 November 2011

[mk45_india-5] "Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India". LiveMint. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

[6] "INS Visakhapatnam, India's Most Powerful, Lethal Destroyer Launched in Mazgaon Dock". NDTV. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[7] "Navy to get aircraft carrier Vikrant, missile destroyer Visakhapatnam in 2021". Hindustan Times. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[8] "Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships". The Times of India. Mumbai. 25 October 2013.

[9] "Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014.

[10] "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". 21 April 2015.

[11] Gupta, Saurabh (21 June 2019). "1 Dead In Fire At Under-Construction Navy Warship In Mumbai". NDTV.

[12] Sayan Chatterjee (4 December 2020). "Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea". The Statesman.

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History

India
Name	INS Visakhapatnam
Namesake	Visakhapatnam
Operator	Indian Navy
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Way number	D66
Laid down	12 October 2013
Launched	20 April 2015
Commissioned	Est. 2021
Identification	Pennant number: D66
Status	Sea Trials
General characteristics
Class and type	Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) standard 8,100 t (8,000 long tons; 8,900 short tons) full load
Length	163 m (535 ft)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	Combined gas and gas system: Twin Zorya M36E gas turbine plants 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 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Crew	300 (50 officers and 250 sailors)
Sensors and processing systems	IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-band AESA multi-function radar Thales LW-08 D-band air search radar BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar BEL Nagin active towed array sonar<
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elbit Systems Deseaver MK II counter-measures systems and defensive aids suite Kavach chaff system
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 missiles (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi) or Barak 8ER (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 150 km (93 mi)^[3]^[4] Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles: 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack missiles Guns: 1 × BAE 5 inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun^[5] 4 × AK-630 CIWS Anti-submarine warfare: 4 × 533 mm Torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Aircraft carried	2 × Westland Sea King or HAL Dhruv^[2]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Dual Enclosed hangar for a combination of 2 Westland Sea King, HAL Chetak or HAL Dhruv helicopters^[1]

INS Visakhapatnam

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