INS Chennai commissioned, largest-ever warship to be built in India
21 Nov 2016 4:31 PM IST21 Nov 2016 4:31 PM IST
Built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai, the ship's construction also marks the end of the Project 15A.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned INS Chennai', the third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer in the Kolkata class, here on Monday.- INS Chennai is propelled by a powerful combined gas and propulsion plant consisting of four reversible gas turbines, the report added.
- The ship will undergo certain additional sea trials of the ship-borne systems before being assigned to the Western Fleet and based in Mumbai, said reports.
- The third destroyer will be placed under the operational and administrative control of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
- The first ship of the class, INS Kolkata', was commissioned on August 16, 2014 and INS Kochi' was commissioned on September 30, 2015.
- The ship is to be assigned to the western fleet after completion of some additional trials of systems deployed on it.
- The ship is armed with supersonic surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles and Barak-8 long range surface-to-air missiles.
- With an overall length of 164 metres and displacement of over 7,500 tonnes, INS Chennai' is one of the largest destroyers in the Indian Navy's fleet.
- Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba was present on the occasion.
- Built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai, the ship's construction also marks the end of the Project 15A to build Kolkata class guided missile destroyers.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned ‘INS Chennai’, the third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer in the Kolkata class, here on Monday.
Built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai, the ship's construction also marks the end of the Project 15A.
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