INS Visakhapatnam (D66)

INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship and the first of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. The ship, commissioned on 21 November 2021, is one of the largest destroyers in service with the Indian Navy.[6]

Visakhapatnam (D66) during her sea trials
History
India
NameINS Visakhapatnam
NamesakeVisakhapatnam
OwnerIndian Navy
OperatorIndian Navy
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
CostAround ₹9,000 crore ($1.2 Billion)
Yard number12704
Way numberD66
Laid down12 October 2013
Launched20 April 2015
Acquired28 October 2021
Commissioned21 November 2021[1]
IdentificationPennant number: D66
Mottoयशो लभस्व - Attain Glory
Nickname(s)The Brave Buck
StatusIn Service [2]
Badge
General characteristics
TypeGuided missile destroyer
Displacement7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)[3]
Length163 m (535 ft)
Beam17.4 m (57 ft)
Draft6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion
SpeedIn excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance45 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		4 x RHIB
Crew300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B
Aviation facilitiesEnclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.
NotesModified derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.[5]

Construction

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.[7][8][9] This was made under Make In India initiative. The ship steering and stabiliser system was manufactured by Larsen & Toubro and hydraulics by Polyhydron Systems..

On 21 June 2019, a fire that started in the air conditioning room of INS Visakhapatnam resulted in the death of one contract worker. The damage from the fire was reported to be limited.[10]

During Navy Day 2020, Chief of the Naval Staff announced that INS Visakhapatnam has started its sea trials.[11]

Commissioning

Visakhapatnam was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 October 2021[2] and commissioned on 21 November 2021 by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh[1] at the Indian Navy's Western Naval Command, headquartered in Mumbai.[6]

Service History

On 11 January 2022, Visakhapatnam successfully fired an advanced variant of Brahmos missile in sea-to-sea mode validating its extended range and improvements.[12]

  • Visakhapatnam during launch.
  • Visakhapatnam during commissioning.
  • Visakhapatnam during sea trials.

See also

References
  1. "Navy inducts INS Visakhapatnam, India's first stealth guided-missile destroyer All you need to know". India Today. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Indian Navy Receives 1st Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer". Livefist. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".
  5. "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".
  6. "INS Visakhapatnam: Navy to commission missile destroyer ship today. 5 points". Mint. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships". The Times of India. Mumbai. 25 October 2013.
  8. "Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014.
  9. "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". 21 April 2015.
  10. Gupta, Saurabh (21 June 2019). "1 Dead In Fire At Under-Construction Navy Warship In Mumbai". NDTV.
  11. Sayan Chatterjee (4 December 2020). "Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea". The Statesman.
  12. Kulkarni, Sushant (11 January 2022). "Naval variant of BrahMos supersonic missile test-fired from INS Visakhapatnam". Indian Express.
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