Visakhapatnam-class destroyer

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
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| image = Launching of INS Visakhapatnam - 4.JPG
| Ship caption = {{INS|Visakhapatnam}}, first ship in class
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Visakhapatnam'' class
| Builders = [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| Operators = {{navy|India}}
| Class before = {{sclass-|Kolkata|destroyer|4}}
| Class after = {{sclass|Project 18|destroyer}}<ref>{{Cite web|year=2018|title=TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND CAPABILITY ROADMAP (TPCR) - 2018|url=https://www.mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/tpcr.pdf|page=6|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=2021-03-14|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Project-18: India's Plans for Mega Warship and Its Challenges|url=https://idrw.org/project-18-indias-plans-for-mega-warship-and-its-challenges/|publisher=INDIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH WING|date=25 March 2021}}</ref>
| In commission range =
| Total ships building = 3
| Total ships planned = 4
| Total ships completed = 1
| Total ships active =
| Cost = *{{INRConvert|35800|c|year=2020|lk=on}} for four ships (FY 2020)
*{{INRConvert|8950|c|year=2020|lk=on}} per ship (FY 2020)
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Ship type = [[Guided missile destroyer]]
| Ship displacement = {{convert|7300|t|abbr=on}};
{{convert|8100|t|abbr=on}} full load<ref name="Indian Navy Visakhapatnam"/>
| Ship length = {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|17.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft = {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = *[[Combined gas and gas|COGAG]] system:
*2 x Zorya M36E [[gas turbine]] plants with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes
*2 × Bergen/[[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers|GRSE]] KVM-diesel engines, {{convert|9900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} each
*4 × 1 MWe [[Wärtsilä]] WCM-1000 generator sets driving [[Cummins]] KTA50G3 engines and [[Kirloskar Group|Kirloskar]] 1 MV AC generators
| Ship sail plan =
| Ship speed = In excess of {{convert|30|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship range = {{convert|8000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}<ref>[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i9kje0AJWT4/VS93vN9fEeI/AAAAAAAAYeU/y8rWscPPpO0/s1600/visakh5.jpg Vishakapatnam class]</ref>
| Ship endurance =45 Days
| Ship test depth =
| Ship boats =
| Ship capacity =
| Ship troops =
| Ship complement =
| Ship crew = 300 (50 officers and 250 sailors)
| Ship time to activate =
| Ship sensors = *[[Israeli Aircraft Industries|IAI]] [[EL/M-2248 MF-STAR]] [[S-band]] [[Active Electronically Scanned Array|AESA]] multi-function radar<ref name="janes">{{cite news|last1=Bedi|first1=Rahul|url=http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer|work=IHS Jane's Navy International|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422233818/http://www.janes.com/article/50802/india-launches-first-of-class-project-15b-destroyer|title=India launches first-of-class Project 15B destroyer|archive-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
*[[Thales Group|Thales]] LW-08 D-band air search radar<ref name="janes" />
*[[Bharat Electronics|BEL]] HUMSA-NG bow sonar
| Ship EW = *[[Elbit Systems]] Deseaver MK II counter-measures systems and defensive aids suite
*[[Kavach]] chaff system
| Ship armament =
*'''Anti-air missiles:'''
*4 × 8-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]], for a total of 32<ref name="Diplomat">{{Cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/04/china-beware-here-comes-indias-most-powerful-destroyer/|title=China Beware: Here Comes India’s Most Powerful Destroyer|last=Gady|first=Franz-Stefan|website=The Diplomat|access-date=1 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Barak 8]] missiles (''Range'': {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="The Telegraph">[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151128/jsp/nation/story_55591.jsp#.VoO8K0vraSE Israel ship missile test for India], The Telegraph, 28 November 2015</ref><ref name="The Times of India">[http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Gen-Next-missile-defence-shield-built-by-Israel-and-India-clears-first-hurdle/articleshow/49955127.cms Gen Next missile defence shield built by Israel and India clears first hurdle], The Times of India, 28 November 2015</ref>)or [[Barak 8#LRSAM (Barak-8ER)|Barak 8ER]] (''Range'': {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/naval-barak-8-surface-air-missiles/ Naval Barak-8 Missiles, Israel, India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808005150/http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/naval LRSAM|date=2012-08-08 }}, naval-technology.com, Accessed 25 November 2014</ref><ref>[http://defense-update.com/20111121_barak-8-mr-sam-test-program-to-begin-in-early-2012.html#.VHSJeousV{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216151237/http://defense-update.com/20111121_barak-8-mr-sam-test-program-to-begin-in-early-2012.html|date=2014-12-16 }}, {{cite web|url=http://defense-update.com/|title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129135320/http://defense-update.com/|archive-date=2012-01-29}}, 21 November 2011</ref>
*'''Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles'''
*2 x 8-cells UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles<ref name="Diplomat"/>
*'''Guns'''
*1 × [[BAE Systems|BAE]] [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5 inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun]]<ref name="mk45_india">{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/trump-administration-approves-sale-of-1-billion-worth-of-naval-guns-to-india-11574268089903.html|title=Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India|publisher=LiveMint|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>
*4 × [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]<ref name="janes" />
*'''Anti-submarine warfare:'''
*4 × 533 mm Torpedo tubes
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers<ref name="janes" />

| Ship armour =
| Ship armor =
| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] or [[HAL Dhruv]] [[helicopters]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/project-15b-guided-missile-destroyers/|publisher=NAVAL TECHNOLOGY|access-date =19 June 2021}}</ref>
| Ship aircraft facilities = *[[Flight deck]]
*Dual Enclosed [[hangar]] for a combination of 2 [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] , [[Aérospatiale Alouette III#Variants|HAL Chetak]] or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopters<ref>{{cite news|title=Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/project-15b-guided-missile-destroyers/|publisher=NAVAL TECHNOLOGY|access-date =19 June 2021}}</ref>
| Ship notes =
}}
|}

The '''''Visakhapatnam'' class''' (Project 15B) is a class of [[Stealth technology|stealth]] [[Guided missile destroyer#Indian Navy|guided missile destroyer]]s currently under construction for the [[Indian Navy]]. The class comprises four ships - ''Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal'' and ''Porbandar'' all of which will be built by the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL) in India, and will be the largest destroyers to be operated by the Indian Navy.<ref name="Free Press Journal">{{cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|title=Indigenously built warship ready for launch|last=Sheshrao|first=Vishnudas|date=15 April 2015|work=freepressjournal|access-date=16 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212921/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|archive-date=22 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Diplomat"/>

The destroyers are an improved version of the {{sclass-|Kolkata|destroyer|0}} (Project 15A) and will feature enhanced stealth characteristics. The first ship is expected to enter service in 2021.

== Development ==
{{See also|Kolkata-class destroyer}}In January 2011, the [[Cabinet Committee on Security]] approved for a follow-on class of the earlier Project 15A ''Kolkata''-class destroyers. The aim of the follow-on class was to retain the same hull as the earlier class but incorporate significant changes in the superstructure and improve the ship's [[Stealth ship|stealth]] characteristics. A total of four destroyers were ordered under Project 15B with a total cost of {{INRConvert|29340|c|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?issueid=97&id=32769&option=com_content&task=view&sectionid=4|title=Govt okays construction of 4 more stealth destroyers|last=Unnithan|first=Sandeep|date=18 March 2009|work=India Today|access-date=17 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ins-visakhapatnam-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-india-s-latest-destroyer-warship-2078995|title=INS Visakhapatnam: 11 things you need to know about India's latest destroyer warship|date=20 April 2015|work=dna|access-date=22 November 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> However, the overall cost is around {{INRConvert|35800|c|0}} which includes a weapons and sensor package cleared in January 2020.<ref name="cost">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/navys-4-under-construction-destroyers-to-get-lethal-weapons-sensors-package/articleshow/73259960.cms|title=Navy’s 4 under-construction destroyers to get lethal weapons, sensors package|date=2020-01-15|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>

=== Construction ===
Construction for the class began in 2013 and the keel of the first ship was laid in October 2013.<ref name="mzo1315b">{{cite news|url=http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|title=Keel Laid For Yard 12704 (1st ship of P15 Bravo)|date=12 October 2013|access-date=9 June 2014|publisher=mazagondock.gov.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202183511/http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The build time for the class is expected to be shorter than the [[Kolkata-class destroyer|''Kolkata'' class]], as no major re-designing involved. Due to this, each warship is expected to save [[United States dollar|US$]]1 billion in costs. The first ship was launched on 20 April 2015 and is expected to join the [[Indian Navy]] by 2021, with the follow on ships being delivered annually.<ref name="Free Press Journal" /><ref name="thbl-27dec17">{{cite news|last1=Ghaswalla|first1=Amrita Nair|title=Advanced guided missile destroyers delayed by 3 years|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/advanced-guided-missile-destroyers-delayed-by-3-years/article10003703.ece|work=[[Business Line|The Hindu Business Line]]|publisher=The Hindu Group|date=27 December 2017|location=Mumbai|language=en}}</ref>

The lead ship ''Visakhapatnam'' completed basic trials in December 2020 and will be delivered to Indian Navy by October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/mazagon-dock-to-deliver-ins-visakhapatnam-by-oct-ins-vela-by-march-to-indian-navy-7036051.html|title=Mazagon Dock To Deliver INS Visakhapatnam By Oct, INS Vela By March To Indian Navy|publisher=Money Control|last=Baggonkar|first=Swaraj|date=2021-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-concludes-basin-trails-of-first-ship-of-project-15b-120121701264_1.html|title=Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders concludes Basin Trails of first Ship of Project 15B |publisher=Business Standard|date=17 December 2020}}</ref>

==Design and description==
The ''Visakhapatnam'' class shares similar dimensions to the previous ''Kolkata'' class, however it incorporates a [[flush deck]], a better [[acoustic signature]] and [[infrared signature]] reduction systems. The class has a displacement of 7,400 tonnes (or 7,300 long tons).<ref name="Indian Navy Visakhapatnam">{{cite web|title=INS Visakhapatnam', First Ship of Project 15B launched|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/news-events/ins-visakhapatnam-first-ship-project-15b-launched|website=indiannavy.nic.in|publisher=Indian Navy (News)|access-date=28 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034817/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/news-events/ins-visakhapatnam-first-ship-project-15b-launched|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="gs20j13">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15b.htm|title=Project 15B|publisher=Global Security|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref> It has been designed by Indian Navy's in-house unit Directorate of Naval Design. [[Saint Petersburg]]'s Northern Design Bureau was consulted during the design phase to reduce the size of design's superstructure. Russia's [[Baltic Shipyard]] was contracted to provide four sets of [[line shaft]]s while the Zorya gas turbines of the ship were sourced in Ukraine.<ref name="indrus18a13">{{cite news|url=http://indrus.in/economics/2013/04/18/russia_to_help_india_build_4_guided-missile_destroyers_23919.html|title=Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers|date=18 April 2013|newspaper=Indrus|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-commands/directorate-naval-design-dnd-ssg |title=Directorate of Naval Design (DND (SSG)) |access-date=21 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108221901/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-commands/directorate-naval-design-dnd-ssg |archive-date=8 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gs20j13" /><ref name="Livefist">{{cite news|url=http://www.livefistdefence.com/2015/04/navys-next-destroyer-line-christened.html|title=Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week|date=15 April 2015|work=LiveFist defence|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ins-visakhapatnam-11-things-you-need-to-know-about-india-s-latest-destroyer-warship-2078995|title=INS Visakhapatnam: 11 things you need to know about India's latest destroyer warship|date=20 April 2015|work=dna|access-date=22 November 2017|language=en-US|df=dmy-all}}</ref>[[Larsen and Toubro|L&T]] has been contracted to provide Integrated Platform Management System, Automated Power Management System, main switchboard, degaussing system and DA local control panels. According to the Indian Navy, 65 percent of the class will be indigenously sourced, including eleven of its weapon and sensor systems.<ref name="pdfl&t">{{cite web|url=http://www.larsentoubro.com/media/33986/marine-switchboard-control-systems.pdf|title=L&T marine}}</ref><ref name="Diplomat"/>

The class have a length of 163 m (535 ft), a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of 17.4 m (57 ft) and a [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of 6.5 m (21 ft) and a maximum speed of over 30 knots.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Ud4LaBXHrRq6VRwbz3nUtI/Indian-Navy-launches-Mormugao-2nd-warship-of-Visakhapatnam.html|title=Indian Navy launches Mormugao, 2nd warship of Visakhapatnam class, in Mumbai|agency=PTI|date=17 September 2016|work=Livemint|access-date=22 November 2017}}</ref> Aviation facilities include an enclosed deck and is capable of operating two helicopters simultaneously. The class will be fitted with the [[Nirbhay]] land-attack cruise missile, 8-16 supersonic [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack missiles and 32 [[Barak 8]]-ER [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]]s. All the missiles will be fitted into a Universal Vertical Launcher Module (UVLM). Four AK-630 close-in weapon systems (CIWS) will provide the ship with close-in-defence capability. Twin tube torpedo launchers and RBU-6000 Smerch-2 rocket launchers will provide [[anti-submarine warfare]] capability.<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy warms up to launch stealth destroyer Visakhapatnam|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/navy-warms-up-to-launch-stealth-destroyer-visakhapatnam-1720919.html|work=OneIndia|date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="Diplomat" /> The primary radar sensor of the class is the [[EL/M-2248 MF-STAR]] multi-mission [[Active electronically scanned array|AESA]]. It is also equipped with [[Thales Nederland#Sensors|Thales LW-08]] long range volume search radar.<ref name="Diplomat" /> Each ship of the class will have a complement of 50 officers and 250 sailors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/2nd-Made-In-India-warship-launched-in-Mazagon/articleshow/54384544.cms|title=2nd ‘Made In India’ warship launched in Mazagon - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=22 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Difference with ''Kolkata'' class ===
There is little difference in the external appearance of Project 15A ''Kolkata'' class and the Project 15B ''Visakhapatnam'' as they share the same hull design. However, they differ in internal fitments that separates the two destroyer classes.<ref name="ndtv1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-navy-to-launch-its-largest-destroyer-on-monday-2078161|title=Navy to launch its largest destroyer INS Vishakhapatnam|last=Anand|first=Deevakar|date=17 April 2015|work=DNA India|access-date=17 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="Diplomat" />
* The class will be armed with a 127 mm main gun
* The sonar will be relocated from hull to the bow
* A revised bridge layout and mast design to reduce radar cross-section
* A rail-less helicopter traversing system to secure the helicopter
* A network-centric layout with a Ship Data Network (SDN), an Automatic Power Management System (APMS) and a Combat Management System (CMS)

==Ships in class==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Pennant
!Yard No
!Builder
!Laid down
!Launched
!Commissioning
!Homeport
!Status
|-
| {{INS|Visakhapatnam}}
| D66
| 12704
| rowspan=4|[[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| 12 October 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIM%2F2013%2F10%2F25&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=28&EntityId=Ar02806&AppName=2|work=The Times of India|date=25 October 2013|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|title=Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202183511/http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 20 April 2015<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2015-news/april-2015-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/2639-first-indian-navy-project-15b-visakhapatnam-class-destroyer-launched.html |title=First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched |date=21 April 2015}}</ref>
| 2021 (expected)<ref name="thbl-27dec17"/>
|
| Sea Trials<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/navy-day-2020-year-end-wrap-up-on-our-sentinels-of-the-sea-1502939147.html|title=Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea|publisher=The Statesman|author=Sayan Chatterjee|date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{INS|Mormugao}}
| D67
| 12705
| 4 June 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/Keel_Laying_705.pdf|title=Mazagon Dock News|website=mazagondock.gov.in|publisher=Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924062010/http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/Keel_Laying_705.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2016}}</ref>
| 17 September 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=Second warship of Visakhapatnam class launched in Mumbai|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/second-warship-of-visakhapatnam-class-launched-in-mumbai/article9118621.ece|work=The Hindu Business Line|agency=PTI|date=17 September 2016|language=en}}</ref>
| 2022 (expected)
|
| Fitting out
|-
|[[INS Imphal|INS ''Imphal'']]<ref name="imphal-launch"/>
| D68
| 12706
| 19 May 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?/8173|title=Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers|work=The Free Press Journal|date=26 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922205106/http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?%2F8173|archive-date=22 September 2017|access-date=26 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 20 April 2019<ref name="imphal-launch">{{cite news |last1=Sagar |first1=Pradip |title=Indian Navy launches new stealthy guided missile destroyer — INS Imphal |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/04/20/indian-navy-launches-new-stealthy-guided-missile-destroyer-ins-imphal.html |work=The Week |date=20 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| 2024 (expected)
|
| Fitting out
|-
|[[INS Porbandar|INS ''Porbandar
'']]<ref name="ndtv1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/all-about-the-ins-visakhapatnam-navys-newest-destroyer-755476|title=All About the INS Visakhapatnam, Navy's Most Powerful Destroyer|work=[[NDTV]]|last=Som |first=Vishnu |date=17 April 2015 |access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>
| D69
| 12707
| 19 July 2018<ref name="porbandar"/>
|
| 2025 (expected)
|
| Under construction<ref name="porbandar">{{cite web|url=http://www.psuconnect.in/news/production-start-4th-destroyer-of-visakhapatnam-class-at-mdl/16430|title=MDL Stats Production of 4th Destroyer of Visakhapatnam Class|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Future of the Indian Navy]]
* [[List of destroyers of India]]
* [[Kolkata-class destroyer]]
* [[Project 18-class destroyer]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Visakhapatnam class destroyer}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101227011444/http://bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Future/192-Project-15a.html ''Kolkata''-class destroyer - Bharat Rakshak]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/jeffhead/aegisvesselsoftheworld/kolkata.htm Aegis Vessels of the World - ''Kolkata''-class] - details on the specifications of the ship and recent images of INS ''Kolkata'' at sea.

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