Rajput-class destroyer: Difference between revisions

	INS Rajput (D51) during an exercise sporting Revathi radar.
Class overview
Name:	Rajput
Builders:	61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Operators:	Indian Navy
Succeeded by:	class
Planned:	5
Completed:	5
Active:	3
Retired:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement:	3,950 tons standard; 4,974 tons full load;
Length:	146.5 m (481 ft)
Beam:	15.8 m (52 ft)
Draught:	4.8 m (16 ft)
Propulsion:	4 × Zorya-Mashproekt M3E gas turbines in COGAG, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW); 2 shafts
Speed:	35 knots (65 km/h)
Range:	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h); 2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h);
Complement:	320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors and ; processing systems:	Navigation: 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,; Air: 1 x MP-500 Kliver radar at C-band or 1 x Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band (installed on INS Ranjit),; Air/Surface: 1 x MR-310U Angara radar at E-band, replaced by 1 x EL/M-2238 STAR; Communication: Inmarsat,; Sonar: 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 variable depth sonar;
Armament:	Anti-surface:; 1 × Dhanush ballistic missile in INS Rana; 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM in INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay, INS Rana ; 8 × BrahMos missiles in INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay; Air-defence:; 16 × VL-SRSAM in Rana; 2 × 8 Barak 1 SAM cell launchers in Ranvir and Ranvijay; 1 × S-125M SAM launcher in Ranvir,Ranvijay,Rana; Guns:; 2 × 76.2 mm main gun; 4 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS in Rana; 2 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS in Ranvir, Ranvijay; Anti-submarine: ; 1 × 533 mm PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher; 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars;
Aircraft carried:	1 x Ka-28 in last two ships and HAL Chetak helicopter in first three ships

Revision as of 21:20, 15 July 2022

The Rajput-class guided-missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy are modified versions of Soviet -class destroyers. They are also known as Kashin-II class. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union after considerable Indian design modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator, as well as major changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India in the 1980s. All units are currently attached to the Eastern Naval Command.

Service history

The Rajput class inherited their anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare roles for aircraft carrier task-force defense against submarines, low-flying aircraft, and cruise missiles from the Kashin class. They were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems. The systems were deployed during a mid-life refit of the ships. The missile system has four missiles in inclined bow mounted launchers replacing two SS-N-2D Styx AShM launchers in INS Rajput and eight cell VLS system replacing aft S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launcher in INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay.^[4] Ranvijay was deployed with an updated vertical launcher for the BrahMos missile.^[5] The Indian Navy is planning to upgrade the propulsion of the Rajput-class ships with indigenously developed Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT) engine. The Gas Turbine Research Establishment of DRDO has been developing this engine which is currently in testing phase.^[6]

During TROPEX-21 exercise of the Indian Navy, the decommissioned Ranjit was sunk by a torpedo.^[7]^[8]

Rajput was decommissioned from the service on 21 May 2021.^[9]^[10]

Ships of the class

Name	Pennant	Builder	Homeport	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
Rajput (ex-Nadezhniy)	D51	61 Kommunara	Visakhapatnam	11 September 1976	17 September 1977	4 May 1980^[1]	21 May 2021	Decommissioned
Rana (ex-Gubitelyniyy)	D52			29 November 1976	27 September 1978	19 February 1982^[1]		Active
Ranjit (ex-Lovkiyy)	D53			29 June 1977	16 June 1979	24 November 1983^[1]	6 May 2019^[11]	Sunk during TROPEX-21 as a live target.
Ranvir (ex-Tverdyy)	D54			24 October 1981	12 March 1983	21 April 1986^[1]		Active
Ranvijay (ex-Tolkoviyy)	D55			19 March 1982	1 February 1986	21 December 1987^[1]		Active

References

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 314. ISBN 978-0710626929.
↑ "Report No. 20 of 2017 (Navy and Coast Guard)" (PDF). Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
↑ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.
↑ Indian Navy: INS Rajput, 8 Other Warships To Deploy Brahmos Cruise Missiles
↑ BrahMos all set to cruise into Kerala Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Modified Kaveri Engine to Propel Indian Navy Rajput Class Ships
↑ Indian Navy's Combat-Readiness Exercise Tropex-21 Underway In Indian Ocean Region. Republic TV. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
↑ "Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 21) Indian Navy's Largest War Game". Indian Navy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
↑ "INS Rajput to be Decommissioned on 21 May 21". PIB. 20 May 2021.
↑ @ANI (21 May 2021). "INS Rajput, first destroyer of the Indian Navy, which was commissioned on 4th May 1980 will be decommissioned on 21st May during a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "INS Ranjit Sails into Sunset Culminating 36 years of Glorious Era". PIB. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

External links

[jfs-0506-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 314. ISBN 978-0710626929.

[cag_2017-2] "Report No. 20 of 2017 (Navy and Coast Guard)" (PDF). Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[nigwn-3] Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.

[4] Indian Navy: INS Rajput, 8 Other Warships To Deploy Brahmos Cruise Missiles

[5] BrahMos all set to cruise into Kerala Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Modified Kaveri Engine to Propel Indian Navy Rajput Class Ships

[7] Indian Navy's Combat-Readiness Exercise Tropex-21 Underway In Indian Ocean Region. Republic TV. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[8] "Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 21) Indian Navy's Largest War Game". Indian Navy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[9] "INS Rajput to be Decommissioned on 21 May 21". PIB. 20 May 2021.

[10] @ANI (21 May 2021). "INS Rajput, first destroyer of the Indian Navy, which was commissioned on 4th May 1980 will be decommissioned on 21st May during a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[ranjit-deco-11] "INS Ranjit Sails into Sunset Culminating 36 years of Glorious Era". PIB. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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-*''Air:'' 1 x MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band or 1 x Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band (installed on INS ''Ranjit''),
+*''Air:'' 1 x MP-500 Kliver radar at C-band or 1 x Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band (installed on INS ''Ranjit''),
-*''Air/Surface:'' 1 x MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band, replaced by 1 x [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]<ref name=nigwn>{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems|year=2006|publisher=Naval Institute|location=Annapolis, Md|isbn=1557502625|page=243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&q=%E2%80%9CSurveillance+%26+Threat+Alert+Radar+-+STAR+-+EL%2FM-2238&pg=PA243|edition=5th}}</ref>
+*''Air/Surface:'' 1 x MR-310U Angara radar at E-band, replaced by 1 x [[EL/M-2238 STAR]]<ref name=nigwn>{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems|year=2006|publisher=Naval Institute|location=Annapolis, Md|isbn=1557502625|page=243|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&q=%E2%80%9CSurveillance+%26+Threat+Alert+Radar+-+STAR+-+EL%2FM-2238&pg=PA243|edition=5th}}</ref>
 *''Communication:'' [[Inmarsat]],
-*''Sonar:'' 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
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+*1 × [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]] in [[INS Rana (D52)|INS ''Rana'']]
-*8 × [[BrahMos]] supersonic missiles
+*4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] in [[INS Ranvir (D54)|INS ''Ranvir'']], [[INS Ranvijay]],  [[INS Rana (D52)|INS ''Rana'']]
-*1 × [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]]
+*8 × [[BrahMos]] missiles in [[INS Ranvir (D54)|INS ''Ranvir'']], [[INS Ranvijay]]
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-*4 × [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles
-*[[INS Ranvir (D54)|INS ''Ranvir'']], [[INS Ranvijay (D55)|INS ''Ranvijay'']]
-*8 × [[BrahMos]] in aft VLS and 4 x [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] missiles
 *''Air-defence:''
-*2 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launchers
+*16 × [[VL-SRSAM]] in ''Rana''
-*1 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launcher in ''Ranvir'' and ''Ranvijay''
+*2 × 8 [[Barak 1]] [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]] cell launchers in  ''Ranvir'' and ''Ranvijay''
-*1 × 8 [[Barak 1 SAM]] cell launchers in  ''Ranvir'' and ''Ranvijay''
+*1 × [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launcher in ''Ranvir'',''Ranvijay'',''Rana''
 *''Guns:''
 *2 × 76.2 mm main gun
-*4 × 30 mm [[AK-230]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]] in ''Rajput'' and ''Rana''
+*4 × 30 mm [[AK-630M]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]] in ''Rana''
-*4 × 30 mm [[AK-630|AK-630M]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]] in ''Ranjit''
 *2 × 30 mm [[AK-630|AK-630M]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]] in ''Ranvir'', ''Ranvijay''
 *''Anti-submarine: ''
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+The '''''Rajput''-class''' [[guided-missile destroyer]]s built for the [[Indian Navy]] are modified versions of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] {{sclass2|Kashin|destroyer|1}}s. They are also known as Kashin-II class. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union after considerable Indian design modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the [[helicopter pad]] in the original design with a flight elevator, as well as major changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India in the 1980s. All units are currently attached to the [[Eastern Naval Command]].
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 They were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the [[BrahMos]] supersonic cruise missile systems. The systems were deployed during a mid-life refit of the ships. The missile system has four missiles in inclined bow mounted launchers replacing two [[P-15 Termit|SS-N-2D Styx AShM]] launchers in {{INS|Rajput|D51|6}} and eight cell VLS system replacing aft [[S-125 Neva/Pechora#Naval version|S-125M]] (NATO: SA-N-1) [[Surface to air missile|SAM]] launcher in {{INS|Ranvir|D54|6}} and {{INS|Ranvijay|D55|6}}.<ref>[http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3571 Indian Navy: INS ''Rajput'', 8 Other Warships To Deploy Brahmos Cruise Missiles]</ref> ''Ranvijay'' was deployed with an updated vertical launcher for the BrahMos missile.<ref>[http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20071119144228&Page=O&Headline=BrahMos+all+set+to+cruise+into+Kerala&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0 BrahMos all set to cruise into Kerala] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124094529/http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEO20071119144228&Page=O&Headline=BrahMos+all+set+to+cruise+into+Kerala&Title=Thiruvananthapuram&Topic=0 |date=2007-11-24 }}</ref> The Indian Navy is planning to upgrade the propulsion of the ''Rajput''-class ships with indigenously developed [[Gas Turbine Research Establishment#Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT)|Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT)]] engine. The [[Gas Turbine Research Establishment]] of DRDO has been developing this engine which is currently in testing phase.<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=40470 Modified Kaveri Engine to Propel Indian Navy Rajput Class Ships]</ref>
-During TROPEX-21 exercise of the [[Indian Navy]], the decommissioned ''Ranjit'' was sunk by a torpedo.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Indian Navy's Combat-Readiness Exercise Tropex-21 Underway In Indian Ocean Region|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L9wl5hqhwg|publisher=Republic TV|date=10 February 2021|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/theatre-level-operational-readiness-exercise-tropex-21-indian-navy%E2%80%99s-largest-war-game|title=Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 21) Indian Navy’s Largest War Game|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
+During TROPEX-21 exercise of the [[Indian Navy]], the decommissioned ''Ranjit'' was sunk by a torpedo.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Indian Navy's Combat-Readiness Exercise Tropex-21 Underway In Indian Ocean Region|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L9wl5hqhwg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/8L9wl5hqhwg |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=Republic TV|date=10 February 2021|access-date=13 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/theatre-level-operational-readiness-exercise-tropex-21-indian-navy%E2%80%99s-largest-war-game|title=Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 21) Indian Navy’s Largest War Game|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
 {{INS|Rajput|D51|2}} was decommissioned from the service on 21 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1720221|title=INS Rajput to be Decommissioned on 21 May 21|publisher=PIB|date=2021-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1395255535029481478|user=ANI|title=INS Rajput, first destroyer of the Indian Navy, which was commissioned on 4th May 1980 will be decommissioned on 21st May during a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy|date=2021-05-21}}</ref>
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Service history

Ships of the class

See also

References

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