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'''INS ''Imphal''''' is the third ship of the [[Visakhapatnam-class destroyer|''Visakhapatnam''-class]] [[Stealth ship|stealth]] [[Guided missile destroyer|guided missile destroyer]] of the [[Indian Navy]]. She is being constructed at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL) and has been launched on 20 April 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-navy-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-ins-imphal-under-project-15b-2026077|title=Navy Launches Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal Under Project 15B|date=20 April 2019|website=NDTV.com|agency=Press Trust of India|language=en|access-date=6 July | '''INS ''Imphal''''' is the third ship of the [[Visakhapatnam-class destroyer|''Visakhapatnam''-class]] [[Stealth ship|stealth]] [[Guided missile destroyer|guided missile destroyer]] of the [[Indian Navy]]. She is being constructed at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL) and has been launched on 20 April 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-navy-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-ins-imphal-under-project-15b-2026077|title=Navy Launches Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal Under Project 15B|date=20 April 2019|website=NDTV.com|agency=Press Trust of India|language=en|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> | ||
The ship was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in [[Battle of Imphal]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/navy-s-gesture-to-the-battle-of-imphal-elates-northeast-729926.html|title=Navy's gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast|date=21 April 2019|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> It is the first Indian Navy ship named after a city in [[Northeast India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City |url=https://thewire.in/government/indian-navy-warship-ins-imphal |website=The Wire |accessdate=27 April | The ship was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in [[Battle of Imphal]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/navy-s-gesture-to-the-battle-of-imphal-elates-northeast-729926.html|title=Navy's gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast|date=21 April 2019|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> It is the first Indian Navy ship named after a city in [[Northeast India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City |url=https://thewire.in/government/indian-navy-warship-ins-imphal |website=The Wire |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
The keel of ''Imphal'' was laid down on 19 May 2017, and she was launched on 20 April 2019 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] of Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?/8173|title=Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers {{!}} Freepress Journal Release|date=2017-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922205106/http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?/8173|access-date=2019-04-20|archive-date=22 September | The keel of ''Imphal'' was laid down on 19 May 2017, and she was launched on 20 April 2019 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] of Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?/8173|title=Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers {{!}} Freepress Journal Release|date=2017-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922205106/http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?/8173|access-date=2019-04-20|archive-date=22 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/navy-chief-launches-new-guided-missile-destroyer-ins-imphal/amp_articleshow/68965608.cms?usqp=mq331AQCCAE=&_js_v=0.1|title=Indian Navy: Navy chief launches new guided missile destroyer 'INS Imphal' - The Economic Times|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||