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| Ship caption = INS ''Kolkata'' (D63) during Malabar 2020 naval exercise.
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| Ship class = {{Sclass-|Kolkata|destroyer}}
| Ship class = {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer}}
| Ship displacement = {{convert|7500|t|abbr=on}} full load<ref name="INS Kolkata class">{{cite web|title=INS Kolkata|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-kolkata|website=indiannavy.nic.in|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=28 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616202823/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-kolkata|archive-date=16 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="hindujul14">{{cite news |title=Navy gets its largest destroyer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-gets-its-largest-destroyer/article6205050.ece
| Ship displacement = {{convert|7500|t|abbr=on}} full load<ref name="INS Kolkata class">{{cite web|title=INS Kolkata|url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-kolkata|website=indiannavy.nic.in|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=28 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616202823/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ins-kolkata|archive-date=16 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="hindujul14">{{cite news |title=Navy gets its largest destroyer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/navy-gets-its-largest-destroyer/article6205050.ece
|date=13 July 2014|access-date=15 July 2014 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="defxprss">{{cite news |url=http://www.defenceexpress.com/index.php/navy/item/277-largest-destroyer-project-of-navy-hit-by-delay |title=Largest destroyer project of Navy hit by delay|publisher=Defence Express|date=6 Jun 2013|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref>
|date=13 July 2014|access-date=15 July 2014 |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="defxprss">{{cite news |url=http://www.defenceexpress.com/index.php/navy/item/277-largest-destroyer-project-of-navy-hit-by-delay |title=Largest destroyer project of Navy hit by delay|publisher=Defence Express|date=6 Jun 2013|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref>
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| Ship propulsion =  
| Ship propulsion =  
| Ship speed = In excess of {{convert|30|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship speed = In excess of {{convert|30|kn|abbr=on}}
| Ship range = {{convert|8000|nmi|abbr=on}}+
| Ship range = {{convert|6000|nmi|abbr=on}}+
| Ship endurance =  
| Ship endurance =  
| Ship complement = 250 (estd)
| Ship complement = 300 (estd)
| Ship sensors = *[[Israeli Aircraft Industries|IAI]] [[EL/M-2248 MF-STAR]] [[Active Electronically Scanned Array|AESA]] multi-function radar<ref name=sp8j14>{{cite news|title=Country's most potent indigenous warship joins service this month|url=http://spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=18&h=Country-s-most-potent-indigenous-warship-joins-service-this-month|access-date=8 June 2014|publisher=SP's Naval Forces|date=8 June 2014}}</ref>
| Ship sensors = *[[Israeli Aircraft Industries|IAI]] [[EL/M-2248 MF-STAR]] [[S-band]] [[Active Electronically Scanned Array|AESA]] multi-function radar<ref name=sp8j14>{{cite news|title=Country's most potent indigenous warship joins service this month|url=http://spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=18&h=Country-s-most-potent-indigenous-warship-joins-service-this-month|access-date=8 June 2014|publisher=SP's Naval Forces|date=8 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821171744/http://spsnavalforces.com/exclusive/?id=18&h=Country-s-most-potent-indigenous-warship-joins-service-this-month|archive-date=21 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[Thales Group|Thales]] LW-08 D-band air search radar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/naval_Press_Release_Bharat_Electronics_awards_LW08/ |title=Bharat Electronics Ltd. awards LW08 contract to Thales |publisher=Thalesgroup|date=2 July 2008 |access-date=2 April 2010}}</ref>
* [[Thales Group|Thales]] LW-08 D-band air search radar<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/naval_Press_Release_Bharat_Electronics_awards_LW08/ |title=Bharat Electronics Ltd. awards LW08 contract to Thales |publisher=Thalesgroup.com |date=2 July 2008 |access-date=2 April 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727113416/http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/naval_Press_Release_Bharat_Electronics_awards_LW08/ |archive-date=27 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] HUMSA-NG bow sonar
* Garpun Bal (3TS-25E) radar <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvWia6Jpwek&t=153s&ab_channel=IndianNavy|title=Virtual tour of INS Kolkata (Hindi)|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
*BEL Nagin active towed array sonar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1239890 |title=Indian Navy to get four new destroyers |publisher=DNA India|date=17 March 2009 |access-date=2 April 2010}}</ref>
* [[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] HUMSA-NG bow sonar
*BEL Electronic Modular Command & Control Applications (EMCCA Mk4) combat management system<ref name=sp8j14/>
* [[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] EMCCA Mk4 combat management system<ref name=sp8j14/>
| Ship EW =
| Ship EW = * [[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] Ellora [[electronic support measures]]<ref name="ndtv-29sep15">{{cite web|last1=Som|first1=Vishnu|title=Inside India's New and Deadliest Warship|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/inside-indias-new-and-deadliest-warship-1224090|website=NDTV|access-date=23 November 2017|date=29 September 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718032359/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/inside-indias-new-and-deadliest-warship-1224090|archive-date=18 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| Ship armament = *'''Anti-air missiles:'''
* [[Naval Science and Technological Laboratory|NSTL]] [[Maareech ATDS]]
*4 × 8-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]], for a total of 32;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Som|first1=Vishnu|title=On INS Kolkata, PM is Only Partially Correct|url=http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/on-ins-kolkata-pm-is-only-partially-correct-654566|access-date=8 March 2015|agency=NDTV|date=16 August 2014|quote=At the moment, she is designed to carry only 32 Barak surface-to-air missiles...}}</ref>
* [[Kavach (anti-missile system)|Kavach]] chaff decoy system<ref name="ndtv-29sep15"/>
*[[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8]] missiles (''Range'': {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name=IHSJanesBarak82015>{{cite news|title=India commissions second Kolkata-class destroyer|url=http://www.janes.com/article/54950/india-commissions-second-kolkata-class-destroyer|access-date=30 December 2015|agency=IHSJanes|publisher=Janes|date=29 September 2015}}</ref>)
| Ship armament = *4 × 8-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]], for a total of 32 [[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8]] missiles<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Navy successfully test fires Long Range Barak 8 missile from INS Kolkata|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-successfully-test-fires-long-range-barak-8-missile-from-ins-kolkata/articleshow/50378363.cms|access-date=15 November 2018|archive-date=16 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116001038/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-successfully-test-fires-long-range-barak-8-missile-from-ins-kolkata/articleshow/50378363.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IHSJanesBarak82015>{{cite news|last=Bedi|first=Rahul|title=India commissions second Kolkata-class destroyer|url=http://www.janes.com/article/54950/india-commissions-second-kolkata-class-destroyer|access-date=30 December 2015|work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly|date=29 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002154558/http://www.janes.com/article/54950/india-commissions-second-kolkata-class-destroyer|archive-date=2 October 2015}}</ref>
*'''Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:'''
* 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] missiles<ref name="Kolkata-class destroyer">{{cite news|title=BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15a.htm | publisher=GlobalSecurity.org | date= | accessdate=25 August 2014}}</ref>
*2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack missiles
*1 × [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] [[Naval artillery|naval gun]] (manufactured by [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited|BHEL]])
*'''Guns:'''
* 4 × [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
*1 × 76&nbsp;mm gun Oto Melara SRGM <ref>Rate of fire Compact: 85 rounds/min" Super Rapid: 120 rounds/min Muzzle velocity 915 m/s (3,000 ft/s) Feed system; Magazine capacity 80 ready rounds on compact gun mounthttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OTO_Melara_76_mm</ref>
* 4 × 533 mm Torpedo tubes
*4 × [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
* 2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers
*'''Anti-submarine warfare:'''
*4 × [[Mark 46 torpedo]] Torpedo tubes
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rockets
| Ship armour =  
| Ship armour =  
| Ship armor =  
| Ship armor =  
| Ship aircraft =  
| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopters
| Ship aircraft facilities = *[[Flight deck]]
| Ship aircraft facilities = Dual Enclosed [[hangar]]
*Enclosed [[hangar]]
| Ship notes =  
| Ship notes =  
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'''INS ''Kolkata''''' is the lead ship of the {{sclass-|Kolkata|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer|stealth guided-missile destroyer]]s of the [[Indian Navy]].  She was constructed at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL), and was handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her [[sea trial]]s. The ship was officially commissioned by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] in a ceremony held on 16 August 2014.<ref name="Commissioning" /><ref name="pib.nic.in">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=108832|title=Prime Minister Commissions INS Kolkata|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2016-04-24}}</ref>
'''INS ''Kolkata''''' is the lead ship of the {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer|stealth guided-missile destroyer]]s of the [[Indian Navy]].  She was constructed at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] (MDL), and was handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her [[sea trial]]s. The ship was officially commissioned by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] in a ceremony held on 16 August 2014.<ref name="Commissioning" /><ref name="pib.nic.in" />


==Construction==
==Construction==
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===2014 carbon dioxide leak===
===2014 carbon dioxide leak===
On 7 March 2014, during a complete check-up of the ship's machinery to fix the problems found during sea trials,<ref name=toi8m14/> a naval officer was killed and several workers were injured when a valve on a CO<sub>2</sub> bottle malfunctioned during a test of the vessel's carbon dioxide fire-fighting unit at the Mazagaon dockyard. For the test, fire-retarding carbon dioxide gas was to be released into a compartment; the test was part of the destroyer's delivery trials. ''Kolkata''{{'}}s engineering officer-designate, Commander Kuntal Wadhwa, inhaled a large amount of gas and was rushed to St George's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two dockyard officials who also inhaled the gas were also taken to hospital for treatment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy hit by another accident; officer dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/navy-hit-by-another-accident-officer-dead/article5760901.ece|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-officer-killed-in-mumbai-days-after-ins-sindhuratna-accident/article1-1192138.aspx</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=One Naval Officer killed in INS Kolkata Gas Leak Accident|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/one-naval-officer-killed-in-ins-kolkata-gas-leak-accident/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref> MDL stated that the incident will not delay the scheduled commissioning of the ship.<ref name=toi8m14/>
 
On 7 March 2014, during a complete check-up of the ship's machinery to fix the problems found during sea trials,<ref name=toi8m14/> a naval officer was killed and several workers were injured when a valve on a CO<sub>2</sub> bottle malfunctioned during a test of the vessel's carbon dioxide fire-fighting unit at the Mazagaon dockyard. For the test, fire-retarding carbon dioxide gas was to be released into a compartment; the test was part of the destroyer's delivery trials. ''Kolkata''{{'}}s engineering officer-designate, Commander Kuntal Wadhwa, inhaled a large amount of gas and was rushed to St George's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two dockyard officials who also inhaled the gas were also taken to hospital for treatment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Navy hit by another accident; officer dead|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 March 2014|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/navy-hit-by-another-accident-officer-dead/article5760901.ece|access-date=7 March 2014|last1=Baruah|first1=Amit|last2=Rajput|first2=Rashmi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-officer-killed-in-mumbai-days-after-ins-sindhuratna-accident/article1-1192138.aspx |title=Navy hit again, officer dies in mishap on INS Kolkata - Hindustan Times |website=www.hindustantimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308004017/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-officer-killed-in-mumbai-days-after-ins-sindhuratna-accident/article1-1192138.aspx |archive-date=2014-03-08}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|title=One Naval Officer killed in INS Kolkata Gas Leak Accident|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/one-naval-officer-killed-in-ins-kolkata-gas-leak-accident/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref> MDL stated that the incident will not delay the scheduled commissioning of the ship.<ref name=toi8m14/>


===Weapon trials===
===Weapon trials===
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As part of her pre-commissioning weapon trials at sea, ''Kolkata'' test-fired a [[BrahMos]] missile off [[INS Kadamba|Karwar]]'s coast on 9 June 2014, and the test met all parameters.<ref>{{cite news|title=BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BrahMos-missile-test-fired-from-warship-INS-Kolkata/articleshow/36295940.cms|access-date=9 June 2014|work=The Times of India|date=9 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India-Russia Missile Successfully Test Fired from Indian Warship|url=http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140609/190444194/India-Russia-Missile-Successfully-Test-Fired-from-Indian-Warship.html|access-date=9 June 2014|publisher=RIA Novosti|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> On 15 February 2015, [[BrahMos (missile)|BrahMos missile]] was on test fired from INS ''Kolkata'' during the Tropex exercise in the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = BrahMos missile test-fired from Indian Navy's newest ship INS Kochi, hits target|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/brahmos-missile-test-fired-from-new-naval-ship-hits-target/|website = The Indian Express|date = 2015-11-02|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Supersonic BrahMos successfully test-fired from INS Kolkata - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supersonic-BrahMos-successfully-test-fired-from-INS-Kolkata/articleshow/46248399.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref>
As part of her pre-commissioning weapon trials at sea, ''Kolkata'' test-fired a [[BrahMos]] missile off [[INS Kadamba|Karwar]]'s coast on 9 June 2014, and the test met all parameters.<ref>{{cite news|title=BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BrahMos-missile-test-fired-from-warship-INS-Kolkata/articleshow/36295940.cms|access-date=9 June 2014|work=The Times of India|date=9 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India-Russia Missile Successfully Test Fired from Indian Warship|url=http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140609/190444194/India-Russia-Missile-Successfully-Test-Fired-from-Indian-Warship.html|access-date=9 June 2014|publisher=RIA Novosti|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> On 15 February 2015, [[BrahMos (missile)|BrahMos missile]] was on test fired from INS ''Kolkata'' during the Tropex exercise in the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = BrahMos missile test-fired from Indian Navy's newest ship INS Kochi, hits target|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/brahmos-missile-test-fired-from-new-naval-ship-hits-target/|website = The Indian Express|date = 2015-11-02|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Supersonic BrahMos successfully test-fired from INS Kolkata - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supersonic-BrahMos-successfully-test-fired-from-INS-Kolkata/articleshow/46248399.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref>


On 29 December 2015 and 30 December 2015 the Indian Navy successfully test-fired the Barak 8 missile from INS ''Kolkata''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Indian Navy test-fires surface-to-air missile developed with Israel|url = http://www.mid-day.com/articles/indian-navy-test-fires-surface-to-air-missile-developed-with-israel/16815191|website = mid-day|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Indian Navy test-fires missile developed with Israel|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/indian-navy-test-fires-missile-developed-with-israel-115122900967_1.html|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref> Two missiles were fired at high speed targets, during naval exercises being undertaken in the Arabian Sea.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Indian Navy successfully test fires surface-to-air missile Barak-8 {{!}} Brahmand News|url = http://www.brahmand.com/news/Indian-Navy-successfully-test-fires-surfacetoair-missile-Barak8/14524/1/10.html|website = www.brahmand.com|access-date = 2016-01-05|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160108204419/http://brahmand.com/news/Indian-Navy-successfully-test-fires-surfacetoair-missile-Barak8/14524/1/10.html|archive-date = 2016-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Proud Moment. Indian Navy Tests The Most Formidable Missile In Its Arsenal|url = http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/proud-moment-indian-navy-tests-the-most-formidable-missile-in-its-arsenal-248917.html|website = indiatimes.com|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref>
On 29 December 2015 and 30 December 2015 the Indian Navy successfully test-fired the Barak 8 missile from INS ''Kolkata''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Indian Navy test-fires surface-to-air missile developed with Israel|url = http://www.mid-day.com/articles/indian-navy-test-fires-surface-to-air-missile-developed-with-israel/16815191|website = mid-day|date = 29 December 2015|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Indian Navy test-fires missile developed with Israel|newspaper = Business Standard India|date = 29 December 2015|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/indian-navy-test-fires-missile-developed-with-israel-115122900967_1.html|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref> Two missiles were fired at high speed targets, during naval exercises being undertaken in the Arabian Sea.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Indian Navy successfully test fires surface-to-air missile Barak-8 {{!}} Brahmand News|url = http://www.brahmand.com/news/Indian-Navy-successfully-test-fires-surfacetoair-missile-Barak8/14524/1/10.html|website = www.brahmand.com|access-date = 2016-01-05|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160108204419/http://brahmand.com/news/Indian-Navy-successfully-test-fires-surfacetoair-missile-Barak8/14524/1/10.html|archive-date = 2016-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Proud Moment. Indian Navy Tests The Most Formidable Missile In Its Arsenal|url = http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/proud-moment-indian-navy-tests-the-most-formidable-missile-in-its-arsenal-248917.html|website = indiatimes.com|date = 30 December 2015|access-date = 2016-01-05}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.portnews.ru/news/225668/|title=Indian warships visit Port Louis, Mauritius|website=en.portnews.ru|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/visit-of-indian-warships-to-mombasa-kenya-10-13-september-2016-116091000279_1.html|title=VISIT OF INDIAN WARSHIPS TO MOMBASA KENYA 10 13 SEPTEMBER 2016|last=Standard|first=Business|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/content/indian-warships-visit-port-louis-mauritius|title=Indian Warships visit Port Louis, Mauritius {{!}} Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|access-date=2016-09-17}}</ref>
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[[Category:Kolkata-class destroyers]]
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INS Kolkata
History
India
Name: Kolkata
Namesake: Kolkata
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Yard number: 701
Way number: D63
Laid down: September 2003
Launched: 30 March 2006
Acquired: 10 July 2014
Commissioned: 16 August 2014[1]
Homeport: Mumbai
Identification:
Motto: "Yudhay Sarvasannadh"(Sanskrit)"Always Prepared for Battle"[2]
Status: in active service
Badge: INS Kolkata crest
General characteristics
Class and type: -class destroyer
Displacement: 7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) full load[3][4][5]
Length: 163 m (535 ft)[6]
Beam: 17.4 m (57 ft)[6]
Speed: In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)+
Complement: 300 (estd)
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 2 × Sea King or HAL Dhruv helicopters
Aviation facilities: Dual Enclosed hangar

INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the -class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her sea trials. The ship was officially commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a ceremony held on 16 August 2014.[1][2]

Construction

The keel of Kolkata was laid down in September 2003 and she was launched on 30 March 2006.[6] Her commissioning was originally planned for 2010, but this was delayed to 16 August 2014 as a result of a series of project delays.[14][15] During her construction at MDL, she was given the designation Yard-701.[16]

Sea trials

The commissioning of Kolkata was delayed from 2010 to 2014 due to delays in her construction and technical problems which were found during her sea trials. The issue detected was generation of additional noise, which occurred when the engine, gear box and the shaft were operated together, but which worked issue-free when run independently. The issues were fixed and the sea trials were completed by February 2014, when the ship returned to MDL to undergo minor work before delivery.[16][17][18]

2014 carbon dioxide leak

On 7 March 2014, during a complete check-up of the ship's machinery to fix the problems found during sea trials,[16] a naval officer was killed and several workers were injured when a valve on a CO2 bottle malfunctioned during a test of the vessel's carbon dioxide fire-fighting unit at the Mazagaon dockyard. For the test, fire-retarding carbon dioxide gas was to be released into a compartment; the test was part of the destroyer's delivery trials. Kolkata's engineering officer-designate, Commander Kuntal Wadhwa, inhaled a large amount of gas and was rushed to St George's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two dockyard officials who also inhaled the gas were also taken to hospital for treatment.[19][20][21] MDL stated that the incident will not delay the scheduled commissioning of the ship.[16]

Weapon trials

INS Kolkata firing a Long Range Surface to Air Missile

As part of her pre-commissioning weapon trials at sea, Kolkata test-fired a BrahMos missile off Karwar's coast on 9 June 2014, and the test met all parameters.[22][23] On 15 February 2015, BrahMos missile was on test fired from INS Kolkata during the Tropex exercise in the Arabian Sea.[24][25]

On 29 December 2015 and 30 December 2015 the Indian Navy successfully test-fired the Barak 8 missile from INS Kolkata.[26][27] Two missiles were fired at high speed targets, during naval exercises being undertaken in the Arabian Sea.[28][29]

Service history

Deployment Date Port Visited Commander Notes and References
2016
East Africa and the Southern Indian Ocean with frigate INS Trikand and fleet tanker INS Aditya 28-30 August Port Victoria, Seychelles Captain Rahul Vilas Gokhale[30] Enhance defence ties with the Seychelles People Defense Forces[31][32]
1-4 September Port Louis, Mauritius [33][34][35]
10-13 September Mombasa, Kenya [36][37]
20-23 September Durban, South Africa [38][39]

See also

References

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  27. ↑ "Indian Navy test-fires missile developed with Israel". Business Standard India. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Indian Navy successfully test fires surface-to-air missile Barak-8 | Brahmand News". www.brahmand.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "Proud Moment. Indian Navy Tests The Most Formidable Missile In Its Arsenal". indiatimes.com. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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