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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 2022}}</ref>
'''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 2022}}</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 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 2022}}</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=&amp_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>
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=&amp_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==

Latest revision as of 03:12, 5 August 2022

Launch of INS Imphal.
History
India
Name: Imphal
Namesake: Imphal
Operator: Indian Navy
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down: 19 May 2017
Launched: 20 April 2019
Commissioned: Est. 2023
Identification: Pennant number:D68
Status: Under construction
Badge:
General characteristics
Type: Guided missile destroyer
Displacement: 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)[1]
Length: 163 m (535 ft)
Beam: 17.4 m (57 ft)
Draft: 6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance: 45 days
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 4 x RHIB
Crew: 300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 2 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B
Aviation facilities: Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.
Notes: Modified derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.[3]

INS Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth 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.[4]

The ship was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in Battle of Imphal during World War II.[5] It is the first Indian Navy ship named after a city in Northeast India.[6]

Construction[edit | edit source]

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.[7][8]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".
  3. ↑ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".
  4. ↑ "Navy Launches Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal Under Project 15B". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Navy's gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast". Deccan Herald. 21 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City". The Wire. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers | Freepress Journal Release". 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Indian Navy: Navy chief launches new guided missile destroyer 'INS Imphal' - The Economic Times". m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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