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'''INS ''Mormugao''''' is the second ship of the {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|0}} [[stealth ship|stealth]] [[guided-missile destroyer]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. She was built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was launched on 17 September 2016. The ship was commissioned on 18 December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/guided-missile-destroyer-mormugao-launched-in-mumbai-1459860 |title=Navy's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=17 September 2022}}</ref>
'''INS ''Mormugao''''' is the second ship of the {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|0}} [[stealth ship|stealth]] [[guided-missile destroyer]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. She was built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was launched on 17 September 2016. The ship was commissioned on 18 December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/guided-missile-destroyer-mormugao-launched-in-mumbai-1459860 |title=Navy's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=17 September 2016}}</ref>


==Construction==
==Construction==
The keel of ''Mormugao'' was laid down on 4 June 2015, and she was launched on 17 September 2016 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] of Mumbai.<ref name=indrus18a13>{{cite news|title=Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers|url=http://indrus.in/economics/2013/04/18/russia_to_help_india_build_4_guided-missile_destroyers_23919.html|accessdate=20 July 2013|newspaper=Indrus|date=18 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name=gs20j13>{{cite web|title=Project 15B|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15b.htm|publisher=Global Security|accessdate=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="Free Press Journal">{{cite news|title=Indigenously built warship ready for launch|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|accessdate=16 April 2015|work=freepressjournal|date=15 April 2015|last=Sheshrao|first=Vishnudas|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212921/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|archivedate=22 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=Livefist>{{cite news|title=Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week|url=http://www.livefistdefence.com/2015/04/navys-next-destroyer-line-christened.html|accessdate=16 April 2015|work=LiveFist defence |date=15 April 2022}}</ref>
The keel of ''Mormugao'' was laid down on 4 June 2015, and she was launched on 17 September 2016 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] of Mumbai.<ref name=indrus18a13>{{cite news|title=Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers|url=http://indrus.in/economics/2013/04/18/russia_to_help_india_build_4_guided-missile_destroyers_23919.html|accessdate=20 July 2013|newspaper=Indrus|date=18 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name=gs20j13>{{cite web|title=Project 15B|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15b.htm|publisher=Global Security|accessdate=20 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Free Press Journal">{{cite news|title=Indigenously built warship ready for launch|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|accessdate=16 April 2015|work=freepressjournal|date=15 April 2015|last=Sheshrao|first=Vishnudas|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212921/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|archivedate=22 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=Livefist>{{cite news|title=Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week|url=http://www.livefistdefence.com/2015/04/navys-next-destroyer-line-christened.html|accessdate=16 April 2015|work=LiveFist defence |date=15 April 2015}}</ref>


She is named after the port city of  [[Mormugao]] in [[Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210502092157/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html|archive-date = 2 May 2021|title = New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port|date = 24 August 2022}}</ref>
She is named after the port city of  [[Mormugao]] in [[Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210502092157/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html|archive-date = 2 May 2021|title = New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port|date = 24 August 2016}}</ref>


''Mormugao'' completed its basin trials on 15 December, 2021 and started its maiden sea trials on 19 December, 2021 commemorating the [[Goa Liberation Day]].<ref name="mormugao_trials">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1783193|title=MORMUGAO, INDIAN NAVY'S SECOND SHIP OF THE PROJECT 15B, SAILS FOR MAIDEN SEA TRIALS ON GOA LIBERATION DAY|publisher=PIB|date=2021-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.nseindia.com/corporate/MAZDOCK_15122021133022_BASINTRIALSofP15BSHIPMormugao14122021.pdf|title=Basin trials of Second ship of P15B|publisher=Mazagon Dock|date=2021-12-15}}</ref>
''Mormugao'' completed its basin trials on 15 December, 2021 and started its maiden sea trials on 19 December, 2021 commemorating the [[Goa Liberation Day]].<ref name="mormugao_trials">{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1783193|title=MORMUGAO, INDIAN NAVY'S SECOND SHIP OF THE PROJECT 15B, SAILS FOR MAIDEN SEA TRIALS ON GOA LIBERATION DAY|publisher=PIB|date=2021-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.nseindia.com/corporate/MAZDOCK_15122021133022_BASINTRIALSofP15BSHIPMormugao14122021.pdf|title=Basin trials of Second ship of P15B|publisher=Mazagon Dock|date=2021-12-15}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:15, 19 December 2022

Mormugao during delivery to the Indian Navy
History
India
Name: INS Mormugao
Namesake: Mormugao
Operator: Indian Navy
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Way number: D67
Laid down: 4 June 2015
Launched: 17 September 2016
Acquired: 24 November 2022
Commissioned: 18 December 2022
Identification: Pennant number: D67
Status: Active
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 Mormugao is the second ship of the -class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was launched on 17 September 2016. The ship was commissioned on 18 December 2022.[4]

Construction[edit | edit source]

The keel of Mormugao was laid down on 4 June 2015, and she was launched on 17 September 2016 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.[5][6][7][8]

She is named after the port city of Mormugao in Goa.[9]

Mormugao completed its basin trials on 15 December, 2021 and started its maiden sea trials on 19 December, 2021 commemorating the Goa Liberation Day.[10][11]

The ship was commissioned on 18 December, 2022.[12]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Mormugao floats on her own post launch
    Mormugao floats on her own post launch
  • Mormugao, second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class during maiden sortie.
    Mormugao, second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class during maiden sortie.


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's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai". NDTV. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers". Indrus. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Project 15B". Global Security. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Sheshrao, Vishnudas (15 April 2015). "Indigenously built warship ready for launch". freepressjournal. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week". LiveFist defence. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port". 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "MORMUGAO, INDIAN NAVY'S SECOND SHIP OF THE PROJECT 15B, SAILS FOR MAIDEN SEA TRIALS ON GOA LIBERATION DAY" (Press release). PIB. 19 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Basin trials of Second ship of P15B" (PDF). Mazagon Dock. 15 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rajnath Singh commissions missile destroyer INS Mormugao into Indian Navy". India Today. 18 December 2022.
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