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INS Surat (D69)
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| History | |
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| Name: | Surat |
| Namesake: | Surat |
| Operator: | Indian Navy |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Yard number: | 12707 |
| Laid down: | 19 July 2018 |
| Launched: | 17 May 2022 |
| Completed: | Est. 2024 |
| Commissioned: | Est. 2025 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: D69 |
| Status: | Under construction |
| Badge: | File:INS Surat.jpg |
| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | |
| Armament: |
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| 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 Surat is the fourth and last ship of the -class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.
Initially, the ship was speculated to be named after port city Porbandar but later it was changed to Surat. The other warships of this class are INS Visakhapatnam, INS Mormugao, INS Imphal.[4]
Construction[edit]
The keel of Surat was laid down in 2018. Built at two different geographical locations using the block construction methodology involving hull construction and joining together at MDL. Successor of P15A (-class) destroyers, Project 15B is the next generation of stealth guided missile destroyers.[5]
Surat was launched on 17 May 2022 by Mazagon Dock Limited. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2025.[6][7]
See also[edit]
- -class destroyer
- List of active Indian Navy ships
- List of destroyers of India
- Future of the Indian Navy
References[edit]
- ↑ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".
- ↑ @ANI (16 November 2021). "Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally Commission INS Vishakhapatnam on Nov 21 in Mumbai: Navy Vice Admiral SN Ghormade" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Time to Make-for-World, Says Rajnath as Indian Navy Launches Indigenous Warships in Mumbai". MSN. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "Raksha Mantri launches two indigenous frontline warships - Surat (Guided Missile Destroyer) & Udaygiri (Stealth Frigate) - in Mumbai". PIB. 17 May 2022.
- ↑ "All About the INS Visakhapatnam, Navy's Most Powerful Destroyer". NDTV. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.