_-_P15B_destroyer_of_Indian_Navy.jpg) Visakhapatnam (D66) during her sea trials
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| Name: | INS Visakhapatnam |
| Namesake: | Visakhapatnam |
| Owner: | Indian Navy |
| Operator: | Indian Navy |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Cost: | ($1.2 Billion) |
| Yard number: | 12704 |
| Way number: | D66 |
| Laid down: | 12 October 2013 |
| Launched: | 20 April 2015 |
| Acquired: | 28 October 2021 |
| Commissioned: | 21 November 2021[1] |
| Identification: | Pennant number: D66 |
| Motto: | यशो लभस्व - Attain Glory |
| Nickname(s): | The Brave Buck |
| Status: | In Service [2] |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided missile destroyer |
| Displacement: | 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)[3] |
| Length: | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft) |
| Draft: | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
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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) |
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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.[5] |
INS Visakhapatnam is the lead ship and the first of the -class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. The ship, commissioned on 21 November 2021, is one of the largest destroyers in service with the Indian Navy.[6]
Construction[edit | edit source]
The keel of Visakhapatnam was laid down on 12 October 2013 and she was launched on 20 April 2015 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.[7][8][9] This was made under Make In India initiative. The ship steering and stabiliser system was manufactured by Larsen & Toubro and hydraulics by Polyhydron Systems.[citation needed].
On 21 June 2019, a fire that started in the air conditioning room of INS Visakhapatnam resulted in the death of one contract worker. The damage from the fire was reported to be limited.[10]
During Navy Day 2020, Chief of the Naval Staff announced that INS Visakhapatnam has started its sea trials.[11]
Commissioning[edit | edit source]
Visakhapatnam was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 October 2021[2] and commissioned on 21 November 2021 by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh[1] at the Indian Navy's Western Naval Command, headquartered in Mumbai.[6]
Service History[edit | edit source]
On 11 January 2022, Visakhapatnam successfully fired an advanced variant of Brahmos missile in sea-to-sea mode validating its extended range and improvements.[12]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Visakhapatnam during launch. -
Visakhapatnam during commissioning. -
Visakhapatnam during sea trials.
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See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Navy inducts INS Visakhapatnam, India's first stealth guided-missile destroyer All you need to know". India Today. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Indian Navy Receives 1st Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer". Livefist. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "INS Visakhapatnam: Navy to commission missile destroyer ship today. 5 points". Mint. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships". The Times of India. Mumbai. 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched". 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Gupta, Saurabh (21 June 2019). "1 Dead In Fire At Under-Construction Navy Warship In Mumbai". NDTV.
- ↑ Sayan Chatterjee (4 December 2020). "Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea". The Statesman.
- ↑ Kulkarni, Sushant (11 January 2022). "Naval variant of BrahMos supersonic missile test-fired from INS Visakhapatnam". Indian Express.
