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{{hatnote|This article is about the modern destroyer INS Delhi (D61) variant; see [[INS Delhi (C74)|INS Delhi]] for its namesake predecessors.}} | {{hatnote|This article is about the modern destroyer INS Delhi (D61) variant; see [[INS Delhi (C74)|INS Delhi]] for its namesake predecessors.}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=August | {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=August | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}} | ||
{|{{Infobox ship begin}} | {|{{Infobox ship begin}} | ||
{{Infobox ship image | {{Infobox ship image | ||
|Ship image=File:INS Delhi-1.JPG | | Ship image = File:INS Delhi-1.JPG | ||
|Ship caption=INS ''Delhi'' | | Ship caption = INS ''Delhi'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox ship career | {{Infobox ship career | ||
|Hide header= | | Hide header = | ||
|Ship country= | | Ship country = | ||
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | ||
|Ship name= ''Delhi'' | | Ship name = ''Delhi'' | ||
|Ship namesake= [[Delhi]] | | Ship namesake = [[Delhi]] | ||
|Ship owner= | | Ship owner = [[Indian Navy]] | ||
|Ship operator= | | Ship operator = [[Indian Navy]] | ||
|Ship registry= | | Ship registry = | ||
|Ship route= | | Ship route = | ||
|Ship ordered= 20 March 1992 | | Ship ordered = 20 March 1992 | ||
|Ship awarded= | | Ship awarded = | ||
|Ship builder= [[Mazagon Dock Limited]], India | | Ship builder = [[Mazagon Dock Limited]], India | ||
|Ship original cost= | | Ship original cost = | ||
|Ship yard number= | | Ship yard number = | ||
|Ship way number= | | Ship way number = | ||
|Ship laid down= 12 December 1992 | | Ship laid down = 12 December 1992 | ||
|Ship launched= 20 March 1995 | | Ship launched = 20 March 1995 | ||
|Ship sponsor= | | Ship sponsor = | ||
|Ship christened= | | Ship christened = | ||
|Ship completed= | | Ship completed = | ||
|Ship acquired= | | Ship acquired = | ||
|Ship commissioned= 15 November 1997 | | Ship commissioned = 15 November 1997 | ||
|Ship recommissioned= | | Ship recommissioned = | ||
|Ship decommissioned= | | Ship decommissioned = | ||
|Ship maiden voyage= | | Ship maiden voyage = | ||
|Ship in service= | | Ship in service = | ||
|Ship out of service= | | Ship out of service = | ||
|Ship renamed= | | Ship renamed = | ||
|Ship reclassified= | | Ship reclassified = | ||
|Ship refit= | | Ship refit = | ||
|Ship struck= | | Ship struck = | ||
|Ship reinstated= | | Ship reinstated = | ||
|Ship homeport= [[Mumbai]] | | Ship homeport = [[Mumbai]] | ||
|Ship identification=[[Pennant number]]: D61 | | Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]: D61 | ||
|Ship motto= | | Ship motto = | ||
|Ship nickname= | | Ship nickname = | ||
|Ship honours= | | Ship honours = | ||
|Ship honors= | | Ship honors = | ||
|Ship captured= | | Ship captured = | ||
|Ship fate= | | Ship fate = | ||
|Ship status={{Ship in active service}} | | Ship status = {{Ship in active service}} | ||
|Ship notes= | | Ship notes = | ||
|Ship badge=[[File:INS Delhi (D61) crest.jpg|150px]] | | Ship badge = [[File:INS Delhi (D61) crest.jpg|150px]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Infobox ship characteristics | {{Infobox ship characteristics | ||
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|Header caption= | | Header caption = | ||
|Ship class= {{sclass|Delhi|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer]] | | Ship class = {{sclass|Delhi|destroyer|0}} [[guided-missile destroyer]] | ||
|Ship displacement=6,200 tonnes (full)<ref name="in-destroyers">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/delhi-class |title=IN Ships-Destroyers-Delhi Class |publisher=Indian Navy |access-date=2011-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127113140/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/delhi-class |archive-date=27 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | | Ship displacement = 6,200 tonnes (full)<ref name="in-destroyers">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/delhi-class |title=IN Ships-Destroyers-Delhi Class |publisher=Indian Navy |access-date=2011-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127113140/http://indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/delhi-class |archive-date=27 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
| Ship length = {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}} <ref name="in-destroyers"/> | |||
|Ship length= {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}} <ref name="in-destroyers"/> | | Ship beam = {{convert|17|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="in-destroyers"/> | ||
|Ship beam= {{convert|17|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="in-destroyers"/> | | Ship height = | ||
|Ship height= | | Ship draught = {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="in-destroyers"/> | ||
|Ship draught= {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="in-destroyers"/> | | Ship draft = | ||
|Ship draft= | | Ship power = | ||
|Ship power= | | Ship propulsion = *4 × [[Zorya-Mashproekt]] DT-59 gas turbines {{convert|82,820|hp|kW|abbr=on}} | ||
|Ship propulsion=*4 × [[Zorya-Mashproekt]] DT-59 gas turbines {{convert|82,820|hp|kW|abbr=on}} | |||
*2 shafts with [[Variable-pitch propeller (marine)|cp props]]<ref name="jfs-0405">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005|date=2004|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710626233|page=308|edition=107th|chapter=India}}</ref> | *2 shafts with [[Variable-pitch propeller (marine)|cp props]]<ref name="jfs-0405">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005|date=2004|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710626233|page=308|edition=107th|chapter=India}}</ref> | ||
|Ship speed={{convert|32|kn}}<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | | Ship speed = {{convert|32|kn}}<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | ||
|Ship range= {{convert|4500|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn}}<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | | Ship range = {{convert|4500|mi|km|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn}}<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | ||
|Ship endurance= | | Ship endurance = | ||
|Ship complement= 350 (incl 40 officers)<ref name="in-destroyers"/> | | Ship complement = 350 (incl 40 officers)<ref name="in-destroyers"/> | ||
|Ship sensors=*MR-755 Fregat-MAE E-band air and surface search radar | | Ship sensors = *MR-755 [[Fregat-MAE]] E-band air and surface search radar | ||
*BEL RAWL (Signaal LW08) D-band air search radar | *BEL RAWL (Signaal [[LW08]]) D-band air search radar | ||
*3 × MR-212/201 I-band navigation radars | *3 × MR-212/201 I-band navigation radars | ||
*6 × MR-90 Orekh G-band [[Fire-control radar|fire-control]] radars (FCR) | *6 × MR-90 Orekh G-band [[Fire-control radar|fire-control]] radars (FCR) | ||
*MR-184 I/J-band FCR | *MR-184 I/J-band FCR | ||
*2 × EL/M-2221 FCR | *2 × EL/M-2221 FCR | ||
*BEL HUMVAD hull-mounted sonar<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | *BEL HUMVAD hull-mounted sonar<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | ||
|Ship EW= *BEL Ajanta Mk 2 [[Electronic warfare support measures|ESM]] | | Ship EW = *BEL Ajanta Mk 2 [[Electronic warfare support measures|ESM]] | ||
*Elettronica TQN-2 jammer | *Elettronica TQN-2 jammer | ||
*2 PK2 chaff launchers | *2 PK2 chaff launchers | ||
*Towed decoys<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | *Towed decoys<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | ||
|Ship armament=* | | Ship armament = *8 × [[BrahMos]] (Replaced from KH35 x16) | ||
* | *32 x Barak 1(Later Added) | ||
*2 × Shtil | *2 × Shtil Arm Launchers (24 missiles each) | ||
*100 mm [[AK-100 (naval gun)|AK-100]] | *100 mm [[AK-100 (naval gun)|AK-100]] Gun | ||
*2 × 30 mm [[AK- | *2 × 30 mm [[AK-630M]] | ||
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] | *2 × [[RBU-6000]] Launchers | ||
*Quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes | *Quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes | ||
*2 rails of depth charges<ref name="jfs-0809">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2008-2009|date=2008|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710628459|page=324|edition=111th|chapter=India}}</ref> | *2 rails of depth charges<ref name="jfs-0809">{{cite book|editor1-last=Saunders|editor1-first=Stephen|editor1-mask=Commodore Stephen Saunders|title=Jane's Fighting Ships 2008-2009|date=2008|publisher=Jane's Information Group|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710628459|page=324|edition=111th|chapter=India}}</ref> | ||
|Ship armour= | | Ship armour = | ||
|Ship armor= | | Ship armor = | ||
|Ship aircraft= 2 × [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] Mk 42B helicopters<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | | Ship aircraft = 2 × [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] Mk 42B helicopters<ref name="jfs-0405"/> | ||
|Ship aircraft facilities= | | Ship aircraft facilities = | ||
| Current Commanding Officer = Captain Gaurav Mehta | |||
}} | }} | ||
|} | |} | ||
'''INS ''Delhi''''' is the lead ship of [[Delhi-class destroyer|her class]] of [[guided-missile destroyer]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. She was built at the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]] and commissioned on 15 November 1997. This class is among the largest warships to be designed and built in [[India]]. | '''INS ''Delhi''''' is the lead ship of [[Delhi-class destroyer|her class]] of [[guided-missile destroyer]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. She was built at the [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]] and commissioned on 15 November 1997. This class is among the largest warships to be designed and built in [[India]]. | ||
The Ship was undergoing midlife upgrades from 2018. As of April 2022, she was back in service with Sensor upgrades and new 'Modular Launcher' for Brahmos Missile as a replacement for KH 35E. A Brahmos test was carried out from the ship on 19 April 2022. | |||
''Delhi'' is the second vessel of the Indian Navy to bear the name. She inherits the mantle from the {{sclass|Leander|cruiser|1||1931}} of the [[INS Delhi (1948)|same name]], previously [[HMNZS Achilles (70)|HMS ''Achilles'']] of [[Battle of the River Plate]] fame | ''Delhi'' is the second vessel of the Indian Navy to bear the name. She inherits the mantle from the {{sclass|Leander|cruiser|1||1931}} of the [[INS Delhi (1948)|same name]], previously [[HMNZS Achilles (70)|HMS ''Achilles'']] of [[Battle of the River Plate]] fame. | ||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
=== | During May–July 2009, INS ''Delhi'' led the Indian Navy task force on deployment to Europe. During this deployment, the task force participated in joint-exercises with the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[French Navy]]. Exercise ''Konkan-09'' with the [[Royal Navy]], was conducted off the coast of the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/Press090612.htm |title=KONKAN 2009 |publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in |date=2009-06-12 |access-date=2010-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065802/http://indiannavy.nic.in/Press090612.htm |archive-date=16 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Exercise ''Varuna 2009'' with the [[French Navy]] was off the coast of [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/Press090615.htm |title=Varuna 2009 |publisher=Indiannavy.nic.in |access-date=2010-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065813/http://indiannavy.nic.in/Press090615.htm |archive-date=16 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
As of 2020, ''Delhi'' was undergoing a mid-life refit that includes upgrades for several weapons and sensors. The Kh-35E ''Uran'' missiles will be replaced by BrahMos missiles, which was originally sanctioned in 2015. The Shtil-1 air defence system will replace the 9K-90 ''Uragan'', with Fregat M2EM radar replacing the Fregat-MAE. The Kite Screech fire control system of the AK-100 is being replaced by BEL Lynx U2. The electronics warfare system will be upgraded to Ellora Mk II, with [[Kavach (anti-missile system)|Kavach]] decoy launchers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mazumdar |first1=Mrityunjoy |title=Details emerge on INS Mumbai upgrade |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/details-emerge-ins-mumbai-upgrade/ |website=Shephard |access-date=17 April 2022 |language=en |date=29 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nod to new aircraft carrier, BrahMos missiles for six ships|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nod-to-new-aircraft-carrier-brahmos-missiles-for-six-ships-115051301785_1.html|work=Business Standard|agency=IANS|date=13 May 2022}}</ref> Atlas Elektronik ACTAS towed-array sonar will also be installed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Ajai|title=Sonar contract provides major boost to navy|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/sonar-contract-provides-major-boost-to-navy-114112500024_1.html|work=Business Standard|date=25 November 2014|location=New Delhi}}</ref> The BrahMos integration was validated with a test firing on 19 April 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Negi |first1=Manjeet |title=Indian Navy successfully test fires BrahMos missile from INS Delhi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-navy-test-fire-brahmos-missile-anti-ship-variant-ins-delhi-1939476-2022-04-19 |work=India Today |date=19 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||