INS Mormugao (D67)
INS Mormugao is the second ship of the Visakhapatnam-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]
 Mormugao during delivery to the Indian Navy | |
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| 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) |
| 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] |
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.[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
Mormugao floats on her own post launch
Mormugao, second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class during maiden sortie.
References
- "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".
- "Navy's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai". NDTV. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers". Indrus. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- "Project 15B". Global Security. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- Sheshrao, Vishnudas (15 April 2015). "Indigenously built warship ready for launch". freepressjournal. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week". LiveFist defence. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- "New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port". 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
- "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.
- "Basin trials of Second ship of P15B" (PDF). Mazagon Dock. 15 December 2021.
- "Rajnath Singh commissions missile destroyer INS Mormugao into Indian Navy". India Today. 18 December 2022.
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