INS Kolkata
| 300px INS Kolkata | |
| Career | 22x20px Indian Navy |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Kolkata |
| Namesake: | Kolkata |
| Operator: | 22x20px Indian Navy |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Laid down: | September 2003 |
| Launched: | 30 March 2006 |
| Commissioned: | 2012? |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6,800 tons[1] |
| Length: | 163 meters[1] |
| Beam: | 17.4 meters[1] |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Multi-function radar Humsa-NG sonar[1] Nagin active towed array sonar |
| Armament: |
1 x 130 mm gun 2x8 Brahmos 2 Supersonic Cruise Missiles 48 cell Barak 8 SAM 32 Barak 1 SAM 4 x 30 mm AK-630 rapid fire gatling guns[1] twin-tube torpedo launchers anti-submarine rocket launchers[1] |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 Sea Kind or HAL Dhruv helicopters |
INS Kolkata is the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers with stealth features. She is the first of 3 multi-role destroyers of Project 15A currently under construction at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). She will be armed with supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles[1] and Barak-NG SAMs.[2][3]
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Design
Project 15A builds on the success of the Delhi class, by incorporating stealth features into the hull design. Two more vessels of the class are under construction. The project will cost Rs 8,459 crore.[2]
Four more vessels are planned under Project 15B, with updated stealth features.[2]
History
The keel of the Kolkata was laid in September 2003 and she was launched on 30 March 2006.[1] Commissioning was planned for 2010, but has now been delayed to 2012 as a result of design changes and delays in supply of propulsion systems from Ukraine and Russia.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Rasquinha, Reagan Gavin (2006-04-01), "Queen of the high seas", Times of India, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1473297,flstry-1.cms
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pandit, Rajat (2007-11-06), "Navy hit by delay of big-ticket projects", Times of India, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Navy_hit_by_delay_of_big-ticket_projects/articleshow/2520694.cms
- ↑ Bhatt, Arunkumar (2006-04-01), "A lethal combination of stealth and strength", The Hindu, http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/01/stories/2006040104971300.htm
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