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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
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| Ship caption = Launch of INS ''Imphal''.
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| Ship country = India
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| Ship name = ''Imphal''
| Ship namesake = [[Imphal]]
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| Ship builder = [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
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| Ship laid down = 19 May 2017
| Ship launched = 20 April 2019
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| Ship commissioned = Est. 2023
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| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]:D68
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| Ship status = Under construction
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| Ship class = {{sclass-|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|0}} [[Stealth ship|stealth]] [[guided missile destroyer]]
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| Ship displacement = {{convert|7500|t|abbr=on}} standard
{{convert|8100|t|abbr=on}} full load
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| Ship length = {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|17.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| Ship propulsion = *[[Combined gas and gas]] system: Twin Zorya M36E gas turbine plants with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes
*2 × Bergen/[[Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers|GRSE]] KVM-diesel engines, {{convert|9900|hp|kW|abbr=on}} each
*4 × 1 MWe [[Wärtsilä]] WCM-1000 generator sets driving [[Cummins]] KTA50G3 engines and [[Kirloskar Group|Kirloskar]] 1 MV AC generators
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| Ship speed = In excess of {{convert|30|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship range = {{convert|4000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}
| Ship endurance = 45 Days
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| Ship crew = 300 (50 officers and 250 sailors)
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| Ship sensors = *[[Israeli Aircraft Industries|IAI]] [[EL/M-2248 MF-STAR]] [[S-band]] [[Active Electronically Scanned Array|AESA]] multi-function radar
*[[Thales Group|Thales]] LW-08 D-band air search radar
*[[Bharat Electronics Limited|BEL]] HUMSA-NG bow sonar
*BEL Nagin active towed array sonar<
| Ship EW = *[[Elbit Systems]] Deseaver MK II counter-measures systems and defensive aids suite
*[[Kavach]] chaff system
| Ship armament = *''Anti-air missiles:''
*4 × 8-cell [[Vertical launching system|VLS]], for a total of 32
*[[Barak 8 (missile)|Barak 8]] missiles (''Range'': {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} or [[Barak 8#LRSAM (Barak-8ER)|Barak 8ER]] (''Range'': {{convert|0.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} to {{convert|150|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref>[http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/naval-barak-8-surface-air-missiles/ Naval Barak-8 Missiles, Israel, India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808005150/http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/naval-barak-8-surface-air-missiles|date=2012-08-08}}, naval-technology.com, Accessed 25 November 2014</ref><ref>[http://defense-update.com/20111121_barak-8-mr-sam-test-program-to-begin-in-early-2012.html#.VHSJeousV-6 Barak 8 / MR-SAM Test Program to Begin in Early 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216151237/http://defense-update.com/20111121_barak-8-mr-sam-test-program-to-begin-in-early-2012.html|date=2014-12-16 }}, {{cite web|url=http://defense-update.com/|title=Archived copy|access-date=2012-01-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129135320/http://defense-update.com/|archive-date=2012-01-29}}, 21 November 2011</ref>
*''Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles:''
*2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 [[BrahMos]] anti-ship and land-attack missiles
*''Guns:''
*1 × [[BAE Systems|BAE]] [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun|5 inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun]]<ref name="mk45_india">{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/trump-administration-approves-sale-of-1-billion-worth-of-naval-guns-to-india-11574268089903.html|title=Trump Administration approves sale of $1 billion worth of naval guns to India|publisher=LiveMint|accessdate=20 November 2019}}</ref>
*4 × [[AK-630]] [[Close-in weapon system|CIWS]]
*''Anti-submarine warfare:''
*4 × 533 mm Torpedo tubes
*2 × [[RBU-6000]] anti-submarine rocket launchers
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| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[Westland Sea King]] or [[HAL Dhruv]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/project-15b-guided-missile-destroyers/|publisher=NAVAL TECHNOLOGY|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
| Ship aircraft facilities = *[[Flight deck]]
*Dual Enclosed [[hangar]] for a combination of 2 [[Westland Sea King]], Chetak or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopters<ref>{{cite news|title=Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/project-15b-guided-missile-destroyers/|publisher=NAVAL TECHNOLOGY|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>
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'''INS ''Imphal''''' is the third ship of the [[Visakhapatnam-class destroyer|''Visakhapatnam''-class]] [[Stealth ship|stealth]] [[Guided-missile destroyer|guided-missile destroyers]] of the [[Indian Navy]]. She is being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and has been launched on 20 April 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-navy-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-ins-imphal-under-project-15b-2026077|title=Navy Launches Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal Under Project 15B|date=20 April 2019|website=NDTV.com|agency=Press Trust of India|language=en|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> The ship was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in [[Battle of Imphal]] during [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/navy-s-gesture-to-the-battle-of-imphal-elates-northeast-729926.html|title=Navy’s gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast|date=21 April 2019|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> It is the first Indian Navy ship named after a city in [[Northeast India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City |url=https://thewire.in/government/indian-navy-warship-ins-imphal |website=The Wire |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref>

==Construction==
The keel of ''Imphal'' was laid down on 19 May 2017, and she was launched on 20 April 2019 at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] of Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922205106/http://www.freepressjournal.in/fpjgallery/picture.php?/8173|title=Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers {{!}} Freepress Journal Release|date=2017-09-22|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.economictimes.com/news/defence/navy-chief-launches-new-guided-missile-destroyer-ins-imphal/amp_articleshow/68965608.cms?usqp=mq331AQCCAE=&amp_js_v=0.1|title=Indian Navy: Navy chief launches new guided missile destroyer 'INS Imphal' - The Economic Times|website=m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{sclass-|Delhi|destroyer|1}}
* {{sclass-|Kolkata|destroyer|1}}
*[[INS Porbandar]]

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>N Jeevan at 06:12, 19 June 2021