>Vennelaganti at 13:30, 29 April 2021

2021-04-29T13:30:00Z

New page

{{short description|Lead ship of the Visakhapatnam-class of stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{|{{Infobox ship begin
}}
{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = Launching of INS Visakhapatnam - 4.JPG
| Ship caption =
}}
{{Infobox ship career
| Hide header =
| Ship country = India
| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
| Ship name = INS ''Visakhapatnam''
| Ship namesake = [[Visakhapatnam]]
| Ship owner =
| Ship operator = [[Indian Navy]]
| Ship registry =
| Ship route =
| Ship ordered =
| Ship awarded =
| Ship builder = [[Mazagon Dock Limited]]
| Ship original cost =
| Ship yard number =
| Ship way number = D66
| Ship laid down = 12 October 2013
| Ship launched = 20 April 2015
| Ship sponsor =
| Ship christened =
| Ship completed =
| Ship acquired =
| Ship commissioned = Est. 2021
| Ship recommissioned =
| Ship decommissioned =
| Ship maiden voyage =
| Ship in service =
| Ship out of service =
| Ship renamed =
| Ship reclassified =
| Ship refit =
| Ship struck =
| Ship reinstated =
| Ship homeport =
| Ship identification = [[Pennant number]]: D66
| Ship motto =
| Ship nickname =
| Ship honours =
| Ship honors =
| Ship captured =
| Ship fate =
| Ship status = Sea Trials
| Ship notes =
| Ship badge =
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header =
| Header caption =
| Ship class = {{sclass-|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|0}} [[Stealth ship|stealth]] [[guided missile destroyer]]
| Ship tonnage =
| Ship displacement = {{convert|7500|t|abbr=on}} full load
| Ship tons burthen =
| Ship length = {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam {{convert|17.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship height =
| Ship draught =
| Ship draft = {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth =
| Ship hold depth =
| Ship decks =
| Ship deck clearance =
| Ship ramps =
| Ship ice class =
| Ship power =
| 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
| Ship sail plan =
| Ship speed = In excess of {{convert|30|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship range = {{convert|4000|nmi}} at {{convert|14|kn}}
| Ship endurance =
| Ship test depth =
| Ship boats =
| Ship capacity =
| Ship troops =
| Ship complement =
| Ship crew = 300 (50 officers and 250 sailors)
| Ship time to activate =
| 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 =
| 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|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
| Ship armor =
| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[Westland Sea King]] or [[HAL Dhruv]]
| Ship aircraft facilities = *[[Flight deck]]
*Dual Enclosed [[hangar]] for a combination of 2 [[Westland Sea King]], Chetak or [[HAL Dhruv]] helicopters
| Ship notes =
}}
|}

'''INS ''Visakhapatnam''''' is the lead ship of the {{sclass-|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|0}} [[stealth ship|stealth]] [[guided-missile destroyer]]s of the [[Indian Navy]]. She is being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and was launched on 20 April 2015. The ship is expected to be commissioned by the end 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ins-vishakhapatnam-indias-most-powerful-lethal-destroyer-launched-in-mazgaon-dock-756584|title=INS Visakhapatnam, India's Most Powerful, Lethal Destroyer Launched in Mazgaon Dock|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=20 April 2015|accessdate=20 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-27|title=Navy to get aircraft carrier Vikrant, missile destroyer Visakhapatnam in 2021|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-to-get-aircraft-carrier-vikrant-missile-destroyer-visakhapatnam-in-2021-101619498533809.html|access-date=2021-04-29|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Construction==
[[File:Launching of INS Visakhapatnam - 3.JPG|thumb|INS Visakhapatnam while launch]]
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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Keel Laid for P15 Bravo Ships|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIM%2F2013%2F10%2F25&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=28&EntityId=Ar02806&AppName=2|work=The Times of India|date=25 October 2013|location=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|title=Mazagon Dock Keel Laying Ceremony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202183511/http://www.mazagondock.gov.in/newsite2010/pdfs/msg/KEEL%20LAID%20FOR%20YARD%2012704.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2015-news/april-2015-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/2639-first-indian-navy-project-15b-visakhapatnam-class-destroyer-launched.html |title=First Indian Navy Project 15B - Visakhapatnam-class Destroyer Launched |date=21 April 2015}}</ref>

On 21 June 2019, a fire that started in the air conditioning room of INS ''Visakhapatanam'' resulted in the death of one contract worker. The damage from the fire was reported to be limited.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Saurabh|title=1 Dead In Fire At Under-Construction Navy Warship In Mumbai|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/major-fire-at-under-construction-navy-warship-in-mumbai-1-feared-trapped-2057268|date=21 June 2019|publisher=NDTV}}</ref>

During Navy day 2020, Indian Navy chief informed that the lead ship of Visakhapatnam class destroyer has started its trials.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/features/navy-day-2020-year-end-wrap-up-on-our-sentinels-of-the-sea-1502939147.html|title=Navy Day, 2020: Year-End wrap-up on our sentinels of the sea|publisher=The Statesman|author=Sayan Chatterjee|date=4 December 2020}}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{sclass-|Delhi|destroyer|1}}
* {{sclass-|Kolkata|destroyer|1}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{commonscat|INS Visakhapatnam (D66)}}

{{Visakhapatnam-class destroyers}}
{{Destroyers of the Indian Navy}}{{Ship classes of the Indian Navy}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Visakhapatnam (D66)}}
[[Category:Visakhapatnam-class destroyers]]
[[Category:Ships built in India]]
[[Category:2015 ships]]

{{India-mil-stub}}
{{mil-ship-stub}}

INS Visakhapatnam - Revision history

>Vennelaganti at 13:30, 29 April 2021