INS Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth 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.[1] The ship was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in Battle of Imphal during World War II.[2] It is the first Indian Navy ship named after a city in Northeast India.[3]
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.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ Navy Launches Guided Missile Destroyer INS Imphal Under Project 15B. NDTV.com(20 April 2019). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ↑ Navy’s gesture to the Battle of Imphal elates Northeast. Deccan Herald(21 April 2019).
- ↑ In a First, Indian Navy Names Warship After Northeast City. The Wire.
- ↑ Keel laid for the third ship of P15B class destroyers | Freepress Journal Release. web.archive.org(2017-09-22). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ↑ Indian Navy: Navy chief launches new guided missile destroyer 'INS Imphal' - The Economic Times. m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 2019-04-20.