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INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the Template:Sclass stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her sea trials. The ship was officially commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a ceremony held on 16 August 2014.[1][2]

Construction

The keel of Kolkata was laid down in September 2003 and she was launched on 30 March 2006.[3] Her commissioning was originally planned for 2010, but this was delayed to 16 August 2014 as a result of a series of project delays.[4][5] During her construction at MDL, she was given the designation Yard-701.[6]

Sea trials

The commissioning of Kolkata was delayed from 2010 to 2014 due to delays in her construction and technical problems which were found during her sea trials. The issue detected was generation of additional noise, which occurred when the engine, gear box and the shaft were operated together, but which worked issue-free when run independently. The issues were fixed and the sea trials were completed by February 2014, when the ship returned to MDL to undergo minor work before delivery.[6][7][8]

2014 carbon dioxide leak

On 7 March 2014, during a complete check-up of the ship's machinery to fix the problems found during sea trials,[6] a naval officer was killed and several workers were injured when a valve on a CO2 bottle malfunctioned during a test of the vessel's carbon dioxide fire-fighting unit at the Mazagaon dockyard. For the test, fire-retarding carbon dioxide gas was to be released into a compartment; the test was part of the destroyer's delivery trials. KolkataTemplate:'s engineering officer-designate, Commander Kuntal Wadhwa, inhaled a large amount of gas and was rushed to St George's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two dockyard officials who also inhaled the gas were also taken to hospital for treatment.[9][10][11] MDL stated that the incident will not delay the scheduled commissioning of the ship.[6]

Weapon trials

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INS Kolkata firing a Long Range Surface to Air Missile

As part of her pre-commissioning weapon trials at sea, Kolkata test-fired a BrahMos missile off Karwar's coast on 9 June 2014, and the test met all parameters.[12][13] On 15 February 2015, BrahMos missile was on test fired from INS Kolkata during the Tropex exercise in the Arabian Sea.[14][15]

On 29 December 2015 and 30 December 2015 the Indian Navy successfully test-fired the Barak 8 missile from INS Kolkata.[16][17] Two missiles were fired at high speed targets, during naval exercises being undertaken in the Arabian Sea.[18][19] Template:Clear

Service history

Deployment Date Port Visited Commander Notes and References
2016
East Africa and the Southern Indian Ocean with frigate Template:INS and fleet tanker Template:INS 28-30 August Port Victoria, Seychelles Captain Rahul Vilas Gokhale[20] Enhance defence ties with the Seychelles People Defense Forces[21][22]
1-4 September Port Louis, Mauritius [23][24][25]
10-13 September Mombasa, Kenya [26][27]
20-23 September Durban, South Africa [28][29]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Commissioning
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pib.nic.in
  3. ↑ Queen of the high seas(2006-04-01).
  4. ↑ Navy hit by delay of big-ticket projects(2007-11-06).
  5. ↑ A lethal combination of stealth and strength(2006-04-01).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Peculiar problems were dogging warship INS Kolkata. The Times of India(8 March 2014). Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Navy's ongoing hunt for heavy torpedoes leads to delay in modernisation process(10 June 2013). Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. ↑ New details, pictures on Indian Navy's Future Kolkata class Destroyer(10 February 2014). Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Navy hit by another accident; officer dead. The Hindu(7 March 2014). Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Navy hit again, officer dies in mishap on INS Kolkata - Hindustan Times. www.hindustantimes.com.
  11. ↑ One Naval Officer killed in INS Kolkata Gas Leak Accident. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  12. ↑ BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata. The Times of India(9 June 2014). Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  13. ↑ India-Russia Missile Successfully Test Fired from Indian Warship(9 June 2014). Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  14. ↑ BrahMos missile test-fired from Indian Navy's newest ship INS Kochi, hits target. The Indian Express(2015-11-02). Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  15. ↑ Supersonic BrahMos successfully test-fired from INS Kolkata - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  16. ↑ Indian Navy test-fires surface-to-air missile developed with Israel. mid-day(29 December 2015). Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  17. ↑ Indian Navy test-fires missile developed with Israel. Business Standard India(29 December 2015). Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  18. ↑ Indian Navy successfully test fires surface-to-air missile Barak-8 | Brahmand News. www.brahmand.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  19. ↑ Proud Moment. Indian Navy Tests The Most Formidable Missile In Its Arsenal. indiatimes.com(30 December 2015). Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  20. ↑ Indian Warships visit Port Louis, Mauritius | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  21. ↑ Indian Warships Visit Port Victoria. Marine Link. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  22. ↑ Eturbonews.
  23. ↑ Indian warships visit Port Louis, Mauritius. en.portnews.ru. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  24. ↑ VISIT OF INDIAN WARSHIPS TO MOMBASA KENYA 10 13 SEPTEMBER 2016. Business Standard India(10 September 2016). Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  25. ↑ Indian Warships visit Port Louis, Mauritius | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  26. ↑ Indian warships reach Mombasa, Kenya on visit | NetIndian. netindian.in(2016-09-11). Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  27. ↑ Visit of Indian Warships to Mombasa, Kenya | Indian Navy. indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  28. ↑ Western Fleet Ships visit South Africa (20 - 23 September 2016). pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  29. ↑ Western Naval Fleet ships arrive in South Africa | ANI News. www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2016-09-20.

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