Delhi class destroyer

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The three Indian Navy destroyers of the Delhi class are the most modern and largest to be fully built in India. They began as Project 15 in 1977, initially as frigates to replace the Godavari class. They were manufactured at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.

The Delhi class is a hybrid of Soviet and Western designs, incorporating elements of the Sovremenny class destroyer, the Rajput class (Kashin-II) destroyer, and the Godavari Class Frigate.

[edit] Specifications

INS Mumbai at Fremantle, Western Australia.

Shown here Sea King assigned to the Indian naval destroyer INS Mumbai.

Displacement: 6700 - 6900 tons
Length: 163 metres
Beam: 17 metres
Draught: 6.5 metres
Maximum speed: 32+ knots
Economical speed: 14-18 knots
Maximum range: 5000 miles
Ships' complement: 360, including 40 officers.
Main machinery: 2 x Zorya Production Association M36E gas turbine plants producing over 64,000 hp.
Weapons:
- 16 x 3M-24E (NATO: SS-N-25 Switchblade) Anti-shipping missiles housed in four quadruple launchers The Delhi Class will be retrofitted with the land-attack 3M24E1 anti-shipping missile, which has more fuel extending the range to 250 km, at a later date.
- 2 x 3S-90 launchers fitted with Shtil surface-to-air missile system. Shtil comprises the 9M38M1 (NATO: SA-N-7, a navalised SA-11) missile and 24 missiles are carried in a below-decks magazine.
- INS Delhi is fitted with the Barak SAM system.
- 1 x 100 mm AK-100 single-barrelled, water-cooled gun. The AK-100 can engage aerial and surface targets at a rate of fire of 30 - 50 rounds/minute.
- 4 x 30 mm AK-630 Gatling guns to shoot down incoming anti-ship missiles, at 3000 rounds per minute to 2.5 km.
- 5 x 533 mm PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launchers are fitted amidships. The launchers can fire different types of heavyweight torpedoes such as wire guided or wake homing types. The Delhi Class destroyers are armed with the SET-65E; anti-submarine, active & passive homing torpedo to 8.1 nautical miles; 15 km at 40 knots with a 205 kg warhead and the Type 53-65; passive wake homing torpedo to 10.3 nautical miles; 19 km at 45 knots with a 305 kg warhead.
- 2 x RBU-6000 Anti-submarine rocket launchers, firing up to 192 RGB-60 depth-charge rockets to engage submarines at up to 6000 metres range and depth of 500 metres.
The class can carry 2 Sea King Mk.42B anti-submarine helicopters.