INS Mumbai (D62)

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Career
Indian Ensign
Ordered: 20 March 1992
Laid down: 12 December 1992
Launched: 20 March 1995
Commissioned: 22 January 2001
Decommissioned:
Fate: Active Service
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement: 6,500 Ton
Length: 163 m
Beam: 17 m
Draught: 6.5 m
Propulsion: 2 shaft, 2 cruise diesels, 10,000 bhp; 2 AM-50 boost gas turbines, 54,000 shp
Speed: 32+ knots
Range: 5000 miles
Complement: 360 (Including 40 Officers)
Armament: 16 SS-N-25 SSM (4 quad launchers), 2 SA-N-7 SAM, 1 - 100mm gun, 4 - 6-barreled gatling guns, 2 RBU-6000 Anti-submarine mortars, 10-21 inch torpedo tubes
Aircraft: 2 Sea King Helos
Motto: "Aham Prayptam Tvidametesam Balam" (I am Invincible) [1]

The INS Mumbai (D62) is the third of the Delhi-class destroyers of the Indian Navy.

Mumbai was built in her namesake city Mumbai, launched in 1995, and commissioned in 2001. It was designed in India and built at the Mazagaon Docks Ltd, Mumbai.

The ship is on active service as of 2006.

In July of 2006, it was sent to Lebanon to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Lebanon during the Israel-Lebanon conflict[2] under the code name Operation Sukoon.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Dehli Class Destroyer", GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on July 28, 2006.
  2. ^ "Indians flying home from Lebanon", BBC News, 2006-07-21. Retrieved on July 21, 2006.