Kolkata class destroyer
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Class Overview | |
Type: | Destroyer |
Name: | Kolkata |
Number of ships: | 3 |
Preceded by: | Delhi class destroyer |
General characteristics | |
Displacement: | 6800 tons |
Length: | 163 meters |
Beam: | 17.4 meters |
Speed: | 30+ knots |
Armament: | Guns and missiles:Four AK-630, 48 * Barak-II SAM, 16 * BrahMos cruise missiles, torpedo launchers, anti-submarine rockets. |
Sensors and processing systems: | Humsa-NG hull mounted, Nagin active towed array sonar. |
Aircraft: | 2 helicopters |
The Type 15A Kolkata class destroyers are the latest stealth destroyers being built for the Indian Navy. They were originally to be known as the Bangalore class. The work on the second ship started on 25th October 2005 and that of the third destroyer on 21st February 2006.[1]
[edit] Description
[edit] Ships
- INS Kolkata
- INS
- INS
[edit] External links
- Kolkata class Kolkata class destroyer @ Bharat-Rakshak.com
- A lethal combination of stealth and strength