INS Kolkata

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Career  Indian Navy
Name: INS Kolkata
Namesake: Kolkata
Operator:  Indian Navy
Builder: Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down: September 2003
Launched: 30 March 2006
General characteristics
Class & type: Kolkata-class destroyer
Displacement: 6,800 tons[1]
Length: 163 meters[1]
Beam: 17.4 meters[1]
Speed: In excess of 30 knots
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Thales LW-08 D-band air search radar[2]
  • IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA milti-function radar
  • IAI EL/M-2238 L-band STAR surveillance radar
  • BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar
  • BEL Nagin active towed array sonar[3]
  • BEL Electronic Modular Command & Control Applications (EMCCA Mk4) combat management system
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • Elbit Systems Deseaver MK II countermeasures systems and defensive aids suite
Armament:

Anti-air missiles:
4× 16-cell VLS, for a combination of 64;
Barak 1 missiles (range 1-12 km)
Barak 8 missiles (range 2-70 km)

Anti-ship missiles:
2× 8-cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti ship missiles

Guns:
1 × 130 mm gun
4 × AK-630 CIWS

Anti-submarine warfare:
4× Torpedo tubes

2× RBU-6000 anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft carried:

2x helicopters:

INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers. She was constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and is currently undergoing sea trials.[4]

Construction

The keel of the Kolkata was laid down in September 2003 and she was launched on 30 March 2006.[1] Her commissioning was originally planned for 2010, but this has now been delayed to 2014 as a result of a series of project delays.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rasquinha, Reagan Gavin (2006-04-01), "Queen of the high seas", Times of India 
  2. ↑ "Bharat Electronics Ltd. awards LW08 contract to Thales". Thalesgroup.com. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  3. ↑ "Indian Navy to get four new destroyers". dnaindia.com. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 
  4. ↑ "Our enthusiasm is 100 per cent, the industry has to respond: Navy Chief on Self-Reliance". SP's Naval Forces. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ Pandit, Rajat (2007-11-06), "Navy hit by delay of big-ticket projects", Times of India 
  6. ↑ Bhatt, Arunkumar (2006-04-01), "A lethal combination of stealth and strength", The Hindu 

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