India made P15B stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao to be commissioned on Dec 18

India

oi-Prakash KL

Mormugao,
a
P15B
stealth
guided
missile
destroyer,
measures
163m
in
length,
17
m
in
breadth
with
a
displacement
of
7400
tonnes.

New
Delhi,
Dec
16:
In
a
bid
to
augment
the
Indian
Navy’s
mobility,
reach
and
flexibility
towards
accomplishment
of
its
role
and
tasks
in
the
Indian
Ocean
and
beyond,
Mormugao,
a
P15B
stealth
guided
missile
destroyer
is
scheduled
to
be
commissioned
into
the
Indian
Navy
on
Sunday.

The
event,
which
will
be
held
in
the
presence
of
Defence
Minister
Rajnath
Singh,
marks
the
formal
induction
into
the
Navy
of
the
second
of
the
four
‘Visakhapatnam’ class
destroyers,
indigenously
designed
by
the
Indian
Navy’s
in-house
organisation,
Warship
Design
Bureau
and
constructed
by
Mazagon
Dock
Shipbuilders
Limited,
Mumbai,
said
a
statment
from
the
Defence
Ministry.

“Named
after
the
historic
port
city
of
Goa
on
the
West
coast,
Mormugao
coincidentally
undertook
her
first
sea
sortie
on
19
Dec
21,
when
Goa
celebrated
60
years
of
liberation
from
the
Portuguese
rule.
Her
commissioning
now
on
18
Dec
22
on
the
eve
of
the
Goa
Liberation
Day
will
further
augment
the
Indian
Navy’s
mobility,
reach
and
flexibility
towards
accomplishment
of
its
role
and
tasks
in
the
Indian
Ocean
and
beyond,”
the
statement
said.

The
majestic
ship
measures
163m
in
length,
17
m
in
breadth
with
a
displacement
of
7400
tonnes
and
can
rightfully
be
regarded
as
one
of
the
most
potent
warships
to
have
been
constructed
in
India.
The
ship
is
propelled
by
four
powerful
Gas
Turbines,
in
a
Combined
Gas
and
Gas
(COGAG)
configuration,
capable
of
achieving
speeds
in
excess
of
30
knots.
The
ship
has
enhanced
stealth
features
resulting
in
a
reduced
Radar
Cross
Section
(RCS).

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“Mormugao
is
packed
with
sophisticated
‘state
of
the
art’ weapons
and
sensors
such
as
Surface
to
Surface
Missile
and
Surface
to
Air
Missiles.
The
ship
is
fitted
with
a
modern
Surveillance
Radar
which
provides
target
data
to
the
gunnery
weapon
systems
of
the
ship.
The
ship’s
Anti-Submarine
Warfare
capabilities
are
provided
by
the
indigenously
developed
Rocket
Launchers,
Torpedo
Launchers
and
the
ASW
helicopters.
The
ship
is
equipped
to
fight
under
Nuclear,
Biological
and
Chemical
(NBC)
warfare
conditions,”
it
read.

According
to
the
statement,
a
unique
feature
of
this
ship
is
the
high
level
of
indigenisation
of
approximately
75%
incorporated
in
the
production,
accentuating
our
national
objective
of
‘AatmaNirbhar
Bharat’.
“Some
of
the
major
indigenised
equipment
/
system
onboard
Mormugao
include
Surface
to
Surface
and
Surface
to
Air
Missiles,
Torpedo
Tubes
and
Launchers,
Anti-Submarine
Rocket
Launchers,
Super
Rapid
Gun
Mount
besides,
Combat
Management
System,
Integrated
Platform
Management
System,
Automated
Power
Management
System,
Foldable
Hangar
Doors,
Helo
Traversing
system,
Close-in
Weapon
System
and
Bow
mounted
SONAR.
Major
OEMs
as
well
as
small
MSMEs
such
as
BEL,
L&T,
Godrej,
Marine
Electrical
Brahmos,
Technico,
Kineco,
Jeet
&
Jeet,
Sushma
Marine,
Techno
Process,
etc.
have
all
contributed
in
making
of
the
mighty
Mormugao,”
it
read.

With
a
clear
focus
on
indigenisation
and
self-reliance
42
out
of
the
44
ships
and
submarines
under
construction
are
being
built
in
Indian
Shipyards,
thus
further
enhancing
our
efforts
towards
‘Aatmanirbhar
Bharat’.
In
addition,
AoN
has
been
accorded
for
55
ships
and
submarines
which
will
all
be
constructed
in
Indian
Shipyards,
the
Defence
Ministry
said.