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==={{sclass-|Delhi|destroyer|4}}===
==={{sclass-|Delhi|destroyer|4}}===
The ''Delhi''-class vessels are the third-largest warships to be fully designed and built in [[India]], after the {{sclass-|Kolkata|destroyer|1}}s and the {{sclass-|Shivalik|frigate|1}}s. They were built at [[Mazagon Dock Limited]] in [[Mumbai]].

The ''Delhi'' class has both Soviet and Western design influences, incorporating elements of the {{sclass-|Sovremenny|destroyer|5}}, {{sclass-|Rajput|destroyer|5}} and [[Kashin-class destroyer|Kashin-II]]-class destroyers, and the {{sclass-|Godavari|frigate|0}} frigate.

These vessels are fully fitted with flag facilities. The ''Delhi'' class is also capable of operating in a [[Nuclear, biological and chemical warfare|NBC]] environment. [[Radar]] cross-section reduction is presumed to be minimal, to the extent that some sharp angles have been flattened.

In the main air defence role, a pair of 2 3S-90 launchers – one installed forward of the bridge and the other atop the dual helicopter hangar – are fitted with the Shtil SAM system. The Shtil system consists of the Russian [[9K37M1-2 Buk-M1-2|Shtil]] missile and 24 such missiles are carried in a below-decks magazine. The launchers elevate up to 70° but have a limited firing arc of 30° within the centreline. The launcher groups require a crew of 20 men and weigh about 50 tons.

The ''Delhi'' class is being upgraded with the Rafael [[Barak 1]] point air defence missile system, which overcomes the limited firing arc of the Shtil system. It has an eight-cell vertical launch system and the missile command-to-line-of-sight (CLOS) radar guidance with a range from {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}} to {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}}. The missile's maximum range is {{convert|32|km|abbr=on}}. The ship has a surveillance capacity of over {{convert|350|km|abbr=on}} and can sterilise an area of {{convert|250|km|abbr=on}}.

The ships also have a quadruple 533 mm torpedo launcher, which can also be used to launch SS-N-15 'Starfish' or possibly SS-N-16 'Stallion' ASW missiles, so is capable of hitting targets ranging from {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} to {{convert|120|km|abbr=on}}. It is also equipped with two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers with 12 tubes. Their range is {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} and the maximum engagement depth is {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}}.
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This is a list of destroyers of the Indian Navy, grouped by class, and ordered by pennant numbers within the class.

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.[1][2]

Though the concept of destroyers was introduced during the 1900s and were widely used by the world navies by the end of Second World War, India did not operate any destroyer till 1949.[3] INS Ranjit from the R class originated from the United Kingdom was the first destroyer to be commissioned to the service of the Indian Navy.[4] Later two more ships from the R class were inducted.[3] Three Template:Sclass- destroyers were commissioned into the service in 1953 as successors the R class destroyers.[5] All these ships which originated from the United Kingdom were decommissioned by 1976, with INS Godavari[6] from Hunt class being the last.

In the 1980s, India signed an agreement with the Soviet Union for five guided missile destroyers. These five ships were commissioned as part of the Template:Sclass-,[7] with the first ship, INS Rajput, being commissioned on 30 September 1980. All the five ships of the Rajput class are presently in active service.[8] The Rajput class was succeeded by the Template:Sclass- with INS Delhi, Mysore and Mumbai commissioned in 1997, 1999 and 2001 respectively.[9] All the ships from the Delhi class were built in India.[9] The Delhi class destroyers were succeeded by the Template:Sclass- in 2014.[10] Of the three ships planned under the Kolkata class, two have been commissioned and the last vessel of the class INS Chennai is schedule to be commissioned by the 2016.[11] INS Kolkata, the lead-ship of Template:Sclass-s with about 7,500 tonnes of displacement, is largest destroyer presently in service with the Indian Navy.[11]

An extensively improved version of the Kolkata class, the Template:Sclass-, will have its first vessel INS Visakhapatnam launched in April 2015. Reports indicated that it will be commissioned by the end of 2018. Three more vessels are planned as part of the Visakhapatnam class.[12]

Currently, the Indian Navy operates 10 guided missile destroyers from three different classes namely the Template:Sclass-, Template:Sclass-, and Template:Sclass-.[13]

Commissioned ships

Ten destroyers from three different classes are currently in active service with the Indian Navy.[14] INS Kolkata, the lead-ship of Template:Sclass- with about 7,500 tonnes of displacement, is largest destroyer presently in service with the Indian Navy. This also makes the Kolkata class the heaviest of the destroyer classes presently in active service with the Indian Navy.[11] Of the three ships planned under the Kolkata class, two have been commissioned and the last vessel of the class INS Chennai is scheduled to be commissioned by the 2016.[10] The Kolkata-class frigates were preceded by the Template:Sclass- which entered the service in 1997 when the lead ship of the class, INS Delhi, was commissioned. The Delhi-class destroyers were the first destroyers that originated from India. The Template:Sclass- preceded the Delhi -class destroyers,[9] and consists of five ships, all of which were built by the Soviet Union. The ships from Rajput class were commissioned in 1980–90.[7]

Template:Sclass-

The Kolkata class (Project 15A) are a class of stealth guided missile destroyers[10] constructed for the Indian Navy. The class comprises three ships – Kolkata, Kochi and Chennai, all of which are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in India, and are the largest destroyers to be operated by the Indian Navy. Due to delays in their construction, and a problem found during the sea trials, the initial commissioning date of the first ship of the class had been pushed back from 2010 to 2014.[15]

The Kolkata class share similar dimensions to the previous Delhi class, however they have 2,363 modifications which include major upgrades in weaponry, sensors and helicopter systems.[16] With a standard displacement of 6,800 t (6,700 long tons; 7,500 short tons) and a full-load displacement of 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons), they are the largest destroyers ever operated by the Indian Navy.[17] Some media reports have even given a full-load displacement of 7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons).[11][18]

The ship's main air-defence armament is composed of two 4x8-cell vertical launching systems (VLS) allowing for up to 32 Barak 8 (medium-long range) air-defence missiles.[19] In addition, four AK-630 CIWS are fitted for close-in defence.[10]

The supersonic BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack missiles are the primary offensive armament of the Kolkata-class.[20] The BrahMos missiles are fitted into a 16-cell Universal Vertical Launcher Module (UVLM) allowing one missile per launch silo, and all 16 missiles can be fired in salvo.[21] Perhaps the most distinctive and noticeable armament of the Kolkata class is its 76 mm (3.0 in) naval gun located forward of the bridge. The 76 mm gun provides limited anti-shipping capability and anti-air capability in addition to its naval gun fire-support role for land based operations.[10] For anti-submarine warfare, the Kolkata-class are equipped with a torpedo launching system via four torpedo tubes and two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers.[10][22] BEL's Electronic Modular Command & Control Applications (EMCCA) Mk4 provides combat management.[23]

Ships Picture Armament Displacement Service Origin References
Laid down Commissioned
INS Kolkata (D63)[17][24]
 File:INS Kolkata.jpg 7,500 tonnes September 2003 16 August 2014  India [10][14]
INS Kochi (D64)[25][26] 25 October 2005 30 September 2015

Template:Sclass-

The Delhi-class vessels are the third-largest warships to be fully designed and built in India, after the Template:Sclass-s and the Template:Sclass-s. They were built at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.

The Delhi class has both Soviet and Western design influences, incorporating elements of the Template:Sclass-, Template:Sclass- and Kashin-II-class destroyers, and the Template:Sclass- frigate.

These vessels are fully fitted with flag facilities. The Delhi class is also capable of operating in a NBC environment. Radar cross-section reduction is presumed to be minimal, to the extent that some sharp angles have been flattened.

In the main air defence role, a pair of 2 3S-90 launchers – one installed forward of the bridge and the other atop the dual helicopter hangar – are fitted with the Shtil SAM system. The Shtil system consists of the Russian Shtil missile and 24 such missiles are carried in a below-decks magazine. The launchers elevate up to 70° but have a limited firing arc of 30° within the centreline. The launcher groups require a crew of 20 men and weigh about 50 tons.

The Delhi class is being upgraded with the Rafael Barak 1 point air defence missile system, which overcomes the limited firing arc of the Shtil system. It has an eight-cell vertical launch system and the missile command-to-line-of-sight (CLOS) radar guidance with a range from 500 m (1,600 ft) to 10 km (6.2 mi). The missile's maximum range is 32 km (20 mi). The ship has a surveillance capacity of over 350 km (220 mi) and can sterilise an area of 250 km (160 mi).

The ships also have a quadruple 533 mm torpedo launcher, which can also be used to launch SS-N-15 'Starfish' or possibly SS-N-16 'Stallion' ASW missiles, so is capable of hitting targets ranging from 50 km (31 mi) to 120 km (75 mi). It is also equipped with two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers with 12 tubes. Their range is 6 km (3.7 mi) and the maximum engagement depth is 500 m (1,600 ft).

Ships Picture Armament Displacement Service Origin References
Laid down Commissioned
INS Delhi (D61)
  • 16 × Kh-35 Switchblade (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers)
  • 32 × Barak 1 (4 × 8 cell VLS units)
  • 2 × Shtil SAM systems (48 × Shtil-1 missiles)
  • 1 × 100 mm AK-100 gun
  • 2 × 30 mm AK-630 gatling guns
  • 2 × RBU-6000 213 mm anti-submarine mortar arrays
  • 1 × 5 533-millimetre (21 in) torpedo tubes
 6,200 tonnes 12 December 1992 15 November 1997  India [9][14]
INS Mysore (D60) 2 June 1999
INS Mumbai (D62) 12 December 1992 22 January 2001

Template:Sclass-

Class Picture Type Ships Origin Displacement References
Template:Sclass-[Note 1] INS Ranvijay Guided missile destroyer INS Rajput (D51)
INS Rana (D52)
INS Ranjit (D53)
INS Ranvir (D54)
INS Ranvijay (D55) 		 Soviet Union 4,974 tonnes [7][14]
[8]

Decommissioned ships

Presently, all the decommissioned destroyers of the Indian Navy originated from the United Kingdom. INS Ranjit from the R class was the first destroyer to be commissioned into the service of the Indian Navy. Later, two more ships from R class were inducted.[3] Three Template:Sclass- destroyers were commissioned into the service in 1953 as successors to the R class destroyers.[5] INS Rana from the R class was decommissioned on 30 June 1973, and was the first destroyer to be decommissioned. It was followed by INS Rajput in 1973, INS Ranjit, INS Gomati, INS Ganga in 1975 and INS Godavari in 1976. All the British originated vessels were decommissioned by the year 1976. Later, the Template:Sclass- destroyers, which originated from the Soviet Union, entered service in 1980s and are currently in active service.[3][5]

Class Ships Origin Commissioned Decommissioned Fate References
R class INS Rajput (D141)[Note 2][4]
INS Ranjit (D209)[Note 3][27]
INS Rana (D115)[Note 4][28] 		 United Kingdom 28 July 1949
4 July 1949
9 September 1949 		30 June 1973
30 September 1975
30 September 1971 		scrapped
scrapped
scrapped 		[3][29]
Template:Sclass- INS Godavari (D92)[Note 5][6]
Error: {{INS}} invalid control parameter: 7 (help)[Note 6][30]
Error: {{INS}} invalid control parameter: 7 (help)[Note 7][31] 		 United Kingdom 27 April 1953
24 April 1953
18 June 1953 		1976
1975
1975 		scrapped
scrapped
scrapped 		[5][29]

Future ships

The last ship of the Template:Sclass- destroyers, INS Chennai, is expected to be commissioned by end of 2016.[10] The Template:Sclass- are planned as successors to the Kolkata-class destroyers with enhanced attack and stealth capabilities. Of the four ships planned under Visakhapatnam class, two ships (INS Visakhapatnam and INS Porbandar) are under construction and the other two (INS Mormugao and INS Paradip) are in the planning phase.[32]

Class Picture Type No. of Ships Origin Displacement References
Kolkata class File:INS Kolkata.jpg Stealth guided missile destroyer 3[Note 8]  India 7,500 tonnes [10]
Visakhapatnam class Stealth guided missile destroyer 4[Note 9]  India 8,000 tonnes [12]

See also

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ^ Modified version of Soviet Template:Sclass-.
  2. ^ Formerly HMS Rotherham (H09).
  3. ^ Formerly HMS Redoubt (H41).
  4. ^ Formerly HMS Raider (H15).
  5. ^ Formerly HMS Bedale.
  6. ^ Formerly HMS Lamerton (L88).
  7. ^ Formerly HMS Chiddingfold (L31).
  8. ^ Two ships (INS Kolkata, INS Kochi) are commissioned and the last ship Error: {{INS}} invalid control parameter: 7 (help) is undergoing sea trials, to be commissioned by 2016.
  9. ^ Two ships are under construction and two ships are in planning phase.
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  4. ^ a b "HMS ROTHERHAM (H 09)". Naval History [dot] net. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "Hunt class Destroyers". gb-navy-ww2.narod.ru. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b "ORP Slazak, Polish escort destroyer, ex-HMS Bedale". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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  18. ^ "Largest destroyer project of Navy hit by delay". Defence Express. 6 Jun 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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  29. ^ a b Satyindra Singh (1992), p. 56.
  30. ^ "HMS Lamerton, escort destroyer". www.naval-history.net. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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  • Lyon, David, The First Destroyers. Chatham Publishing, 1 & 2 Faulkner's Alley, Cowcross St. London, Great Britain; 1996. ISBN 1-55750-271-4.
  • Gove, Philip Babock (Editor in Chief). Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. (2002) Merriam-Webster Inc., Publishers, Massachusetts, USA.
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