Kamorta-class corvette
 Indian Navy's official image of Kamorta class corvette | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kamorta class corvette |
| Builders | GRSE |
| Operators |  |
| Preceded by | Kora class |
| Cost | ₹28 billion (US$335 million)-₹70 billion (US$839 million)[1] |
| Built | 2005– |
| Planned | 4 + 8 (Project 28A) |
| Building | 3 |
| Completed | 1 (undergoing sea trial) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Project 28 |
| Type | ASW Corvette |
| Displacement | 2,500 - 3,100 tonnes[2][3][4] |
| Length | 109.1 m |
| Beam | 13.7 m |
| Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 x Pielstick 12 PA6 STC Diesel engines CODAD, DCNS raft mounted gearbox |
| Speed | 32 knots |
| Complement | 180 sailors and 15 Officers |
| Sensors and processing systems | list error: <br /> list (help) Revati Central Acquisition Radar EL/M-2221 STGR fire-control radar BEL Shikari BEL RAWL02 (Signaal LW08) antenna communication grid – Gigabit Ethernet-based integrated ship borne data network, with a fibre optic cable backbone running through the vessel HUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array) |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | DESEAVER MK |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 X 76.2 mm Oto SRGM 2 x AK-630M CIWS |
| Aircraft carried | 1 Westland Sea King Mk.42B |
Kamorta class corvettes are the Indian Navy's next-generation anti submarine warfare platform, built under Project 28. They are being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. All the four corvettes are planned to be handed over to the Indian Navy by the year 2014.[6][7]
Project 28 is the primary project for driving indigenisation and developing the warship construction industry in India.[1] The aim with this project is to stipulate unprecedented standards while providing opportunities to Indian vendors to develop expertise with the technology. The project, driven by the Navy's Directorate of Indigenisation, has been delayed by two years with a cost overrun from the originally estimated ₹28 billion (US$335 million) to ₹70 billion (US$839 million), primarily to meet this goal.
The order for the first four corvettes was placed in 2003, with construction commencing on 12 August 2005.
Design
The basic design for Project 28 was specified by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design, with the detailed design by GRSE.[8] The design includes many stealth features, including reductions in noise and vibration of the vessels.[9]
Displacing around 2,500 to 3,100 tonnes and a length of around 110 meters, these vessels will have a very high percentage of Indian made equipment – either designed indigenuously or built under license through technology transfer agreements.
The DMR 249A hull steel is produced by SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited). The main machinery is raft mounted to reduce acoustic and vibration signatures. Each gear unit and the associated engines will be mounted on a common raft. The vessel will feature automated control and battle damage systems. The Project 28 vessels use diesel engines built by Pielstick of France. DCNS supplied the noise-suppressing raft-mounted gearbox for CODAD propulsion. Wärtsilä India will deliver the low-vibration diesel alternators to power the on-board electronics.[1] Other signature management control features are built in to combat the ship's infrared, radar-cross signature, noise and magnetic outputs. Two independent interconnected switchboards optimise redundancy and reliability.
It was announced on 21 December 2006 that GRSE awarded France's DCNS a contract to provide a comprehensive engineering package of raft mounted Propulsion Power Transmission Systems (PPTS) for the four corvettes. Under the contract, DCNS will deliver four propulsion packages (consisting of eight reduction gear units on cradles and either thrust blocks) to GRSE. The company will also provide support to GRSE for the mechanical integration of the propulsion plant. DCNS is partnering with Walchandnagar Industries Limited, to provide the raft mounts and other components, including thrust blocks and systems auxiliaries. The first propulsion package was delivered in 2008, with the remaining three to follow at the rate of one per year until 2011.[10]
Armament is to include a license-built Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun in a stealth mount and the usual assortment of weapons similar to what is found on the Talwar class frigates and Shivalik class frigates including two Larsen & Toubro built derivatives of the RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher, as well as Larsen & Toubro torpedo launchers. Revati, the naval variant of the DRDO-made Central Acquisition Radar (CAR), is a confirmed sensor aboard the vessel. Hangar and aviation facilities will also be standard features.
Ships of the Class
| Name | Pennant | Laid down | Launched | Commissioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INS Kamorta | P 28 | 20 November 2006 | 19 April 2010 | 2012 |
| INS Kadmatt[11] | 27 September 2007 | 24 October 2011[12] | June 2015 | |
| INS Kiltan | 10 August 2010[13] | 26 March 2013[14] | September 2016 | |
| INS Kavaratti[11] | 20 January 2012 | End 2017 |
References
- ^ a b c Warship project delayed to build up private sector
- ^ Project 28 Class (bharat-rakshak.com)
- ^ Indian Navy launches third Kamorta-class P-28 ASW corvette (naval-technology.com)
- ^ India launches first indigenous ASW corvette, April 2010 (indiastrategic.in)
- ^ http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsindian-navy-launches-third-kamorta-class-p-28-asw-corvette
- ^ Indian Navy to get four new destroyers
- ^ "Indian Navy to get four new destroyers". New Corvettes. DNA. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Project 28 ASW Corvette
- ^ Anti-submarine corvette for Navy next year By Amarjeet Malik From General Military School, Georgians News
- ^ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/ships/future/188-project-28.html
- ^ a b India Launches 2nd Home-built P28 Anti-Sub Corvette
- ^ Delivery of INS Kamorta next June
- ^ Keel Laying – Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette GRSE Yard No. 3019
- ^ Indian Navy's 3rd P28 ASW Corvette Kiltan Launched
