INS Kolkata (D63)
INS Kolkata (D63)
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| Name: | INS Kolkata |
| Namesake: | Kolkata |
| Operator: | Indian Navy |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Yard number: | 701 |
| Way number: | D63 |
| Laid down: | September 2003 |
| Launched: | 30 March 2006 |
| Acquired: | 10 July 2014 |
| Commissioned: | 16 August 2014[1] |
| Homeport: | Mumbai |
| Identification: | Pennant number: D63 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015[update] |
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| Class & type: | Kolkata-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 7,500 tons[2][3] |
| Length: | 163 m (535 ft)[4] |
| Beam: | 17.4 m (57 ft)[4] |
| Speed: | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)+ |
| Crew: | 250 (estd) |
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Elbit Systems Deseaver MK II counter-measures systems and defensive aids suite1 |
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INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her sea trials. The ship was officially commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a ceremony on 16 August 2014.[1]
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Construction[edit]
The keel of Kolkata was laid down in September 2003 and she was launched on 30 March 2006.[4] Her commissioning was originally planned for 2010, but this was delayed to 16 August 2014 as a result of a series of project delays.[10][11] During her construction at MDL, she was given the designation Yard-701.[12]
Sea trials[edit]
The commissioning of Kolkata was delayed from 2010 to 2014 due to delays in her construction and technical problems which were found during her sea trials. The issue detected was generation of additional noise, which occurred when the engine, gear box and the shaft were operated together, but which worked issue-free when run independently. The issues were fixed and the sea trials were completed by February 2014, when the ship returned to MDL to undergo minor work before delivery.[12][13][14]
2014 carbon dioxide leak[edit]
On 7 March 2014, during a complete check-up of the ship's machinery to fix the problems found during sea trials,[12] a naval officer was killed and several workers were injured when a valve on a CO2 bottle malfunctioned during a test of the vessel's carbon dioxide fire-fighting unit at the Mazagaon dockyard. For the test, fire-retarding carbon dioxide gas was to be released into a compartment; the test was part of the destroyer's delivery trials. Kolkata 's engineering officer-designate, Commander Kuntal Wadhwa, inhaled a large amount of gas and was rushed to St George's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Two dockyard officials who also inhaled the gas were also taken to hospital for treatment.[15][16][17] MDL stated that the incident will not delay the scheduled commissioning of the ship.[12]
Weapon trials[edit]
As part of her pre-commissioning weapon trials at sea, Kolkata test-fired a BrahMos missile off Karwar's coast on 9 June 2014, and the test met all parameters.[18][19]
See also[edit]
- INS Kochi - sister-ship and second of the class.
- INS Chennai - sister-ship and third of the class.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "PM-Modi-inducts-Indias-largest-indigenously-built-warship-INS-Kolkata". Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Navy gets its largest destroyer". The Hindu. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Largest destroyer project of Navy hit by delay". Defence Express. 6 Jun 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Rasquinha, Reagan Gavin (2006-04-01), "Queen of the high seas", Times of India
- ^ a b c "Country's most potent indigenous warship joins service this month". SP's Naval Forces. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Bharat Electronics Ltd. awards LW08 contract to Thales". Thalesgroup.com. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Indian Navy to get four new destroyers". dnaindia.com. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ Som, Vishnu (16 August 2014). "On INS Kolkata, PM is Only Partially Correct". NDTV. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
At the moment, she is designed to carry only 32 Barak surface-to-air missiles...
- ^ "Israeli navy equipping warships with new missile system: report". XinhuaNet. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ Pandit, Rajat (2007-11-06), "Navy hit by delay of big-ticket projects", Times of India
- ^ Bhatt, Arunkumar (2006-04-01), "A lethal combination of stealth and strength", The Hindu
- ^ a b c d "Peculiar problems were dogging warship INS Kolkata". The Times of India. TNN. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Navy's ongoing hunt for heavy torpedoes leads to delay in modernisation process". India Today. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "New details, pictures on Indian Navy's Future Kolkata class Destroyer". navyrecognition.com. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Navy hit by another accident; officer dead". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-officer-killed-in-mumbai-days-after-ins-sindhuratna-accident/article1-1192138.aspx
- ^ "One Naval Officer killed in INS Kolkata Gas Leak Accident". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata". The Times of India. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "India-Russia Missile Successfully Test Fired from Indian Warship". RIA Novosti. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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