INS Rajput (D51)
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For other ships of the same name, see INS Rajput.
INS Rajput underway
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| Name: | INS Rajput |
| Namesake: | Rajput |
| Owner: | Indian Navy |
| Operator: | Indian Navy |
| Builder: | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant |
| Commissioned: | 30 September 1980 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: D51 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015[update] |
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| Class & type: | Rajput class destroyer |
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| Length: | 147 m (482 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.8 m (52 ft) |
| Draught: | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 320 (including 35 officers) |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 x HAL Chetak helicopter |
INS Rajput is a guided-missile destroyer and the lead ship of the Rajput-class destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was commissioned on September 30, 1980. Commodore (later Vice Admiral) Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani was her first commanding officer.
Rajput served as a trial platform for the BrahMos cruise missile. The 2 P-20M inclined single launchers (port and starboard) were replaced by two boxed launchers, each with 2 Brahmos cells. A new variant of the Prithvi-III missile was test fired from Rajput on March 2007.[2] She is capable of attacking land targets, as well as fulfilling anti-aircraft and anti-submarine roles as a taskforce or carrier escort.[3] The Rajput tracked the Dhanush ballistic missile during a successful test in 2005.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.
- ^ domain-b.com: Dhanush, naval surface-to-surface missile, test fired successfully
- ^ BRAHMOS NAVAL VERSION TESTED SUCCESSFULLY
- ^ http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Prithvi.html
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