INS Ranjit (D53)
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![]() INS Ranjit (D53)
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Name | INS Ranjit |
Builder | 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant |
Commissioned | 24 November 1983 |
Homeport | Visakhapatnam |
Identification | Pennant number: D53 |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
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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 (54,000 kW) |
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 Ranjit is the third of the five Template:Sclass-s built for the Indian Navy. Ranjit was commissioned on 24 November 1983.
References
- ^ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.
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