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31/12/23 07:23 AM IST

INS Imphal

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  • Recently,the third of four P-15B ‘Visakhapatnam’ class stealth guided missile destroyer was commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Imphal at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
INS Imphal
  • Imphal has the unique distinction of being the first warship to be named after a city in the Northeast.
  • INS Imphal is a symbol of India’s growing maritime power and it will strengthen it further. It will bolster our principle of ‘Jalmev Yasya, Balmev Tasya’ (One who controls the sea is all powerful) in the Indo-Pacific region.
  • Imphal’s keel was laid on May 19, 2017 and the ship was launched into water on April 20, 2019.
  • BrahMos cruise missiles have been installed on the ship by Brahmos Aerospace; torpedo tube launchers by Larsen & Toubro (L&T), rapid gun mount by BHEL, and medium-range missiles by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
  • In addition, many start-ups and Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises are involved in its construction.
  • The ship boasts a high level of indigenisation, about 75%, which includes indigenous equipment/systems, combat management systems, rocket launchers, torpedo launchers and integrated platform management systems.
  • INS Imphal measures 163 m in length and 17 m in breadth and has a displacement of 7,400 tonnes.
  • The ship is propelled by four gas turbines, in a combined gas and gas configuration, and is capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots.
  • The ship has a total complement of 315 personnel, and is commanded by Captain K.K. Choudhury, a gunnery and missiles specialist.
Project 15-B
  • The contract for construction of four ships under Project-15B was signed in January 2011 at a cost of about ₹29,643.74 crore.
  • The ships have been designed in-house by the Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai.
  • The P-15B class are a follow-on to the P-15A Kolkata class destroyers and named after major cities from all four corners of the country — Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat.
  • The first two ships, INS Visakhapatnam and INS Mormugao, were commissioned in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The last of the class, Surat, is expected to be commissioned in 2024.
  • The design of Project 15B has largely maintained the hull form, propulsion machinery, many platform equipment, major weapons and sensors as the Kolkata class to benefit from series production.
  • However, these ships have enhanced stealth features over the earlier class resulting in a reduced radar cross section through shaping of hull, plated masts and use of radar transparent deck fittings, which make these ships difficult to detect.
Source- The Hindu

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