INS Imphal (D68)

INS Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class Stealth Guided missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She is being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and has been launched on 20 April 2019. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2023.[19]

Launch of INS Imphal.
History
India
Name	Imphal
Namesake	Imphal
Operator	Indian Navy
Builder	Mazagon Dock Limited
Laid down	19 May 2017
Launched	20 April 2019
Commissioned	Est. 2023
Identification	Pennant number:D68
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Type	Stealth Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)[1]
Length	163 m (535 ft)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	COGAG[2] 2 x Zorya M36E gas turbines, with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators
Speed	In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing craft carried	4 x RHIB
Crew	300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and processing systems	IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar[3] Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band multi-function surface-search radar[4] Thales LW-08 D-Band air-search radar[3] BEL HUMSA-NG bow sonar[5] Combat Management System (CMS)[6][7]
Electronic warfare & decoys	DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System")[8][9] DRDO "Nayan" COMINT suite[10] 2 x Kavach decoy launchers[5] 2 × Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 4 × 8-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak-8ER SAM (Range: 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 150 km (93 mi)[11][12] Anti-ship/Land-attack missiles 2 x 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles (AShM) (Also used as Land-attack missiles)[13] Guns 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun (manufactured by BHEL)[14] 4 × AK-630M CIWS[3] 2 x OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun [15][16][17] Anti-submarine warfare: 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (presumably for the Varunastra) 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers[3]
Aircraft carried	2 × Sea King Mk. 42B or HAL Dhruv[18]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar, with a "rail-less" helicopter traversing system (for securing the helicopter in case of adverse weather conditions)[2]

The ship was named in recognition of the Indian soldiers who fought in Battle of Imphal during World War II.[20] It is the first Indian Navy ship named after a city in Northeast India.[21]