INS Mormugao

INS Mormugao is the second 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 17 September 2016. The ship is expected to get commissioned by 2022.[19]

INS Mormugao floats post launch
History
India
NameMormugao
NamesakeMormugao
OperatorIndian Navy
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Way numberD67
Laid down4 June 2015
Launched17 September 2016
CommissionedEst. 2022
IdentificationPennant number: D67
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
TypeStealth Guided missile destroyer
Displacement7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons)[1]
Length163 m (535 ft)
Beam17.4 m (57 ft)
Draft6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion
SpeedIn excess of 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance45 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
4 x RHIB
Crew300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea King Mk. 42B or HAL Dhruv[18]
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar, with a "rail-less" helicopter traversing system (for securing the helicopter in case of adverse weather conditions)[2]

Construction

The keel of Mormugao was laid down on 4 June 2015, and she was launched on 17 September 2016 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.[20][21][22][23]

She is named after the port city of Mormugao in Goa.[24]

See also

References

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  24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502092157/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html
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