Missile destroyer INS Mormugao

Missile destroyer INS Mormugao

Why in news :

• Recently INS Mormugao which is the second of four stealth guided missile destroyers being built under Project – 15B has been commissioned to Indian Navy recently.
• It has been commissioned on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Goa from Portuguese rule.

Key facts about the INS Mormugao :

• The 163­metre­long war­ship has a full­load displacement of 7,400 tonnes.
• The overall indigenous content of the project is approximately 75%.
• It is propelled by four powerful gas turbines capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knots.

INS Mormugao

• It also has enhanced stealth features resulting in a reduced radar cross section.
• INS Mormugao equipped with BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and long-range surface-to-air missiles.
• Some of the major indigenised equipment and systems aboard INS Mormugao include:
  • surface-­to-­surface and surface-to-air missiles
  • torpedo tubes and launchers
  • anti­submarine rocket launchers and super rapid gun mount
  • combat management system
  • integrated platform management system
  • automated power management system
  • foldable hangar doors
  • helo-traversing system
  • close-in weapon system
  • bow-mounted SONAR
• INS Mormugao is a testimony to India’s excellence in design and development of warships.
• It is also a shining example of our growing indigenous defence production capabilities.

Project 15-B :

• The contract for construction of four ships under Project­-15B was signed in January 2011.
• The design of the ships has been developed in-house by the Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., Mumbai.
• They named the Ships after major cities from all four corners of the country — Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat.
• INS Visakhapatnam, was commissioned in 2021.
• INS Imphal and INS Surat are at various stages of outfitting and trials.
• These ships are equipped with BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and long-range surface-to-air missiles.

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