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INS Kochi to start sea trials in June
Apr 10, 2014 - PARTH SATAM |
INS Kochi, the second ship in the INS Kolkata class of stealth destroyers, will commence sea trials in June, an important step before the ship is accepted and commissioned by the Indian Navy. Constructed at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, the ship has finished basic construction according to MDL officials and only the “outfitting” of external equipment and cabling work remains.
Laid down on October 25, 2005, the ship is a part of the Project 15A which involves three ships to be constructed at the MDL, the two others being the INS Kolkata and the INS Chennai. While the Kolkata has finished sea trials and outfitting, it is expected to be commissioned by the Indian Navy very soon. “The Kochi has finished the primary stage of construction and the sea trials should start by May or June. However, the machinery trials have already been conducted in February. We are working very hard towards finishing the project,” said MDL’s CMD Rear Admiral (retired) Rahul Kumar Shrawat.
Although installation of the major equipment like the radars and weapon systems will be done after the sea trials, basic navigation and communication equipment have been fitted for bare minimum readiness during the trial sailing. “After the trials, the outfitting will take place but the most important part is the intricate cabling, electrical and electronic work which often takes the most time since it is complicated. The piping work would also be done at this stage. This would be followed additional testing of the outfitted equipment by us and the Navy,” added Mr. Shrawat.
The Kolkata-class boats are the second such stealth warships to join the Indian Navy, with the first one being the Shivalik-class stealth frigates — also built at MDL — which have already been commissioned into service. These include the INS Satpura and INS Sahyadri, apart from the INS Shivalik.
INS Kochi to start sea trials in June | The Asian Age
Apr 10, 2014 - PARTH SATAM |
INS Kochi, the second ship in the INS Kolkata class of stealth destroyers, will commence sea trials in June, an important step before the ship is accepted and commissioned by the Indian Navy. Constructed at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, the ship has finished basic construction according to MDL officials and only the “outfitting” of external equipment and cabling work remains.
Laid down on October 25, 2005, the ship is a part of the Project 15A which involves three ships to be constructed at the MDL, the two others being the INS Kolkata and the INS Chennai. While the Kolkata has finished sea trials and outfitting, it is expected to be commissioned by the Indian Navy very soon. “The Kochi has finished the primary stage of construction and the sea trials should start by May or June. However, the machinery trials have already been conducted in February. We are working very hard towards finishing the project,” said MDL’s CMD Rear Admiral (retired) Rahul Kumar Shrawat.
Although installation of the major equipment like the radars and weapon systems will be done after the sea trials, basic navigation and communication equipment have been fitted for bare minimum readiness during the trial sailing. “After the trials, the outfitting will take place but the most important part is the intricate cabling, electrical and electronic work which often takes the most time since it is complicated. The piping work would also be done at this stage. This would be followed additional testing of the outfitted equipment by us and the Navy,” added Mr. Shrawat.
The Kolkata-class boats are the second such stealth warships to join the Indian Navy, with the first one being the Shivalik-class stealth frigates — also built at MDL — which have already been commissioned into service. These include the INS Satpura and INS Sahyadri, apart from the INS Shivalik.
INS Kochi to start sea trials in June | The Asian Age
