INS Visakhapatanam-class destroyer is ready to launch. Visakhapatanam (Project-15B)

[CONNAN]

By Vishnudas Sheshrao | Apr 15, 2015 12:06 am
Indian Navy’s largest and heaviest INS Visakhapatanam is built by the Mazagaon Dockyard Limited

Mumbai : Indian Navy’s largest and heaviest indigenously built warship INS Visakhapatanam-class destroyer is ready to launch. Visakhapatanam (Project-15B) has followed the INS Kolkata class (Project-15A), built by the Mazagaon Dockyard Limited (MDL), with improved stealth, power packed destroyer and more advanced than Kolkata class.

This is first ship in a total of four warships of Project 15B that is likely to be named as INS Visakhapatanam during the launching ceremony scheduled for next Monday at MDL. After the completion of successful trials of harbour acceptance and sea trials which lasted for several months, the warship will be commissioned into the Indian Navy.

It will have a hull similar to that of the Kolkata-class destroyer but the superstructure will be different and it will be stealthier and equipped with infrared suppression system.

An MDL official said, “This is the first ship which is built from indigenous steel. For shipbuilding, highest quality of steel is required and normally imported from other countries. However, Visakhapatanam has been built using steel which has been produced indigenously.”

The Project 15B warships will be armed with hypersonic Brahmos cruise missiles and the Nirbhay cruise missiles. In addition, it may also have the Barak – II missile for surface to air defence.

Defence PRO, Commander Rahul Sinha, said, “Launching ceremony of the warship is scheduled on Monday by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan at Mazgaon Dockyard.”

Indigenously built warship ready for launch | Free Press Journal

 

[NIA]

By Vishnudas Sheshrao | Apr 15, 2015 12:06 am
Indian Navy’s largest and heaviest INS Visakhapatanam is built by the Mazagaon Dockyard Limited

Mumbai : Indian Navy’s largest and heaviest indigenously built warship INS Visakhapatanam-class destroyer is ready to launch. Visakhapatanam (Project-15B) has followed the INS Kolkata class (Project-15A), built by the Mazagaon Dockyard Limited (MDL), with improved stealth, power packed destroyer and more advanced than Kolkata class.

This is first ship in a total of four warships of Project 15B that is likely to be named as INS Visakhapatanam during the launching ceremony scheduled for next Monday at MDL. After the completion of successful trials of harbour acceptance and sea trials which lasted for several months, the warship will be commissioned into the Indian Navy.

It will have a hull similar to that of the Kolkata-class destroyer but the superstructure will be different and it will be stealthier and equipped with infrared suppression system.

An MDL official said, “This is the first ship which is built from indigenous steel. For shipbuilding, highest quality of steel is required and normally imported from other countries. However, Visakhapatanam has been built using steel which has been produced indigenously.”

The Project 15B warships will be armed with hypersonic Brahmos cruise missiles and the Nirbhay cruise missiles. In addition, it may also have the Barak – II missile for surface to air defence.

Defence PRO, Commander Rahul Sinha, said, “Launching ceremony of the warship is scheduled on Monday by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan at Mazgaon Dockyard.”

Indigenously built warship ready for launch | Free Press Journal

YAY!!! My city visakhapatanam....
Sir Since last year I was thinking We have INS MUMBAI INS KOLKATA and INS DELHI ..........Why not INS VIZAG/INS VISAKHAPATANAM..
Thank you sir.....
Plz post its pic( if available)
cheers

 

[ZooZoo]

Project 15B name changed???

I recall it was Banagalore Class..

 

[Paranoid Android]

Built by indigenous steel...wow

 

[cirr]

Contrary to what the report says，it will be at least 2 years before the ship joins the INS。

 

[janon]

Contrary to what the report says，it will be at least 2 years before the ship joins the INS。

Thank you for that inside info that you gathered from the highest echelons of the Naval headquarters, Ministry of defense and Mazagaon docks.

 

[ZooZoo]

Contrary to what the report says，it will be at least 2 years before the ship joins the INS。

Ok I got you...

There is some thing called testing .. Oh! I forget.....

 

[NIA]

Thank you for that inside info that you gathered from the highest echelons of the Naval headquarters, Ministry of defense and Mazagaon docks.

Contrary to what the report says，it will be at least 2 years before the ship joins the INS。

Who told you..... CPC?

 

[RPK]

 

[Storm Force]

Is that a Scor[pene Sub I see next to the destroyer

 

[nang2]

From the look of it, 2 years seem to be too optimistic.

 

[faithfulguy]

From the look of it, 2 years seem to be too optimistic.

Outside of India, time just go faster. If someone outside of India screw in a bolt, it could take 10 second. In India, it could be half an hour. So we have to take that into consideration.

 

[WhyCry]

Outside of India, time just go faster. If someone outside of India screw in a bolt, it could take 10 second. In India, it could be half an hour. So we have to take that into consideration.

Yup like outside of india fools can fly, india they just flap... that is totally a valid consideration.

 

[Chanakyaa]

Yup like outside of india fools can fly, india they just flap... that is totally a valid consideration.

This guy is a Expert Troller on Indian Issues.

 

[SDS1]

Outside of India, time just go faster. If someone outside of India screw in a bolt, it could take 10 second. In India, it could be half an hour. So we have to take that into consideration.

how much time you taken to refurbish the AC? your first AC? in that time India would have new AC...lol