The Indian Navy replenished with the destroyer D67 Mormugao project 15B

The Indian Navy replenished with the D67 Mormugao destroyer of project 15B, the ceremony of handing over the ship was held at the shipyard of the Indian shipbuilding company Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai on November 24, 2022.

The D67 Mormugao is the second ship in a series of four Project 15B destroyers being built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) for the Indian Navy. The lead ship of the series, the destroyer D66 Visakhapatnam, became part of the fleet a year ago, November 5, 2021. The ceremony was also held at the MDL shipyard in Mumbai. The Indian Navy plans to receive two more ships by 2024 inclusive.

The ship was built according to project 15B, an improved version of project 15A of the Kolkata class. The new project has a modified superstructure that reduces radar visibility, a hydroacoustic station is installed in the bow and a modernized mast, on which the main radar station is located.

The project was developed by the Indian Navy Design Directorate (Directorate of Naval Design - DND) with the participation of specialists from the Northern Design Bureau. Power plant - gas turbine, combined, type COGAG - two independent turbines for each propeller shaft. Two Ukrainian M36E installations (4 gas turbines, two gearboxes) manufactured by Zorya-Mashproekt, Russian propeller shaft lines are used as the main engines.

The destroyer is 163 meters long, 17,4 meters wide, and has a total displacement of 8100 tons. The ship can reach speeds of over 30 knots and travel up to 4000 miles without refueling. Armament - 16 BraMos anti-ship missiles in vertical launchers, an Israeli long-range air defense system LRSAM (Barak 8ER) with a 32-charge launcher, a 76-mm / 62 Leonardo (Oto Melara) Super Rapid artillery mount, four 30-mm AK-630, 533 artillery systems -mm torpedo tubes, two RBU-6000 rocket launchers.

Comments

[Xnumx vis]

Beautiful ship .. Feels like the Soviet school of shipbuilding ...

[Alex777]

The project was developed by the Indian Navy Design Directorate (Directorate of Naval Design - DND) with the participation of specialists from the Northern Design Bureau.

I wonder if the Indians managed to get engines for all ships?

[Serg65]

Quote: 30 vis

Feels like the Soviet school of shipbuilding

The architecture of the "Petrel" is evident!

[Aerodrome]

sigh, and envy, white envy.

[Serg65]

Quote: Aerodrome

sigh, and envy, white envy.

Yes, breathe more evenly, God forbid you catch a stroke!

[UAZ 452]

Engines from one country, lines of shafts from another, weapons - generally a hodgepodge ... More recently, this was in the order of things, but in the new realities it has become a huge risk: worsening relations with the manufacturer of components, and the carriage (ship) turns into a pumpkin due to for the impossibility of carrying out the necessary maintenance.

[Antokha]

Record ship. For some reason, happy for the Indians.

[Kaufman]

It's clear with weapons. What about the Combat Information Center? It is interesting to read about the brain of the destroyer. 21st century in the yard

[faiver]

In armament as 22350, in terms of displacement one and a half times more, the question is - why?

[Roman Efremov]

The inertia of my thinking does not allow me to consider the main caliber of 76 mm acceptable on a destroyer.
SAM for 32 missiles - on our frigates, the Redut air defense system has more missiles, if I'm not mistaken (considering that 4 small missiles can be loaded into one cell).
Air defense of the near zone - all the same ancient AK-630s, which only the lazy did not criticize.
Well, as a cherry on an Indian cake, no less ancient RBU-6000 - are they really still effective against someone?