INS Chennai commissioned into Indian Navy combat fleet
Q. Which destroyer ship was commissioned into Indian Navy on 21st Nov?- Published on 22 Nov 16a. INS Kolkata
b. INS Mumbai
c. INS Chennai
d. None of the above
ANSWER: INS Chennai
INS Chennai, a Kolkata-class destroyer ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy's combat fleet on Monday.
- This is the largest ever warship to be built in India
- Created at the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai, the ship’s construction marks the end of the project 15A to build the Kolkata class guided missile destroys
- Ship was equipped with a decoy to divert missile attacks
- Ship also is designed to carry and operate up to two multi role combat helicopters
- Navy is planning to become a 200 warship force with 600 aircrafts and helicopters by 2027
- INS Chennai will be placed in the Western Naval Command
- INS Chennai is 164m long with a displacement of over 7,500 tonnes, and sails at a top speed of over 30 knots per hour.
- Armed with supersonic surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles and Barak-8 Long Rang Surface-to-Air missiles, undersea warfare capability includes indigenously developed anti-submarine weapons
- It also includes sensors, prominently the hull-mounted sonar HUMSA-NG, heavyweight torpedo tube launchers, rocket launchers and towed array sonar capability.
- For defence against enemy missiles, INS Chennai is fitted with:
- ‘Kavach' chaff decoy system
- 'Mareech' torpedo decoy system,
- Both have been developed in India.
- A strong platform capable of undertaking a variety of tasks and missions spanning the full spectrum of maritime warfare, INS Chennai can carry and operated two multi-role helicopters.
- INS Chennai is propelled by a powerful combined gas and propulsion plant consisting of 4 reversible gas turbines.
- The ship's crest depicts Fort St George of Chennai in the background, a part of the adjacent beach and a sloop on blue and white waves.
- The crew of the ship abides by the Sanskrit motto 'Shatro Sanharaka' meaning Vanquisher of Enemies, epitomising the spirit of the warrior to succeed in combat
