India's newest stealth destroyer INS Visakhapatnam launched in Mumbai

India's newest stealth destroyer INS Visakhapatnam launched in Mumbai

Indian Navy launched its new destroyer INS Visakhapatnam in Mumbai on Monday.

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Indian staff and guests cheer as INS Visakhapatnam, the first Indian Navy P15-B stealth destroyer, is launched in Mumbai. The indigenously-designed ship’s air defence capability is designed to counter the threat of enemy aircraft and anti-ship cruise missiles, and will revolve around a vertical launch and long-range surface-to-air missile system. The vessel is expected to be commissioned into the India Navy in 2018. AFP

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Employees cheer as the INS Visakhapatnam sails into the Arabian Sea during its launch at Mazagon Docks, a naval vessel ship building yard, in Mumbai. The total cost of the warship project was around Rs 29,600 crore. Reuters

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INS Visakhapatnam, with enhanced capability to operate in nuclear, biological and chemical atmosphere, during its launch. The ship spans 163 meters in length and 17.4 meters at the beam and is designed to achieve speed in excess of 30 knots, as per the Indian Navy brochure. PTI

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An Indian worker tests a blowtorch as he waits to cut away a support for the INS Visakhapatnam. It is designed for a complement of 50 officers and 250 sailors. AFP

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INS Visakhapatnam will be equipped with 8 Brahmos missiles and will have the same Ukrainian-built Zorya gas turbines as that of the Kolkata class destroyers. PTI

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Indian workers stand on the bridge tower of a submarine as they watch the launch of INS Visakhapatnam. AFP

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An Indian worker watches as INS Visakhapatnam is launched. After the launch of the ship Rear Admiral AK Saxena, Director General (Naval Design) said, “Kolkata Class did not have a full-fledged Total Atmosphere Control System (TAC). The TAC system provides you with the capability of operating in a fall-out region, be it a nuclear, chemical or biological almost endlessly.” AFP

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INS Visakhapatnam sails into the Arabian Sea during its launch at Mazagon Docks. The ship is equipped with Ship Data Network (SDN), Automatic Power Management System (APMS) and Combat Management System (CMS) and is termed as ‘Network of Networks’. Reuters

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