INS Kolkata successfully responded to a suspected piracy threat involving merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1 in the Western Indian Ocean recently, preventing a possible hijacking attempt amid rising maritime security concerns in the region.
About INS Kolkata:
It is the lead ship of the indigenously designed and constructed Kolkata-class guided missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.
The Project 15A Kolkata-class destroyers are follow-ons of the legendary Project 15 ‘Delhi’-class destroyers which entered service in the late 1990s.
Conceived and designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design, the ships have been christened after major port cities of India, viz. Kolkata, Kochi, and Chennai.
INS Kolkata was built by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
It was commissioned in 2014.
Features:
The ship has a Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) propulsion system, consisting of four powerful reversible gas turbines, and can attain speeds in excess of 30 knots.
The ship’s electric power is provided by four gas turbine generators and one diesel alternator, which together produce 4.5 Mega-Watts of electrical power, enough to light up a small town.
It is equipped with an array of gunnery and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) weapons, medium-range and short-range guns, anti-air and surface missiles, air and surface surveillance radar, and bow-mounted sonar.
The ship can be truly classified as a 'Network of Networks' as it is equipped with sophisticated digital networks, such as ATM-based Integrated Ship Data Network (AISDN), Auxiliary Control System (ACS), Automatic Power Management System (APMS), and Combat Management System (CMS).
The ship is capable of operating two Seaking or Chetak helicopters.
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