About INS Mormugao:
- INS Mormugao is named after the historic port city of Goa on the west coast.
- INS Mormugao is the second of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organization Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai
Features:
- INS Mormugao is equipped with Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities which are provided by indigenously-developed Rocket Launchers, Torpedo Launchers, and ASW helicopters.
- The ship is equipped to fight under Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical warfare
- The ship's firepower consists of vertically launched Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles and BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missiles for long-range engagement of shore- and sea-based targets.
- The Visakhapatnam class destroyers have multiple fire zones, battle damage control systems, and distributional power systems for improved survivability and reliability in extreme operational and conflict scenarios.
- They have a total atmospheric control system (TACS) that offers protection to the crew from chemical, biological, and nuclear threats, as well as a state-of-the-art combat management system that can evaluate threats using analytical tools and create a tactical picture that includes available resources on board.
- The warships have a secure network for data from its sensors and weapons systems.
- The destroyer will also be armed with indigenously developed 533 mm torpedo launchers and RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers.
- It can operate two multi-role helicopters — Sea King or HAL Dhruv.
- The ship also has rail-less helicopter traversing, and a hangar facility.
- The propulsion system allows the ship to reach a maximum speed of 30 knots (55 km/h), and a maximum range of 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km).
India’s journey of the Destroyer Construction Programme:
- India’s indigenous Destroyer construction programme started in the 1990s with the three Delhi class (P-15 class) warships, namely INS Delhi, INS Mysore, and INS Mumbai and this was followed by three Kolkata class (P-15A) destroyers.
- Three guided missile destroyers of the Kolkata class — INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, and INS Chennai — under the project codenamed 15A.
- Presently, under the P-15B (Visakhapatnam Class), a total of four warships (Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal, Surat) were planned and Visakhapatnam and Mormugao are already commissioned in the Indian Navy.
