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List of destroyer classes of the Indian Navy

January 01, 1970

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoueverable, long-distance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers.[1][2] Seventeen destroyers have served, or currently serve, in the Indian Navy. The navy operates 11 guided-missile destroyers from three classes: Kolkata class, Delhi class, and Rajput class.[3] Six other destroyers (three R class and three Hunt class) have been decommissioned and scrapped.[4][5]

A flotilla of the Indian Navy's destroyers during Exercise Tropex 2023.

India did not have any destroyers of its own until 1949.[4] The R-class INS Ranjit, built in the United Kingdom, was the first destroyer commissioned in the Indian Navy.[6] Two more of the R-class were later commissioned.[4] Three Hunt-class destroyers were commissioned in 1953 to succeed the R-class destroyers.[5] These ships (all of which were built in the United Kingdom) were decommissioned by 1976, with the Hunt-class INS Godavari the last.[7][8][9]

During the 1980s, India signed an agreement with the Soviet Union for five guided-missile destroyers, built as the Rajput class.[10] The first ship -(INS Rajput - was commissioned on 30 September 1980. Four of the five Rajput-class are still in active service, Ranjit was decommissioned in 2019.[11][12] The Rajput class was succeeded by the Delhi class, with INS Delhi, Mysore and Mumbai commissioned in 1997, 1999 and 2001 respectively.[13] The Delhi-class destroyers, built in India,[13] were succeeded by the Kolkata-class in 2014.[14] The three Kolkata-class ships were commissioned in 2014–2016, with INS Chennai being the last.[15] An improvement of the Kolkata-class, INS Visakhapatnam (part of the Visakhapatnam class), was commissioned in 2021. The second ship, INS Mormugao was commissioned in 2022. Two more vessels are planned as part of the Visakhapatnam class, and are under various stages of construction.[16]

Commissioned ships edit

Ten destroyers from three classes are in active service.[17] INS Kolkata, the lead ship of the Kolkata-class destroyer with about 7,500 tonnes of displacement, is the largest.[15] A total of three Kolkata-class ships are currently in service with the Indian Navy. The Kolkata-class destroyers were preceded by the Delhi-class destroyer which entered service with the 1997 of its lead ship, INS Delhi. The Delhi class were the first destroyers built in India. The Rajput-class destroyers, which preceded the Delhi class, consists of five ships built in the Soviet Union and were commissioned from 1980 to 1990.[10]

Visakhapatnam-class edit

The Visakhapatnam class (Project 15B) is a class of stealth guided missile destroyers under construction. An improved version of the Kolkata class and ordered in 2011, the first Visakhapatnam-class ship is expected to be completed in 2018. The first vessel of this class is expected to get commissioned with INS Vikrant and INS Arighat.[18][19] The class will have enhanced stealth characteristics and state-of-the-art weaponry and sensors, including the long-range Barak 8 surface-to-air missile. The first ship's keel was laid in October 2013. The Visakhapatnam class are armed with a 76 mm main gun and an AK-630 close-in anti-missile gun system.[20][21]

Ship Picture Armament VLS Displacement Service Origin
Laid down Commissioned
Visakhapatnam  
  • 2 x 16-cell VLS[19] for Barak 8 missiles (range 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi))[22][23]
  • 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles[19]
  • 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM gun
  • 4 × AK-630 CIWS
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers[24]
 48 7,500 tonnes[24] 12 October 2013[25][26] 21 November 2021[27][28]   India
Mormugao   48 4 June 2015 18 December 2022
Imphal   48 19 May 2017 26 December 2023[29]

Kolkata class edit

The Kolkata class (Project 15A) is a class of guided missile destroyers with stealth technology.[14] By the year 2000, the Indian Navy had redesigned the follow-on Kolkata class to improve technology (including modern stealth characteristics) and in May of that year, approval for the construction was given. Concept and function for Project 15A was framed by the navy's Directorate of Naval Design, while the detailed design was developed by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).[30] It consists of three ships (Kolkata, Kochi and Chennai), built by Mazagon Dock Limited, which are the navy's largest destroyers. Due to construction delays and a problem discovered during sea trials, the first ship's commission was postponed from 2010 to 2014.[31]

Although the dimensions of Kolkata-class ships are similar to the previous Delhi class, their weaponry, sensors and helicopter systems have been upgraded.[32] With a standard displacement of 6,800 t (6,700 long tons; 7,500 short tons) and a full-load displacement of 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons) (two sources reported a full-load displacement of 7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons)),[15][33] they are the navy's largest destroyers.[34]

The ships' main air-defence armament is two 4x8-cell vertical launching systems (VLS) allowing up to 32 Barak 8 (medium- to long-range) missiles.[35] Four AK-630 CIWS are fitted for near defence.[14]

The Kolkata-class ships' primary offensive armament is supersonic BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack missiles.[36] The BrahMos missiles are fitted into a 16-cell universal vertical launcher module (UVLM) allowing one missile per launch silo; all 16 missiles can be fired in salvo.[37] A distinctive armament of the Kolkata class is its 76 mm (3.0 in) gun forward of the bridge. The 76 mm gun provides limited anti-shipping and anti-air capability in addition to naval gunfire support for land-based operations.[14] For anti-submarine warfare, the class is equipped with a torpedo-launching system (with four torpedo tubes) and two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers.[14][38] Bharat Electronics Limited's electronic modular command and control applications (EMCCA) Mk4 provides combat management.[39]

Ship Picture Armament VLS Displacement Service Origin
Laid down Commissioned
Kolkata[34]  
  • 4 × 8-cell VLS for Barak 8 LR-SAM missiles
  • 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack missiles
  • 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM gun
  • 4 × AK-630 CIWS
  • 2 × twin tube 533mm torpedo launchers
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rockets[14]
 48 7,400 tonnes[40] 26 September 2003[41] 16 August 2014[34]   India[14][17]
Kochi[42][43]   48 7,500 tonnes[42] 25 October 2005[42] 30 September 2015[42]
Chennai[44]   48 21 February 2006[41] 21 November 2016[44][45]

Delhi class edit

The Delhi-class vessels are the third-largest warships designed and built in India, after the Kolkata-class destroyers and the Shivalik-class frigates. They were built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.[17] Delhi-class design has Soviet and Western influences, incorporating elements of the Sovremenny, Rajput and Kashin-II-class destroyers and the Godavari-class frigate.[46]

Delhi-class vessels are fitted with flag facilities, enabling them to act as command unit in task groups.[46] The vessels are equipped to enable operation in a nuclear, biological and chemical warfare environment.[47] For primary air defence, Delhi class is fitted with 9K-90 Uragan air-defence system comprising a pair of 3S-90 single-arm launchers and 9M38M1 Shtil missiles. One launcher is installed forward of the bridge and the other atop the dual helicopter hangar. Each launcher carries a 24 missile magazine for a total of 48 rounds.[48] The Delhi class is being upgraded with the Rafael Barak 1 point air defence missile system. It has a pair of eight-cell vertical launch systems and missile command-to-line-of-sight (CLOS) radar guidance with a range of 10 km (6.2 mi).[13]

The ships have a five 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes, which can be used to launch SET 65E active/passive homing torpedo and Type 53-65 wake homing torpedo, and is capable of hitting targets ranging from 15 km (9.3 mi) to 19 km (12 mi). They are equipped with two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers with 12 tubes. They carry a 31 kg (68 lb) warhead and have a range of 6 km (3.7 mi).[13]

Ship Picture Armament VLS Displacement Service Origin
Laid down Commissioned
Delhi   16 6,200 tonnes[49] 14 November 1987[13] 15 November 1997[13]   India[17]
Mysore   16 2 February 1991[13] 2 June 1999[13]
Mumbai   16 14 December 1992[13] 22 January 2001[13]

Rajput class edit

The Rajput-class guided-missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy (also known as Kashin-II class) are modified versions of Soviet Kashin-class destroyers. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union with Indian modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator (to transports flights, aircraft, and helicopters, from hangar deck to flight deck, and changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India during the 1980s.[10]

The Rajput class inherited its anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare roles for aircraft carrier task-force defence against submarines, low-flying aircraft and cruise missiles from the Kashin class. They were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos supersonic cruise-missile systems, deployed during a mid-life refit of the ships. The missile system has four missiles in inclined, bow-mounted launchers (replacing two SS-N-2D Styx AShM launchers in INS Rajput) and an eight-cell VLS system replacing INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay's aft S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launchers. Ranvijay was deployed with an updated vertical launcher for the BrahMos missile.[10][12][50] The Indian Navy is planning to upgrade the propulsion of Rajput-class ships with an indigenously-developed Kaveri marine gas turbine (KMGT) engine. The Defence Research and Development Organisation Gas Turbine Research Establishment is developing this engine, which is currently being tested.[51]

Ship Picture Armament Displacement Commissioned Origin
Rana   4,974 tonnes[12] 28 June 1982[12]   Soviet Union[10][17]
[12]
Ranvir  
  • 8 × BrahMos aft VLS and 4 SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles
  • S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launcher
  • 2 × Barak SAM 8-cell launchers
  • 2 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS
  • 533 mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars[10][12]
 28 August 1986[12]
Ranvijay   21 December 1987[52]

Decommissioned ships edit

All presently-decommissioned Indian Navy destroyers were built in the United Kingdom and Soviet Union. The R-class INS Ranjit was the first destroyer commissioned by the navy; two more R-class ships were later commissioned.[4] Three Hunt-class destroyers were commissioned in 1953 to succeed the R-class destroyers.[5] The R-class INS Rana was decommissioned on 30 June 1973, the first decommissioned destroyer. It was followed by INS Rajput in 1973, INS Ranjit, INS Gomati and INS Ganga in 1975 and INS Godavari in 1976. All the British-built ships were decommissioned by 1976.[4][5] INS Ranjit became the first ship from the Rajput-class to be decommissioned. The ship was decommissioned on 6 May 2019.[11]

Rajput class edit

The Rajput-class guided-missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy (also known as Kashin-II class) are modified versions of Soviet Kashin-class destroyers. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union with Indian modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator (to transports flights, aircraft, and helicopters, from hangar deck to flight deck, and changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India during the 1980s.[10]

Ship Picture Armament Displacement Commissioned Decommissioned Origin Fate
INS Ranjit (D53)  
  • 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles
  • 2 × S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launchers
  • 76.2 mm main gun
  • 4 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS
  • 533 mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars[10][12]
 4,974 tonnes[12] 24 September 1983[53] 6 May 2019[11]   Soviet Union[10] Decommissioned
INS Rajput (D51)   4 May 1980 [12] 21 May 2021[54]

R class edit

The R class was a class of sixteen War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered for the Royal Navy in 1940 as the 3rd and 4th Emergency Flotilla. The Q and R class repeated the preceding O and P class, reverting to the larger J, K and N-class hull to allow for increased top weight (maximum permissible weight). Since they had fewer main guns than the J, K and Ns, magazine space was replaced by fuel bunkers[55] allowing for 4,675 nautical miles (8,658 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h). This compared with the 3,700 nmi (6,900 km) of the preceding classes. Like the O and P classes, they were armed with available weapons: 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns on single mountings allowing only 40° of elevation. As a result, on paper they do not compare favourably with many of their contemporaries. These ships used the Fuze Keeping Clock HA Fire Control Computer.[56] The R class repeated the Qs, except that the officers' accommodation was moved from the traditional right aft to a more accessible location amidships.[55][57]

Ship Picture Armament Displacement Service Origin Fate
Laid down Commissioned
(Royal Navy) 		Commissioned
(Indian Navy) 		Decommissioned
INS Rajput (D141)
Formerly HMS Rotherham (H09)[6] 		  2,449 tonnes[55][57] 10 April 1941[55][57] August 1942[55][57] 27 July 1949[55][57] 1976[55][57]   United Kingdom[55][57] scrapped[4][58]
INS Ranjit
Formerly HMS Redoubt (H41)[59] 		  19 June 1941[55][57] 1 October 1942[55][57] 1949[55][57] 1979[55][57]
INS Rana (D115)
Formerly HMS Raider (H15)[60] 		  1941[55][57] 16 November 1942[55][57] 1949[55][57] 1976[55][57]

Hunt class edit

The Hunt class was a class of Royal Navy escort destroyer. The first ships were ordered early in 1939 and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British east coast and in Mediterranean convoys. The Hunts were modelled on the 1938 escort sloop Bittern. The Hunt class had three twin QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark XVI gun with a quadruple QF 2-pounder-mount Mark VII on a hull of the same length, but with 8 feet (2 m) less beam and installed power raised to 19,000 shp (14,000 kW) to give 27 knots (50 km/h). The first twenty were ordered in March and April 1939. They were constructed to Admiralty standards (like contemporary destroyers), unlike frigates which followed mercantile practice.[61][62][63]

Ship Picture Armament Displacement Service Fate
Laid down Commissioned
(Royal Navy) 		Commissioned
(Indian Navy) 		Decommissioned
INS Godavari (D92)
(Formerly HMS Bedale) 		  1,450 tonnes[citation needed] 25 May 1940[7] 27 July 1946[7] 27 April 1953[7] 1976[7] damaged beyond repair 1976. scrapped 1979 [58][63]
INS Gomati (D93)
Formerly HMS Lamerton (L88) 		  10 April 1940[8] 16 August 1941[8] 24 April 1953[8] 1975[8] struck from active in 1975 scrapped [8][63]
INS Ganga (D94)[Note 1]   1 March 1940[9] October 1941[9] 18 June 1953[9] 1975[9] struck from active in 1975. scrapped [58][9][63]

Future ships edit

Visakhapatnam-class edit

The Visakhapatnam class (Project 15B) is a class of stealth guided missile destroyers under construction. An improved version of the Kolkata class and ordered in 2011, the first Visakhapatnam-class ship is expected to be completed in 2018. The first vessel of this class is expected to get commissioned with INS Vikrant and INS Arighat.[18][19] The class will have enhanced stealth characteristics and state-of-the-art weaponry and sensors, including the long-range Barak 8 surface-to-air missile. The first ship's keel was laid in October 2013. The Visakhapatnam class will be armed with a 127 mm main gun and an AK-630M close-in anti-missile gun system.[20][21]

Ship Armament Displacement Laid down Launched Commission Status Origin
Surat
  • 2 x 16-cell VLS[19] for Barak 8 missiles (range 0.5 km (0.31 mi) to 100 km (62 mi))[22][23]
  • 2 × 8-cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles[19]
  • 1 x 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM gun
  • 4 × AK-630M CIWS
  • 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers[24]
 7,500 tonnes[24] 19 July 2018[64] 17 May 2022[65] Launched   India

See also edit

Notes edit

Footnotes

  1. ^ Formerly HMS Chiddingfold (L31).

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Further reading edit

  • Lenton, H.T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. London, United Kingdom: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-55750-048-9.
  • Lyon, David (1996). The First Destroyers. London, United Kingdom: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55750-271-1.

External links edit

  • Indian Navy official website

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In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast manoueverable long distance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller short range attackers 1 2 Seventeen destroyers have served or currently serve in the Indian Navy The navy operates 11 guided missile destroyers from three classes Kolkata class Delhi class and Rajput class 3 Six other destroyers three R class and three Hunt class have been decommissioned and scrapped 4 5 A flotilla of the Indian Navy s destroyers during Exercise Tropex 2023 India did not have any destroyers of its own until 1949 4 The R class INS Ranjit built in the United Kingdom was the first destroyer commissioned in the Indian Navy 6 Two more of the R class were later commissioned 4 Three Hunt class destroyers were commissioned in 1953 to succeed the R class destroyers 5 These ships all of which were built in the United Kingdom were decommissioned by 1976 with the Hunt class INS Godavari the last 7 8 9 During the 1980s India signed an agreement with the Soviet Union for five guided missile destroyers built as the Rajput class 10 The first ship INS Rajput was commissioned on 30 September 1980 Four of the five Rajput class are still in active service Ranjit was decommissioned in 2019 11 12 The Rajput class was succeeded by the Delhi class with INS Delhi Mysore and Mumbai commissioned in 1997 1999 and 2001 respectively 13 The Delhi class destroyers built in India 13 were succeeded by the Kolkata class in 2014 14 The three Kolkata class ships were commissioned in 2014 2016 with INS Chennai being the last 15 An improvement of the Kolkata class INS Visakhapatnam part of the Visakhapatnam class was commissioned in 2021 The second ship INS Mormugao was commissioned in 2022 Two more vessels are planned as part of the Visakhapatnam class and are under various stages of construction 16 Contents 1 Commissioned ships 1 1 Visakhapatnam class 1 2 Kolkata class 1 3 Delhi class 1 4 Rajput class 2 Decommissioned ships 2 1 Rajput class 2 2 R class 2 3 Hunt class 3 Future ships 3 1 Visakhapatnam class 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksCommissioned ships editTen destroyers from three classes are in active service 17 INS Kolkata the lead ship of the Kolkata class destroyer with about 7 500 tonnes of displacement is the largest 15 A total of three Kolkata class ships are currently in service with the Indian Navy The Kolkata class destroyers were preceded by the Delhi class destroyer which entered service with the 1997 of its lead ship INS Delhi The Delhi class were the first destroyers built in India The Rajput class destroyers which preceded the Delhi class consists of five ships built in the Soviet Union and were commissioned from 1980 to 1990 10 Visakhapatnam class edit The Visakhapatnam class Project 15B is a class of stealth guided missile destroyers under construction An improved version of the Kolkata class and ordered in 2011 the first Visakhapatnam class ship is expected to be completed in 2018 The first vessel of this class is expected to get commissioned with INS Vikrant and INS Arighat 18 19 The class will have enhanced stealth characteristics and state of the art weaponry and sensors including the long range Barak 8 surface to air missile The first ship s keel was laid in October 2013 The Visakhapatnam class are armed with a 76 mm main gun and an AK 630 close in anti missile gun system 20 21 Ship Picture Armament VLS Displacement Service Origin Laid down Commissioned Visakhapatnam nbsp 2 x 16 cell VLS 19 for Barak 8 missiles range 0 5 km 0 31 mi to 100 km 62 mi 22 23 2 8 cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti ship and land attack cruise missiles 19 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM gun 4 AK 630 CIWS 4 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine rocket launchers 24 48 7 500 tonnes 24 12 October 2013 25 26 21 November 2021 27 28 nbsp India Mormugao nbsp 48 4 June 2015 18 December 2022 Imphal nbsp 48 19 May 2017 26 December 2023 29 Kolkata class edit The Kolkata class Project 15A is a class of guided missile destroyers with stealth technology 14 By the year 2000 the Indian Navy had redesigned the follow on Kolkata class to improve technology including modern stealth characteristics and in May of that year approval for the construction was given Concept and function for Project 15A was framed by the navy s Directorate of Naval Design while the detailed design was developed by Mazagon Dock Limited MDL 30 It consists of three ships Kolkata Kochi and Chennai built by Mazagon Dock Limited which are the navy s largest destroyers Due to construction delays and a problem discovered during sea trials the first ship s commission was postponed from 2010 to 2014 31 Although the dimensions of Kolkata class ships are similar to the previous Delhi class their weaponry sensors and helicopter systems have been upgraded 32 With a standard displacement of 6 800 t 6 700 long tons 7 500 short tons and a full load displacement of 7 400 t 7 300 long tons 8 200 short tons two sources reported a full load displacement of 7 500 t 7 400 long tons 8 300 short tons 15 33 they are the navy s largest destroyers 34 The ships main air defence armament is two 4x8 cell vertical launching systems VLS allowing up to 32 Barak 8 medium to long range missiles 35 Four AK 630 CIWS are fitted for near defence 14 The Kolkata class ships primary offensive armament is supersonic BrahMos anti ship and land attack missiles 36 The BrahMos missiles are fitted into a 16 cell universal vertical launcher module UVLM allowing one missile per launch silo all 16 missiles can be fired in salvo 37 A distinctive armament of the Kolkata class is its 76 mm 3 0 in gun forward of the bridge The 76 mm gun provides limited anti shipping and anti air capability in addition to naval gunfire support for land based operations 14 For anti submarine warfare the class is equipped with a torpedo launching system with four torpedo tubes and two RBU 6000 anti submarine rocket launchers 14 38 Bharat Electronics Limited s electronic modular command and control applications EMCCA Mk4 provides combat management 39 Ship Picture Armament VLS Displacement Service Origin Laid down Commissioned Kolkata 34 nbsp 4 8 cell VLS for Barak 8 LR SAM missiles 2 8 cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti ship and land attack missiles 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM gun 4 AK 630 CIWS 2 twin tube 533mm torpedo launchers 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine rockets 14 48 7 400 tonnes 40 26 September 2003 41 16 August 2014 34 nbsp India 14 17 Kochi 42 43 nbsp 48 7 500 tonnes 42 25 October 2005 42 30 September 2015 42 Chennai 44 nbsp 48 21 February 2006 41 21 November 2016 44 45 Delhi class edit The Delhi class vessels are the third largest warships designed and built in India after the Kolkata class destroyers and the Shivalik class frigates They were built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai 17 Delhi class design has Soviet and Western influences incorporating elements of the Sovremenny Rajput and Kashin II class destroyers and the Godavari class frigate 46 Delhi class vessels are fitted with flag facilities enabling them to act as command unit in task groups 46 The vessels are equipped to enable operation in a nuclear biological and chemical warfare environment 47 For primary air defence Delhi class is fitted with 9K 90 Uragan air defence system comprising a pair of 3S 90 single arm launchers and 9M38M1 Shtil missiles One launcher is installed forward of the bridge and the other atop the dual helicopter hangar Each launcher carries a 24 missile magazine for a total of 48 rounds 48 The Delhi class is being upgraded with the Rafael Barak 1 point air defence missile system It has a pair of eight cell vertical launch systems and missile command to line of sight CLOS radar guidance with a range of 10 km 6 2 mi 13 The ships have a five 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes which can be used to launch SET 65E active passive homing torpedo and Type 53 65 wake homing torpedo and is capable of hitting targets ranging from 15 km 9 3 mi to 19 km 12 mi They are equipped with two RBU 6000 anti submarine rocket launchers with 12 tubes They carry a 31 kg 68 lb warhead and have a range of 6 km 3 7 mi 13 Ship Picture Armament VLS Displacement Service Origin Laid down Commissioned Delhi nbsp 16 Kh 35 Switchblade SS N 25 SSM 4 quadruple launchers 16 Barak 1 2 8 cell VLS missiles except Mumbai 2 Uragan SAM systems 48 9M38M1 Shtil missiles 100 mm AK 100 gun 2 30 mm AK 630 rotary cannons 2 RBU 6000 213 mm anti submarine mortar arrays Quintuple 533 millimetre 21 in torpedo tubes 13 46 16 6 200 tonnes 49 14 November 1987 13 15 November 1997 13 nbsp India 17 Mysore nbsp 16 2 February 1991 13 2 June 1999 13 Mumbai nbsp 16 14 December 1992 13 22 January 2001 13 Rajput class edit The Rajput class guided missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy also known as Kashin II class are modified versions of Soviet Kashin class destroyers The ships were built in the former Soviet Union with Indian modifications to the Kashin design These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator to transports flights aircraft and helicopters from hangar deck to flight deck and changes to the electronics and combat systems Five units were built for export to India during the 1980s 10 The Rajput class inherited its anti aircraft and anti submarine warfare roles for aircraft carrier task force defence against submarines low flying aircraft and cruise missiles from the Kashin class They were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems deployed during a mid life refit of the ships The missile system has four missiles in inclined bow mounted launchers replacing two SS N 2D Styx AShM launchers in INS Rajput and an eight cell VLS system replacing INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay s aft S 125M NATO SA N 1 SAM launchers Ranvijay was deployed with an updated vertical launcher for the BrahMos missile 10 12 50 The Indian Navy is planning to upgrade the propulsion of Rajput class ships with an indigenously developed Kaveri marine gas turbine KMGT engine The Defence Research and Development Organisation Gas Turbine Research Establishment is developing this engine which is currently being tested 51 Ship Picture Armament Displacement Commissioned Origin Rana nbsp 4 SS N 2D Styx AShM missiles 2 S 125M NATO SA N 1 SAM launchers 76 2 mm main gun 4 30 mm AK 230 CIWS 16 VL SRSAM 533 mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine mortars 10 12 4 974 tonnes 12 28 June 1982 12 nbsp Soviet Union 10 17 12 Ranvir nbsp 8 BrahMos aft VLS and 4 SS N 2D Styx AShM missiles S 125M NATO SA N 1 SAM launcher 2 Barak SAM 8 cell launchers 2 30 mm AK 630M CIWS 533 mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine mortars 10 12 28 August 1986 12 Ranvijay nbsp 21 December 1987 52 Decommissioned ships editAll presently decommissioned Indian Navy destroyers were built in the United Kingdom and Soviet Union The R class INS Ranjit was the first destroyer commissioned by the navy two more R class ships were later commissioned 4 Three Hunt class destroyers were commissioned in 1953 to succeed the R class destroyers 5 The R class INS Rana was decommissioned on 30 June 1973 the first decommissioned destroyer It was followed by INS Rajput in 1973 INS Ranjit INS Gomati and INS Ganga in 1975 and INS Godavari in 1976 All the British built ships were decommissioned by 1976 4 5 INS Ranjit became the first ship from the Rajput class to be decommissioned The ship was decommissioned on 6 May 2019 11 Rajput class edit The Rajput class guided missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy also known as Kashin II class are modified versions of Soviet Kashin class destroyers The ships were built in the former Soviet Union with Indian modifications to the Kashin design These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator to transports flights aircraft and helicopters from hangar deck to flight deck and changes to the electronics and combat systems Five units were built for export to India during the 1980s 10 Ship Picture Armament Displacement Commissioned Decommissioned Origin Fate INS Ranjit D53 nbsp 4 SS N 2D Styx AShM missiles 2 S 125M NATO SA N 1 SAM launchers 76 2 mm main gun 4 30 mm AK 630M CIWS 533 mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine mortars 10 12 4 974 tonnes 12 24 September 1983 53 6 May 2019 11 nbsp Soviet Union 10 Decommissioned INS Rajput D51 nbsp 4 BrahMos supersonic missiles and 2 SS N 2D Styx AShM missiles Dhanush ballistic missile 2 S 125M NATO SA N 1 SAM launchers 76 2 mm main gun 4 30 mm AK 230 CIWS 533 mm PTA quintuple torpedo tube launcher 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine mortars 10 12 4 May 1980 12 21 May 2021 54 R class edit The R class was a class of sixteen War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered for the Royal Navy in 1940 as the 3rd and 4th Emergency Flotilla The Q and R class repeated the preceding O and P class reverting to the larger J K and N class hull to allow for increased top weight maximum permissible weight Since they had fewer main guns than the J K and Ns magazine space was replaced by fuel bunkers 55 allowing for 4 675 nautical miles 8 658 km at 20 knots 37 km h This compared with the 3 700 nmi 6 900 km of the preceding classes Like the O and P classes they were armed with available weapons 4 7 inch 120 mm guns on single mountings allowing only 40 of elevation As a result on paper they do not compare favourably with many of their contemporaries These ships used the Fuze Keeping Clock HA Fire Control Computer 56 The R class repeated the Qs except that the officers accommodation was moved from the traditional right aft to a more accessible location amidships 55 57 Ship Picture Armament Displacement Service Origin Fate Laid down Commissioned Royal Navy Commissioned Indian Navy Decommissioned INS Rajput D141 Formerly HMS Rotherham H09 6 nbsp 4 QF 4 7 inch 120 mm Mk IX guns single mount CP Mk XVIII 4 QF 2pdr Mk VIII 40 mm L39 quad mount Mk VII 6 QF 20 mm Oerlikon single mount P Mk III 8 2x4 tubes for 21 inch 530 mm torpedoes Mk IX Up to 3 throwers amp racks for 45 depth charges 4 2 449 tonnes 55 57 10 April 1941 55 57 August 1942 55 57 27 July 1949 55 57 1976 55 57 nbsp United Kingdom 55 57 scrapped 4 58 INS RanjitFormerly HMS Redoubt H41 59 nbsp 19 June 1941 55 57 1 October 1942 55 57 1949 55 57 1979 55 57 INS Rana D115 Formerly HMS Raider H15 60 nbsp 1941 55 57 16 November 1942 55 57 1949 55 57 1976 55 57 Hunt class edit The Hunt class was a class of Royal Navy escort destroyer The first ships were ordered early in 1939 and the class saw extensive service in World War II particularly on the British east coast and in Mediterranean convoys The Hunts were modelled on the 1938 escort sloop Bittern The Hunt class had three twin QF 4 inch 102 mm Mark XVI gun with a quadruple QF 2 pounder mount Mark VII on a hull of the same length but with 8 feet 2 m less beam and installed power raised to 19 000 shp 14 000 kW to give 27 knots 50 km h The first twenty were ordered in March and April 1939 They were constructed to Admiralty standards like contemporary destroyers unlike frigates which followed mercantile practice 61 62 63 Ship Picture Armament Displacement Service Fate Laid down Commissioned Royal Navy Commissioned Indian Navy Decommissioned INS Godavari D92 Formerly HMS Bedale nbsp 6 102 mm QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval guns 3 twin turrets 4 40 mm QF 2 pdr 2 4 20 mm antiaircraft cannons 2 depth charge launchers 4 depth charge throwers 7 1 450 tonnes citation needed 25 May 1940 7 27 July 1946 7 27 April 1953 7 1976 7 damaged beyond repair 1976 scrapped 1979 58 63 INS Gomati D93 Formerly HMS Lamerton L88 nbsp 6 QF 4 in Mark XVI guns on twin mounts Mk XIX 4 QF 2pdr Mk VIII on quad mount MK VII 2 later 4 20 mm Oerlikons on single mounts P Mk III 110 depth charges 2 throwers 3 racks 8 9 10 April 1940 8 16 August 1941 8 24 April 1953 8 1975 8 struck from active in 1975 scrapped 8 63 INS Ganga D94 Note 1 nbsp 1 March 1940 9 October 1941 9 18 June 1953 9 1975 9 struck from active in 1975 scrapped 58 9 63 Future ships editVisakhapatnam class edit The Visakhapatnam class Project 15B is a class of stealth guided missile destroyers under construction An improved version of the Kolkata class and ordered in 2011 the first Visakhapatnam class ship is expected to be completed in 2018 The first vessel of this class is expected to get commissioned with INS Vikrant and INS Arighat 18 19 The class will have enhanced stealth characteristics and state of the art weaponry and sensors including the long range Barak 8 surface to air missile The first ship s keel was laid in October 2013 The Visakhapatnam class will be armed with a 127 mm main gun and an AK 630M close in anti missile gun system 20 21 Ship Armament Displacement Laid down Launched Commission Status Origin Surat 2 x 16 cell VLS 19 for Barak 8 missiles range 0 5 km 0 31 mi to 100 km 62 mi 22 23 2 8 cell UVLM for 16 BrahMos anti ship and land attack cruise missiles 19 1 x 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM gun 4 AK 630M CIWS 4 533 mm torpedo tubes 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine rocket launchers 24 7 500 tonnes 24 19 July 2018 64 17 May 2022 65 Launched nbsp IndiaSee also editList of active Indian Navy ships Future of the Indian Navy List of ships of the Indian Navy List of submarines of the Indian Navy List of frigates of the Indian NavyNotes editFootnotes Formerly HMS Chiddingfold L31 Citations Definition of destroyer Oxford University Press Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 Retrieved 24 July 2016 Definition of Destroyer Merriam Webster Archived from the original on 9 August 2016 Retrieved 24 July 2016 Surface Ships Indian Navy Ministry of Defence Government of India Archived from the original on 24 July 2016 Retrieved 10 July 2016 a b c d e f g Pike John R Class GlobalSecurity org Archived from the original on 11 October 2016 Retrieved 10 July 2016 a b c 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