Missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into the Indian Navy

INS Mormugao, an indigenously developed missile destroyer has been commissioned into the Indian Navy.

Details:

INS Mormugao (Pennant D67) is the second of the Project 15B stealth-guided missile destroyers.
It is built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDSL).
The ship, named after a key port in Goa, was commissioned a day before the Goa Liberation Day celebrations.

What is Project 15B?

The contract for four ships of Project 15B was signed in 2011.
This Project is a follow-on of the Kolkata class (Project 15A) destroyers commissioned in the last decade.
A total of four ships are being developed under this project.
- Visakhapatnam: The lead ship of the Project - INS Visakhapatnam has already been commissioned into the Indian Navy on 21 Nov 21.
- Mormugao
- Imphal
- Surat
The purpose of the Indian Navy’s Project 15B is to develop stealth destroyers having maximized indigenous inputs.
They are all designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organized, Warship Design Bureau.
They are built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumbai.

Specifications

Dimensions: Measuring 163m in length and 17m in breadth with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes.
The ship is propelled by four powerful gas turbines.
Equipped to fight under nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) warfare.

Total atmospheric control system (TACS): Protection of the crew from chemical, biological, and nuclear threats.