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Saturday, August 16, 2014

India's largest indigenously built warship INS Kolkata


The warship has been constructed by the Mazagon Dockyards Limited and has been designed by Navy's design bureau

INS Kolkata will be a part of the Kolkata Class destroyers of the Indian Navy which will include follow-on ships by the name of INS Kochi and INS Chennai respectively. 

Its other prominent features include length of 163 metre and width of 17.4 metre, with a displacement of 7,500 tonnes and two helicopters on board

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday Aug 16,2014 commissioned INS Kolkata, India's largest indigenously built warship, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley and chief of naval staff Admiral RK Dhowan were also present during the ceremony.

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