INS Kochi - India's New and Deadliest Warship

 

INS Kochi is the second of the Kolkata class destroyers currently under sea trials for the  Indian Navy and due to be commissioned into Navy on 30 September 2015

INS Kochi during sea trials

INS Kochi is one of the few warships of the world and the second in the Indian Navy to have Multi-Function Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar to provide target data to Long Range Surface to Air Missile system

 

INS Kochi, India's latest stealth warship, commissioned

INS Kochi was commissioned on Wednesday Sep 30,2015 by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

Designed by the Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design, and constructed by Mazagon Dock Ship builders Ltd in Mumbai, the ship is christened after the vibrant port city of Kochi.

With a displacement of 7,500 tons, the majestic ship spanning 164 metres in length and 17 metres at the beam, is propelled by four gas turbines and designed to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.

The ship has a complement of about 40 officers and 350 sailors. The accommodation and living spaces have been designed with special emphasis on ergonomics and habitability.

Top features

1	INS Kochi weighs over 7500 tonnes and is designed to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.
2	The ship is loaded with long-range BrahMos surface-to- surface missile.
3	It has 76 mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) and AK 630 Close In Weapon System (CIWS) designed to take on air and surface targets.
4	INS Kochi's anti-submarine arsenal consists of Indigenous Rocket Launchers (IRL), Indigenous Twin-tube Torpedo Launchers (ITTL) and bow-mounted new generation HUMSA Sonar Dome.
5	It is equipped to operate two Sea King or Chetak helicopters.

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