INS Mormugao explained

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Country:India
INS Mormugao
Way Number:D67
Laid Down:4 June 2015
Launched:17 September 2016
Acquired:24 November 2022
Commissioned:18 December 2022
Identification:Pennant number

D67

Motto:सागरे विनाशकः - Destroyer In Sea
Status:Active
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Displacement:7400t[1]
Length:163m (535feet)
Beam:17.4m (57.1feet)
Draft:6.5m (21.3feet)
Propulsion:

*2 x Zorya M36E gas turbines, with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes *2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9900hp each *4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators

Speed:In excess of 30kn
Range: at [3]
Endurance:45 days
Crew:300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors:
  • Radar :-

*IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR S-Band AESA radar *BEL RAWL-02/LW-08 L-Band air-search radar *Terma/Tata Scanter-6002 X-Band surface-search radar *Sonar :- *BEL HUMSA-NG active/passive sonar *BEL "Nagin" active towed-array sonar *Combat Suite :- *"Combat Management System" (CMS)

Ew:

*DRDO "Nayan" COMINT suite *Decoys :- *4 x Kavach decoy launchers *2 x Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems

Armament:
  • Anti-air warfare :-
Aircraft Facilities:
  • Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.
Notes:

INS Mormugao is the second ship of the stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was launched on 17 September 2016. The ship was commissioned on 18 December 2022.[5] She is named after the port city of Mormugao in Goa.[6]

Construction

The keel of Mormugao was laid down on 4 June 2015, and she was launched on 17 September 2016 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Mormugao completed its basin trials on 15 December 2021 and started its maiden sea trials on 19 December 2021 commemorating the Goa Liberation Day.[11] [12] The ship was commissioned on 18 December 2022.[13] The commissioning commanding officer is Captain Kapil Bhatia, VSM.[14]

Service history

On 14 May 2023, Mormugao successfully fired an advanced variant of Brahmos missile.[15] In December 2023, Mormugao was deployed to the Arabian Sea along with and to protect commercial shipping after an attack on a tanker transporting oil from Saudi Arabia to Mangalore.[16]

Operation Sankalp: 2023–2024 anti-piracy patrols

See main article: Operation Sankalp. Against the backdrop of the increasing attacks on commercial ships transiting the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea by the end of 2023, the Indian Navy on 31 December 2023 said it had substantially enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in Central and North Arabian Sea and "augmented force levels" by primarily deploying the P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft and the SeaGuardian drones,[17] after two merchant vessels, MV Ruen and MV Chem Pluto, were targeted in the sea. Ruen was hijacked (later rescued by sister ship Kolkata) while Chem Pluto sustained drone hits eventually and making way to port, The Indian Navy deployed a large flotilla of destroyers to safeguard international security . The deployment into the Arabian Sea included the Navy's missile destroyers such as Kolkata, Kochi, Mormugao, and,[18] virtually all of its modern destroyer force of its western fleet. Mormugao was deployed in the west Arabian Sea.[19]

Clemenceau 25

Mormugao joined the French Carrier Strike Group (CSG) centered on the and her escort ships and fleet support ship during their departure from Goa and Kochi for the next phase of Mission Clemenceau 25 in the Indian and Pacific oceans. She participated in joint navigational drills and Maritime Partnership Exercise. The drill included combat manoeuvres and cross-deck helicopter deployment with the followed by replenishment by logistics support ship Jacques Chevallier. Simultaneously, Su-30MKI and Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force also conducted joint anti-aircraft drills with Rafale M aircraft of the French Navy.[20] [21]

Exercise Konkan 2025

(R11) and its Carrier Battle Group (CBG), including Mormugaon, took part in the biennial Exercise Konkan 2025 with the Royal Navy's UK Carrier Strike Group 2025 (UK CSG 25), a formation centred on, between 5 and 12 October 2025 off the Western Coast of India. This is the maiden instance of a dual carrier operation between the countries.[22] [23] [24] While the UK CSG included and RFA Tidespring (A136) along with of the Royal Norwegian Navy and of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force,[25] the Indian Navy's CBG included,,, and .[26] [27] The 2021 edition, named Konkan Shakti, was the largest exercise in the series in which all three services of both countries participated. On 8 October, the Indian Air Force deployed its Su-30MKI and Jaguar aircraft for a one-day exercise with the group.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INS Visakhapatnam', First Ship of Project 15B launched. indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy (News). 28 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034817/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/news-events/ins-visakhapatnam-first-ship-project-15b-launched. 24 September 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited.
  3. Web site: Shukla . Ajay . 21 April 2015 . INS Visakhapatnam shows growing Indian ability to build warships economically . 28 July 2023 . Business Standard.
  4. Web site: Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers.
  5. Web site: Navy's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai. NDTV. 17 September 2016. 17 September 2016.
  6. Web site: New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502092157/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html. 2 May 2021. 24 August 2016.
  7. News: Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers. 20 July 2013. Indrus. 18 April 2013 .
  8. Web site: Project 15B. Global Security. 20 July 2013.
  9. News: Indigenously built warship ready for launch. 16 April 2015. freepressjournal. 15 April 2015. Sheshrao. Vishnudas. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212921/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/. 22 July 2015.
  10. News: Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week. 16 April 2015. LiveFist defence . 15 April 2015.
  11. MORMUGAO, INDIAN NAVY'S SECOND SHIP OF THE PROJECT 15B, SAILS FOR MAIDEN SEA TRIALS ON GOA LIBERATION DAY. PIB. 19 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Basin trials of Second ship of P15B. Mazagon Dock. 15 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Rajnath Singh commissions missile destroyer INS Mormugao into Indian Navy. India Today. 18 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Indian Navy commissions INS Mormugao - Stealth Guided-Missile Destroyer . pib.gov.in . 27 December 2023.
  15. Web site: BrahMos supersonic missile firing from INS Mormugao hits 'bull's eye' . 15 May 2023 . India Today . en.
  16. News: 26 December 2023 . India deploys three warships to Arabian Sea after attack on tanker . en-GB . BBC News . 31 December 2023.
  17. News: Peri . Dinakar . 31 December 2023 . Attacks on ships: Indian Navy enhances surveillance in Arabian Sea . 5 January 2024 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  18. Web site: Indian Navy deploys warships and surveillance aircraft to enhance maritime security - The New Indian Express . 5 January 2024 . www.newindianexpress.com.
  19. Web site: Indian Navy deploys warships and surveillance aircraft to enhance maritime security - The New Indian Express . 5 January 2024 . www.newindianexpress.com.
  20. Web site: French Navy Conducts Air-Sea Tactical Manoeuvres With Indian Navy . 14 January 2025 . www.ndtv.com . en.
  21. News: 10 January 2025 . Kochi: Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, French Navy participate in Maritime Partnership Exercise . 14 January 2025 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  22. Exercise Konkan - 2025 commences on the Western Seaboard . 2025-10-05 . . 2025-10-05.
  23. UK Carrier Strike Group strengthens partnership with India . 2025-10-06 . . 2025-10-08.
  24. News: 2025-10-05 . U.K. and India launch historic Carrier Strike Group Exercise Konkan . 2025-10-05 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  25. Web site: Redacción . 2025-10-07 . For the first time, the aircraft carriers HMS Prince of Wales and INS Vikrant of the UK and Indian navies trained together in the Indian Ocean . 2025-10-08 . Zona Militar . en-US.
  26. Web site: Mahadzir . Dzirhan . 2025-10-07 . U.K., Indian Navy Carrier Strike Groups Conduct First Ever Dual Carrier Operations . 2025-10-08 . USNI News . en-US.
  27. Web site: 2025-10-06 . The UK's Carrier Strike Group forms up with the Indian Navy and Japanese ship Akebono . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20251008162658/https://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/Home/Search?Query=FLEET-20251006-XL0002-005.jpg&Type=Filename . 2025-10-08 . 2025-10-08 . Defence Imagery . en.
  28. Web site: 2025-10-08 . Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group leaves the Pacific and begins exercise with Indian Navy . 2025-10-08 . Navy Lookout . en-US.

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