INS Kochi

Not to be confused with Kochi, India.
Commissioning ceremony of INS Kochi at Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
History
India
NameKochi
NamesakeKochi
OperatorIndian Navy
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited
Laid down25 October 2005
Launched18 September 2009
Commissioned30 September 2015
MottoJahi Shatrun Mahabaho(Sanskrit) "Oh mighty armed one… conquer the enemy"[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeKolkata-class destroyer
Displacement7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) full load[2][3][4][5]
Length163 m (535 ft)
Beam17.4 m (57 ft)
SpeedIn excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea King or HAL Dhruv helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDual Enclosed hangar

INS Kochi (D-64) is a warship of the Indian Navy which was commissioned on 30 September 2015.[13] It is the second warship of the Kolkata-class Destroyer series after INS Kolkata. The keel of ship was laid down on 25 October 2005 and launched on 18 September 2009. It was constructed in Mumbai by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.[1]

Weapon testing

a test missile launched from INS Kochi

On 1 November 2015, the Navy launched the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from INS Kochi. The missile hit its target which was an old ship called INS Alleppey, almost perfectly. This was the first time it was launched straight up from the 7,500-tonne INS Kochi.[14]

On May 16 and 29 November 2017, the Navy launched the Barak 8 missiles from INS Kochi, and it was successful.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "INS Kochi". Indian Navy. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "INS Kolkata". indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ INS Kolkata: embarquement immédiat. l'express. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Navy gets its largest destroyer". The Hindu. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Largest destroyer project of Navy hit by delay". Defence Express. 6 Jun 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Country's most potent indigenous warship joins service this month". SP's Naval Forces. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bharat Electronics Ltd. awards LW08 contract to Thales". Thalesgroup.com. 2 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Virtual tour of INS Kolkata (Hindi)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  9. ↑ "Indian Navy successfully test fires Long Range Barak 8 missile from INS Kolkata". Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  10. ↑ Bedi, Rahul (29 September 2015). "India commissions second Kolkata-class destroyer". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  11. ↑ Kolkata-class destroyer Archived 4 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine GlobalSecurity.org
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Som, Vishnu (29 September 2015). "Inside India's New and Deadliest Warship". NDTV. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "INS Kochi commissioned at Mumbai". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "BrahMos missile tested successfully from latest stealth destroyer INS Kochi". The Times of India. 1 November 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Navy successfully test fires MR-SAM from INS Kochi". One India. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  16. ↑ Gady, Franz-Stefan. "India's Navy Successfully Tests Cooperative Engagement Capability During Missile Test". The Diplomat. Retrieved 24 February 2024.