Inherent stealth features, such as slab-siding and enclosed sections of the hull superstructure, help the vessel reduce the risk of being detected. She is currently under construction at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL). Kolkata class destroyers are follow-on of the legendary Project 15 ‘Delhi’ class destroyers which entered service in the late 1990s. Her commissioning was originally planned for 2010, but this has now been delayed to 2014 as a result of a series of project delays. The Indian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata (D63) and the British Navy destroyer HMS Defender (D36) steam alongside the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during an exercise (cropped).JPG 2,373 × 1,582; 495 KB - INS Kolkata, under the Project 15 Alpha, belongs to the destroyer class and is the first of three ships currently under construction. Kolkata-class destroyer - Bharat Rakshak; Aegis Vessels of the World - Kolkata-class - details on the specifications of the ship and recent images of INS Kolkata at sea. INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the Kolkata-class guided-missile destroyers.

The keel of the Kolkata was laid down in September 2003 and she was launched on 30 March 2006. INS Chennai has on its seal a Bull symbolising the Jallikattu festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu from where the ship associates its heritage. Kolkata Class.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today commissioned ‘INS Chennai’, the third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer in the Kolkata class..

(Mint) INS Kolkata, INS Shakti to take part in Chinese Navy's anniversary celebrations 1 min read. The Kolkata class comprises of 3 ships namely – INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, INS Chennai.

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INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the Kolkata-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.She was constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her sea trials.The ship was officially commissioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a ceremony held on 16 August 2014.

The Kolkata-class is a group of three "stealth" guided-missile destroyers whose primary armament is, appropriately enough, missile-minded. In due course, the ship will be homeported at Mumbai and assigned to the Western Fleet. Following her formal induction, INS Chennai will be placed under the Indian Western Naval Command. […] INS Chennai, the last of three Kolkata-class guided missile destroyers, joined the Indian Navy in a ceremony held at the Mumbai naval dockyard on Monday. Kolkata… Here are the top features of The indigenously-designed The Kolkata class (Project 15A) are a class of stealth guided missile destroyers constructed for the Indian Navy. - Project 15-A ships are follow-on ships of the successful Project 15 destroyers including INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai, which …