INS Delhi (D61)

This article is about the modern destroyer INS Delhi (D61) variant; see INS Delhi for its namesake predecessors.

INS Delhi
History
NameDelhi
NamesakeDelhi
OwnerIndian Navy
OperatorIndian Navy
Ordered20 March 1992
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited, India
Laid down12 December 1992
Launched20 March 1995
Commissioned15 November 1997
HomeportVisakhapatnam
IdentificationPennant number: D61
Statusin active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeDelhi-class guided-missile destroyer
Displacement6,200 tonnes (full)[1]
Length163 m (535 ft) [1]
Beam17 m (56 ft)[1]
Draught6.5 m (21 ft)[1]
Propulsion
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[2]
Range4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[2]
Complement350 (incl 40 officers)[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Fregat M2EM E-band air & surface search radar(300 Km) Replaced from MR-755 MAE.
  • BEL RAWL (Signaal LW08) D-band air search radar
  • 3 × MR-212/201 I-band navigation radars
  • 6 × MR-90 Orekh G-band fire-control radars (FCR)
  • BEL Lynx U2 FCR Replaced from MR-184 I/J-band
  • 2 × EL/M-2221 FCR for Barak 1
  • BEL HUMVAD hull-mounted sonar[2]
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea King Mk 42B helicopters[2]

INS Delhi is the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai and commissioned on 15 November 1997. This class is among the largest warships to be designed and built in India.

As of December 2021, Delhi was transferred to the Eastern Naval Command to replace the ageing Rajput-class destroyers and form the future Carrier Battle Group of INS Vikrant.

The ship completed its mid life upgrade in early 2022 and was back in service by April of the same year. She was back with new sensor upgrades and new 'Modular Launcher' for Brahmos Missile as a replacement for Kh 35E.[4][5]

Delhi is the second vessel of the Indian Navy to bear the name. She inherits the mantle from the Leander-class cruiser of the same name, previously HMS Achilles of Battle of the River Plate fame.

  1. ^ a b c d e "IN Ships-Destroyers-Delhi Class". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2004). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005 (107th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 308. ISBN 978-0710626233.
  3. ^ Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2008). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2008-2009 (111th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 324. ISBN 978-0710628459.
  4. ^ "BrahMos missile successfully tested from Navy's INS Delhi, IAF's Sukhoi-30 MKI". The Indian Express. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Watch: Successful maiden BrahMos firing by INS Delhi from an upgraded modular launcher". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 April 2022.