Mumbai (D62) at sea
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History | |
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India | |
Name | Mumbai |
Namesake | Mumbai |
Ordered | 20 March 1992 |
Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited, India |
Laid down | 12 December 1992 |
Launched | 20 March 1995 |
Commissioned | 22 January 2001 |
Homeport | Mumbai |
Identification | Pennant number: D62 |
Motto | "Aham Prayptam Tvidametesam Balam" (I am Invincible) |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Delhi-class destroyer |
Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
Displacement | 6,200 tonnes (full)[1] |
Length | 163 m (535 ft) [1] |
Beam | 17 m (56 ft)[1] |
Draught | 6.5 m (21 ft)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)[2] |
Range | 4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[2] |
Complement | 350 (incl 40 officers)[1] |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King Mk 42B helicopters[2] |
INS Mumbai is the third of the Delhi-class guided-missile destroyers in active service with the Indian Navy.
Mumbai was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in her namesake city Mumbai, launched in 1995, and commissioned in 2001. The ship completed it's Mid life upgrade in 2023 and joined Eastern Naval Command on 8 December 2023 to replace the retiring Rajput-class destroyers .
The ship's crest depicts the gateway entrance to INS Angre (named as such in honour of Admiral Kanhoji Angre). The gateway has a watch tower with three look-out posts and stands against the backdrop of the ramparts of the fort. Two Ghurabs (or Grabs), depicted on either side of the fort, signify the seafaring traditions of the Marathas.[3] INS Mumbai has been the Flagship for various combat operations like Op Parakram and many Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations[4]