Visakhapatnam-class destroyer

	INS Visakhapatnam, the lead ship of the class.
Class overview
Name	Visakhapatnam-class
Builders	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Kolkata class
Succeeded by	Project 18 class "Next Generation Destroyer" (NGD)
Cost	₹35,800 crore (equivalent to ₹420 billion or US$5.0 billion in 2023) for four ships (FY 2020); ₹8,950 crore (equivalent to ₹110 billion or US$1.3 billion in 2023) per ship (FY 2020);
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,400 t (7,300 long tons)
Length	163 m (534 ft 9 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	COGAG ; 2 × Zorya M36E gas turbines, with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes; 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each; 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators;
Speed	In excess of 33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	4 × RHIB
Crew	300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and ; processing systems	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 [better source needed]; Combat Suite :-; "Combat Management System" (CMS);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	DRDO Shakti EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)); DRDO Nayan COMINT suite; Decoys :-; 4 × Kavach decoy launchers; 2 × Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems;
Armament	Anti-air warfare :-; 8 × 4-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles; Anti-surface warfare :-; 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles ; Anti-submarine warfare :-; 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes ; 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers; Guns :-; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun; 4 × AK-630M CIWS; 4 × OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun;
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B
Aviation facilities	Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.
Notes	Modified derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.

The Visakhapatnam-class destroyers, also classified as the P-15 Bravo class, or simply P-15B, is a class of guided-missile destroyers currently being built for the Indian Navy.^[6] The Visakhapatnam class is an upgraded derivative of its predecessor, the Kolkata class, with improved features of stealth, automation and ordnance.^[7]

Designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB), a total of four ships are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), under the Make in India initiative.^[8] The first vessel of the class, INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned on 21 November 2021.^[9] The IN plans to have all four destroyers in active service by 2024.^[10]

^ "TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND CAPABILITY ROADMAP (TPCR) - 2018" (PDF). mod.gov.in.
^ "INS Visakhapatnam', First Ship of Project 15B launched". indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy (News). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".
^ Shukla, Ajay (21 April 2015). "INS Visakhapatnam shows growing Indian ability to build warships economically". Business Standard. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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^ "INS Visakhapatnam Commissioned into the Indian Navy: November 2021". 24 November 2021.
^ "Indian Navy Commissions First P15B Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam". 21 November 2021.
^ "Indian Navy to commission first of four Visakhapatnam class destroyers on Nov 21".
^ "Indian Navy Receives Indigenous Guided-Missile Destroyer". 2 November 2021.
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[1] "TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE AND CAPABILITY ROADMAP (TPCR) - 2018" (PDF). mod.gov.in.

[Indian_Navy_Visakhapatnam-2] "INS Visakhapatnam', First Ship of Project 15B launched". indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy (News). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[naval-technology.com-3] "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".

[4] Shukla, Ajay (21 April 2015). "INS Visakhapatnam shows growing Indian ability to build warships economically". Business Standard. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[5] "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".

[6] "INS Visakhapatnam Commissioned into the Indian Navy: November 2021". 24 November 2021.

[7] "Indian Navy Commissions First P15B Destroyer INS Visakhapatnam". 21 November 2021.

[8] "Indian Navy to commission first of four Visakhapatnam class destroyers on Nov 21".

[9] "Indian Navy Receives Indigenous Guided-Missile Destroyer". 2 November 2021.

[Surat-10] Cite error: The named reference Surat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Class overview
INS Visakhapatnam, the lead ship of the class.
Name	Visakhapatnam-class
Builders	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)
Operators	Indian Navy
Preceded by	Kolkata class
Succeeded by	Project 18 class "Next Generation Destroyer" (NGD)^[1]
Cost	₹35,800 crore (equivalent to ₹420 billion or US$5.0 billion in 2023) for four ships (FY 2020) ₹8,950 crore (equivalent to ₹110 billion or US$1.3 billion in 2023) per ship (FY 2020)
Planned	4
Completed	4
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	7,400 t (7,300 long tons)^[2]
Length	163 m (534 ft 9 in)
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	COGAG^[3] 2 × Zorya M36E gas turbines, with 4 × DT-59 reversible gas turbines and 2 × RG-54 gearboxes 2 × Bergen/GRSE KVM-diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each 4 × 1 MWe Wärtsilä WCM-1000 generator sets driving Cummins KTA50G3 engines and Kirloskar 1 MV AC generators
Speed	In excess of 33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)^[4]
Endurance	45 days
Boats & landing craft carried	4 × RHIB
Crew	300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and processing systems	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 ^{[better source needed]} Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS)
Electronic warfare & decoys	DRDO Shakti EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) DRDO Nayan COMINT suite Decoys :- 4 × Kavach decoy launchers 2 × Maareech torpedo-countermeasure systems
Armament	Anti-air warfare :- 8 × 4-cell VLS, for a total of 32 Barak 8 surface-to-air missiles Anti-surface warfare :- 2 × 8-cell VLS, for 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine warfare :- 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers Guns :- 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun 4 × AK-630M CIWS 4 × OFT 12.7 mm M2 Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun
Aircraft carried	2 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B
Aviation facilities	Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.
Notes	Modified derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.^[5]