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First
Indigenously Built Stealth ASW Corvette ‘INS Kamorta’ Commissioned
in Indian Navy |
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The first indigenously built stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette
‘INS Kamorta’ built by M/s Garden Reach Shipyard (GRSE),
Kolkata was commissioned today by Honourable Raksha Mantri Shri Arun
Jaitely at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. |
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Kamorta is the first of four ASW stealth corvettes designed by Indian
Navy's in-house organization, Directorate of Naval Design (DND). Picture:
Indian Navy
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Kamorta
is the first of four ASW stealth corvettes designed by Indian Navy's
in-house organization, Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by
the GRSE under Project 28. The ship’s production commenced on
01 March 2006 and the new ‘Kamorta’ was launched on 19 April
2010. Her maiden sea trials commenced in June 2013 and she was handed
over to the Indian Navy by the Shipbuilders on 12 July 2014. |
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Kamorta is fitted with an Oto Melara 76mm main gun, two AK-630M CIWS,
two RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launcher, 16x Barak SAM, 8x 3M54
Klub anti-ship missiles and two triple torpedo launchers. Picture: Indian
Navy
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Kamorta
has been constructed using high grade steel (DMR 249A) produced in India.
With a displacement of about 3500 tonnes, the sleek and magnificent
ship spans about 110 meters in length and 14 meters at the beam. The
ship’s propulsion system consists of two Diesel Engines to achieve
a maximum speed of 25 knots and an endurance of about 3500 nautical
miles. Enhanced stealth features incorporating ‘X’ form
of Hull, full beam superstructure, inclined ship-sides and use of Infra
Red Signature Suppression (IRSS) make her less susceptible to detection.
About 90% of the ship is indigenous, with its weapons and sensors suite
showcasing the nation’s growing capability in designing and developing
sophisticated weapon systems, which include heavy weight torpedoes,
ASW rockets, Medium Range gun and Close-in-Weapon System comprising
of two multi-barrel guns. Her sensors include the most advanced bow
mounted sonar and indigenous air surveillance radar Revathi with capability
to detect targets exceeding 200 Km. The ship would also be installed
with short-range Surface-to-Air missiles (SAM) and Active Towed Array
Decoy System (ATDS) subsequently. It can also carry an integral ASW
helicopter. |
