Stealth Destroyer 'Mormugao,' with all Indigenous Weapons, Delivered to Indian Navy

The Indian Navy took delivery of Y 12705 ‘Mormugao,’ the second Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer, on Thursday.

The contract for four ships of Project 15B was signed on 28 January 2011. They are being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).

This Project is a follow-on of the Kolkata class (Project 15A) destroyers commissioned in the last decade and the lead ship of the Project - INS Visakhapatnam has already been commissioned into the Indian Navy on 21 Nov 21.

Designed by the Warship Design Bureau, Indian Navy’s in-house organization; and built by M/s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai; the four ships of the Project are christened after major cities from all four corners of the country, viz. Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat.

The keel of Mormugao was laid in June 2015 and the ship was launched on 17 Sep 2016. The design has largely maintained the hull form, propulsion machinery, many platform equipment and major weapons & sensors as the Kolkata class to benefit from series production.

The ship is 163m long and 17m wide, displaces 7400 tones when fully loaded and has a maximum speed of 30 knots. Apart from myriad indigenous equipment in the ‘Float’ and ‘Move’ categories, the destroyer is also installed with under-mentioned major indigenous weapons. The overall indigenous content of the project is approximately 75%.

(a)       Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (BEL, Bangalore)

(b)       BrahMos Surface-to-Surface Missiles (BrahMos Aerospace, New Delhi)

(c)        Indigenous Torpedo Tube Launchers (Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai)

(d)       Anti-Submarine Indigenous Rocket Launchers (Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai)

(e)       76mm Super Rapid Gun Mount (BHEL, Haridwar)

The ship had sailed out for its maiden sea sortie on 19 Dec 21 to coincide with the Goa Liberation Day.