INS Mormugao:
The Indian Naval Ship (INS)Mormugao, the second warship of the P15B class destroyer ship was recently commissioned.
- INS Mormugao is named after the historic port city of Goa on the west coast.
- INS Mormugao is the second of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organization Warship Design Bureau and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai
- INS Mormugao is equipped with Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities which are provided by indigenously-developed Rocket Launchers, Torpedo Launchers, and ASW helicopters.
- The ship is equipped to fight under Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical warfare
- The ship’s firepower consists of vertically launched Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles and BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missiles for long-range engagement of shore- and sea-based targets.
- The Visakhapatnam class destroyers have multiple fire zones, battle damage control systems, and distributional power systems for improved survivability and reliability in extreme operational and conflict scenarios.
- They have a total atmospheric control system (TACS) that offers protection to the crew from chemical, biological, and nuclear threats, as well as a state-of-the-art combat management system that can evaluate threats using analytical tools and create a tactical picture that includes available resources on board.
- The warships have a secure network for data from its sensors and weapons systems.
- The destroyer will also be armed with indigenously developed 533 mm torpedo launchers and RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers.
- It can operate two multi-role helicopters Sea King or HAL Dhruv.
- The ship also has rail-less helicopter traversing, and a hangar facility.
