INS Visakhapatnam commissioned into Indian Navy
- INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer has been commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on November 21, 2021.
- This is the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers. It has been designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organization Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
- INS Visakhapatnam measures 163m in length, 17m in breadth with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes. It was commissioned in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.
Points to remember:
- Name of guided-missile destroyer inducted into Indian Navy?
- INS Visakhapatnam is a type of?- stealth guided missile destroyer
- INS Visakhapatnam has been constructed at?- Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai
Source: PIB