INS Mormugao is named after the historic port city of Mormugao in Goa.
INS Mormugao, an indigenous stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today in a major boost to the Indian Navy's maritime and combat capabilities.
Here are 5 points on INS Mormugao:
- The warship, measuring 163 metres by 17 metres, is named after the historic port city of Mormugao in Goa. It can fight under nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions.
- Propelled by four powerful gas turbines, the warship is capable of achieving speeds of over 30 knots.
- INS Mormugao is said to feature state-of-the-art weapons and sensors. It is equipped with surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles besides modern surveillance radar that provides target data to the weapon systems.
- It is the second of the four 'Visakhapatnam' class destroyers that has been indigenously designed by the Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau. The warship was built by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.
- INS Mormugao undertook its first sea sortie on December 19 last year, marking 60 years of Goa's liberation from Portuguese rule. It will significantly add to the Navy's combat capabilities, a defence release said.
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