INS Chennai is one of the largest destroyers in the Indian Navy's fleet.
India's third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer in the Kolkata class, INS Chennai, was commissioned today by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Mumbai.
Also present at the occasion was Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba.
With an overall length of 164 metres and displacement of over 7,500 tons, 'INS Chennai' is one of the largest destroyers in the Indian Navy's fleet.
The ship is armed with supersonic surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles and Barak-8 long range surface-to-air missiles.
INS Chennai is going to be assigned under the operational and administrative control of the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command.
The ship's construction - at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in Mumba - also marks the end of the Project 15A to build Kolkata-class guided missile destroyers.
The first ship of the class, named 'INS Kolkata', was commissioned on August 16, 2014, followed by 'INS Kochi' which was commissioned on September 30, 2015.