INS Mormugao
{{Short description|Indian naval vessel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Mormugao - Y12705, second ship of Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer.jpg | Ship caption = Mormugao during delivery to the Indian Navy }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = India | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}} | Ship name = INS Mormugao | Ship namesake = Mormugao | Ship owner = | Ship operator = Indian Navy | Ship registry = | Ship route = | Ship ordered = | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Mazagon Dock Limited | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = D67 | Ship laid down = 4 June 2015 | Ship launched = 17 September 2016 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = 24 November 2022 | Ship commissioned = 18 December 2022 | Ship recommissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = Pennant number: D67 | Ship motto = सागरे विनाशकः - Destroyer In Sea | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship honors = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Active | Ship notes = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Ship type = Guided missile destroyer | Ship length = {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|17.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|6.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = *CODAG{{Cite web|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/project-15b-guided-missile-destroyers/|title = Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited}}
| Ship sail plan = | Ship speed = In excess of {{convert|30|kn|km/h|0}} | Ship range = {{convert|8000|nmi}} at {{convert|18|kn}}{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Ajay |date=21 April 2015 |title=INS Visakhapatnam shows growing Indian ability to build warships economically |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ins-visakhapatnam-shows-growing-indian-ability-to-build-warships-economically-115042100011_1.html |access-date=28 July 2023 |website=Business Standard}} | Ship endurance = 45 days | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = 4 x RHIB | Ship capacity = | Ship troops = | Ship complement = | Ship crew = 300 (50 officers + 250 sailors) | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = *Radar :-
| Ship EW = *DRDO "Shakti" EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS))
| Ship armament = *Anti-air warfare :-
| Ship armour = | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = 2 × HAL Dhruv (or) Sea King Mk. 42B | Ship aircraft facilities = *Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters. | Ship notes = *Modified derivative of the Kolkata-class destroyer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/project-15b-guided-missile-destroyers/|title = Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers}} }} |
INS Mormugao is the second ship of the {{sclass|Visakhapatnam|destroyer|0}} stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was built at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), and was launched on 17 September 2016. The ship was commissioned on 18 December 2022.{{cite web|url= http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/guided-missile-destroyer-mormugao-launched-in-mumbai-1459860 |title=Navy's Most Advanced Guided Missile Destroyer "Mormugao" launched in mumbai|publisher=NDTV|date=17 September 2016|accessdate=17 September 2016}} She is named after the port city of Mormugao in Goa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210502092157/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/566564/navy-destroyer-named-goa-port.html|archive-date = 2 May 2021|title = New Navy destroyer to be named after Goa port|date = 24 August 2016}}
Construction
The keel of Mormugao was laid down on 4 June 2015, and she was launched on 17 September 2016 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai.{{cite news|title=Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers|url=http://indrus.in/economics/2013/04/18/russia_to_help_india_build_4_guided-missile_destroyers_23919.html|accessdate=20 July 2013|newspaper=Indrus|date=18 April 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Project 15B|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/d-project-15b.htm|publisher=Global Security|accessdate=20 July 2013}}{{cite news|title=Indigenously built warship ready for launch|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|accessdate=16 April 2015|work=freepressjournal|date=15 April 2015|last=Sheshrao|first=Vishnudas|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212921/http://www.freepressjournal.in/indigenously-built-warship-ready-for-launch/|archivedate=22 July 2015}}{{cite news|title=Navy's Next Destroyer Line Christened Visakhapatnam-class, 1st Launch Next Week|url=http://www.livefistdefence.com/2015/04/navys-next-destroyer-line-christened.html|accessdate=16 April 2015|work=LiveFist defence |date=15 April 2015}}
Mormugao completed its basin trials on 15 December 2021 and started its maiden sea trials on 19 December 2021 commemorating the Goa Liberation Day.{{cite press release|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1783193|title=MORMUGAO, INDIAN NAVY'S SECOND SHIP OF THE PROJECT 15B, SAILS FOR MAIDEN SEA TRIALS ON GOA LIBERATION DAY|publisher=PIB|date=19 December 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://archives.nseindia.com/corporate/MAZDOCK_15122021133022_BASINTRIALSofP15BSHIPMormugao14122021.pdf|title=Basin trials of Second ship of P15B|publisher=Mazagon Dock|date=15 December 2021}} The ship was commissioned on 18 December 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/rajnath-singh-commissions-missile-destroyer-ins-mormugao-into-indian-navy/ar-AA15pinu?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ec3ac2aab4d04f5b8f851b063b84a2b7|title=Rajnath Singh commissions missile destroyer INS Mormugao into Indian Navy|publisher=India Today|date=18 December 2022}} The commissioning commanding officer is Captain Kapil Bhatia, VSM.{{cite web |title=Indian Navy commissions INS Mormugao - Stealth Guided-Missile Destroyer |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1884534 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=27 December 2023}}
Service history
On 14 May 2023, Mormugao successfully fired an advanced variant of Brahmos missile.{{Cite web |title=BrahMos supersonic missile firing from INS Mormugao hits 'bull's eye' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-navy-test-fires-brahmos-supersonic-cruise-missile-ins-mormugao-2379079-2023-05-14 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=India Today |language=en}} In December 2023, Mormugao was deployed to the Arabian Sea along with {{INS|Kochi}} and {{INS|Kolkata}} to protect commercial shipping after an attack on a tanker transporting oil from Saudi Arabia to Mangalore.{{Cite news |date=26 December 2023 |title=India deploys three warships to Arabian Sea after attack on tanker |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67822247 |access-date=31 December 2023}}
= Operation Sankalp: 2023–2024 anti-piracy patrols =
{{main|Operation Sankalp}}
Against the backdrop of the increasing attacks on commercial ships transiting the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea by the end of 2023, the Indian Navy on 31 December 2023 said it had substantially enhanced maritime surveillance efforts in Central and North Arabian Sea and "augmented force levels" by primarily deploying the P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft and the SeaGuardian drones,{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=31 December 2023 |title=Attacks on ships: Indian Navy enhances surveillance in Arabian Sea |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/attacks-on-ships-indian-navy-enhances-surveillance-in-arabian-sea/article67693168.ece |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} after two merchant vessels, MV Ruen and MV Chem Pluto, were targeted in the sea. Ruen was hijacked (later rescued by sister ship Kolkata) while Chem Pluto sustained drone hits eventually and making way to port, The Indian Navy deployed a large flotilla of destroyers to safeguard international security . The deployment into the Arabian Sea included the Navy's missile destroyers such as Kolkata, Kochi, Mormugao, {{INS|Chennai}} and {{INS|Visakhapatnam|D66|6}},{{Cite web |title=Indian Navy deploys warships and surveillance aircraft to enhance maritime security - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2023/dec/31/indian-navy-deploys-warships-and-surveillance-aircraft-to-enhance-maritime-security-2646544.html |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=www.newindianexpress.com}} virtually all of its modern destroyer force of its western fleet. Mormugao was deployed in the west Arabian Sea.{{Cite web |title=Indian Navy deploys warships and surveillance aircraft to enhance maritime security - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2023/dec/31/indian-navy-deploys-warships-and-surveillance-aircraft-to-enhance-maritime-security-2646544.html |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=www.newindianexpress.com}}
= Clemenceau 25 =
{{main|French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle#Clemenceau 25}}
Mormugao joined the French Carrier Strike Group (CSG) centered on the {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle||2}} and her escort ships and fleet support ship during their departure from Goa and Kochi for the next phase of Mission Clemenceau 25 in the Indian and Pacific oceans. She participated in joint navigational drills and Maritime Partnership Exercise. The drill included combat manoeuvres and cross-deck helicopter deployment with the {{ship|French frigate|Forbin||2}} followed by replenishment by logistics support ship Jacques Chevallier. Simultaneously, Su-30MKI and Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force also conducted joint anti-aircraft drills with Rafale M aircraft of the French Navy.{{Cite web |title=French Navy Conducts Air-Sea Tactical Manoeuvres With Indian Navy |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/french-navy-conducts-air-sea-tactical-manoeuvres-with-indian-navy-7465751 |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=10 January 2025 |title=Kochi: Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, French Navy participate in Maritime Partnership Exercise |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/kochi-indian-navy-indian-air-force-french-navy-participate-in-maritime-partnership-exercise/articleshow/117125177.cms?from=mdr |access-date=14 January 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}
Gallery
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|Mormugao floats on her own post launch
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|Mormugao, second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class during maiden sortie.
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See also
- {{sclass|Delhi|destroyer|1}}
- {{sclass|Kolkata|destroyer|1}}
References
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