INS Kochi
Commissioning ceremony of INS Kochi at Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | Kochi |
| Namesake | Kochi |
| Operator | Indian Navy |
| Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Laid down | 25 October 2005 |
| Launched | 18 September 2009 |
| Commissioned | 30 September 2015 |
| In service | in active service |
| Motto | Jahi Shatrun Mahabaho(Sanskrit) "Oh mighty armed one… conquer the enemy" |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided-missile destroyer |
| Displacement | 7,400 t (7,300 long tons; 8,200 short tons) full load |
| Length | 163 m (534 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | Combined gas and gas system: 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 reversible gas turbines producing 16.55MW each |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 300 (50 officers + 250 sailors) |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King or HAL Dhruv helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Dual Enclosed hangar |
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INS Kochi (D64) is the second ship of the Kolkata-class stealth guided-missile destroyers built under the code name Project 15A for the Indian Navy. She was constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. After undergoing extensive sea trials, she was commissioned to Indian Navy service on 30 September 2015.