INS Delhi (D61)

INS Delhi is the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai and commissioned on 15 November 1997. This class is among the largest warships to be designed and built in India. The Ship completed it's mid life upgrade in early 2022 and was back in service by April. she was back with new Sensor upgrades and new 'Modular Launcher' for Brahmos Missile as a replacement for KH 35E. A Brahmos test was carried out from the ship on 19 April 2022.

This article is about the modern destroyer INS Delhi (D61) variant; see INS Delhi for its namesake predecessors.

INS Delhi
History
NameDelhi
NamesakeDelhi
OwnerIndian Navy
OperatorIndian Navy
Ordered20 March 1992
BuilderMazagon Dock Limited, India
Laid down12 December 1992
Launched20 March 1995
Commissioned15 November 1997
HomeportVisakhapatnam
IdentificationPennant number: D61
Statusin active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeDelhi-class guided-missile destroyer
Displacement6,200 tonnes (full)
Length163 m (535 ft)
Beam17 m (56 ft)
Draught6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 gas turbines 82,820 hp (61,760 kW)
  • 2 shafts with cp props
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Range4,500 mi (7,200 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement350 (incl 40 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Fregat M2EM E-band air & surface search radar(300 Km) Replaced from MR-755 MAE.
  • BEL RAWL (Signaal LW08) D-band air search radar
  • 3 × MR-212/201 I-band navigation radars
  • 6 × MR-90 Orekh G-band fire-control radars (FCR)
  • BEL Lynx U2 FCR Replaced from MR-184 I/J-band
  • 2 × EL/M-2221 FCR for Barak 1
  • BEL HUMVAD hull-mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
  • 8 × BrahMos (Replaced from KH35 x16)
  • 32 x Barak 1
  • 2 × Shtil Arm Launchers (24 missiles each)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun Replaced from AK-100
  • 2 × 30 mm AK-630M
  • 2 × RBU-6000 Launchers
  • Quintuple 533mm torpedo tubes
  • 2 rails of depth charges
Aircraft carried2 × Sea King Mk 42B helicopters

As of December 2021, Delhi was transferred to Eastern Naval Command to replace the ageing Rajput-class destroyers and form the future Carrier Battle Group of INS Vikrant (2013)

Delhi is the second vessel of the Indian Navy to bear the name. She inherits the mantle from the Leander-class cruiser of the same name, previously HMS Achilles of Battle of the River Plate fame.

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