Visakhapatnam-class destroyer
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bangalore class |
| Builders | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Operators |  Indian Navy |
| Preceded by | Template:Sclass- |
| Built | 2013- |
| Planned | 4 |
| Building | 2 (since October 2013)[1] |
| Completed | 0 |
The Bangalore class, also known as Project 15B, is a class of guided-missile destroyers currently being built for the Indian Navy. Based on the Template:Sclass- design, the Bangalore class will be an extensively improved version. Ordered in 2011, the first ship is exepected to be completed in 2018.
Design and construction
In January 2011, the Cabinet Committee on Security gave approval for a follow-on order of four more destroyers under Project 15B. Project 15B will retain the same hull as 15A Kolkata-class destroyers, but there will be significant changes in the superstructure that will improve the ships stealth characteristics, it will incorporate a flush deck, include better acoustic signature and infrared signature reduction systems and more sophisticated weaponry such as: Nirbhay land-attack cruise missiles, supersonic anti-ship BrahMos and Barak 8-ER SAMs.[2] They will operate two helicopters, and are expected to displace approximately 8,000 tonnes at full displacement (500 tonnes more than 15A). Russia's Baltic Shipyard has been contracted to provide four sets of line shafts by 2017. Saint Petersburg's Northern Design Bureau was consulted during the design phase.[3][4]
The total cost of the project is expected to be ₹300 billion (US$4 billion). Build-time for Project 15B is expected to be shorter than 15A, as no major re-designing would be done and would require only one and a half years of planning. Due to this, each warship is expected to save US$1 billion in costs. After finalisation of design, the first destroyer is expected within four years, with the others delivered at annual intervals, starting from 2018.
Ships in class
| Name | Pennant | Laid down | Launched | Sea trials | Commissioning | Homeport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INS Bangalore | D 66 | 12 October 2013 | 2018 (expected) | |||
| INS Hyderabad | D 67 | |||||
| INS YYY | D 68 | |||||
| INS ZZZ | D 69 |
See also
- Future of the Indian Navy
- Project 17A-class frigate - A planned frigate class of the Indian Navy.
References
- ^ "PROJECT 15B IMPROVED KOLKATA CLASS KEEL LAID". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Sandeep Unnithan (18 March 2009). "Govt okays construction of 4 more stealth destroyers". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Russia to help India build 4 guided-missile destroyers". Indrus. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Project 15B". Global Security. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
External links
- Kolkata-class destroyer - Bharat Rakshak
- Aegis Vessels of the World - Kolkata-class - details on the specifications of the ship and recent images of INS Kolkata at sea.
- Video links
