(THE GIST OF PIB) INS Imphal

(April-2023)

INS Imphal

• Recently, the Indian Navy’s third indigenous stealth destroyer of the Project 15B class undertook her maiden sea sortie.

About INS Imphal:

• It is named after India’s Northeastern city of Imphal.
• The Navy’s Warship Design Bureau designed the ship in-house, and Mazagon Dock Ltd. (MDL) was responsible for its construction.

Features

• The maximum speed is 30 knots; the length is 163 metres, while their width is 17 metres.
• It has a displacement capacity of 7400 tonnes when fully loaded.
• Major parts of the ship are made in India.
• The arsenal consists of 76mm Super Rapid Gun Mounts, Indigenous Torpedo Tube Launchers, Indigenous Anti-Submarine Rocket Launchers, Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles, BrahMos Surface-to-Surface Missiles etc.

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