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Project P15B Visakhapatnam class destroyer
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Hi All,
Been a lurker for long but couldn't resisting posting this.
If you go to Mazagaon Docks on G-Maps now, it looks like the 4th Ship of P15 B has its radar tower up in the dry-dock itself, despite there being no news of it being launched. Till now, radar towers have been added to P15 A, B & P17 ships after being launched.
What might be the reason for this.
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Been a lurker for long but couldn't resisting posting this.
If you go to Mazagaon Docks on G-Maps now, it looks like the 4th Ship of P15 B has its radar tower up in the dry-dock itself, despite there being no news of it being launched. Till now, radar towers have been added to P15 A, B & P17 ships after being launched.
What might be the reason for this.
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bro that "ship2" is actually ship1 or ins vishakha,ship 3 is 2 and 4 is 3.....gmap image is from feb iirc.....ins vishakha was still hadnt sailed out yet.Hi All,
Been a lurker for long but couldn't resisting posting this.
If you go to Mazagaon Docks on G-Maps now, it looks like the 4th Ship of P15 B has its radar tower up in the dry-dock itself, despite there being no news of it being launched. Till now, radar towers have been added to P15 A, B & P17 ships after being launched.
What might be the reason for this.
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and that ritchie dry dock is not used to build ships....its used for maintenance and outfitting....the 3rd was launched and was again docked there to get radars, bulbous bows etc
Thanks, that seems more likely but in that case it also means that the 4th Ship of P15 B is nowhere near launch.
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Yeah they could barely get anything done with all the lockdowns...we should see them in water by end this year or early next year
Even for mid-2020, there should have been at-least 4 superstructures in MDL apart from Vishy & Nilgiri. 2nd, 3rd & 4th P15 B & 2nd P17A. I can see 2 P15 B's in outfitting & the 2nd P17A in Slipway 1 but Slipway 2 looks more like blocks being put together, hopefully things have picked up since. Hope to see 2 surface ship launches at MDL in 2021!
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MAZAGON DOCK TO DELIVER INS VISAKHAPATNAM BY OCT, INS VELA BY MARCH TO INDIAN NAVY
INS Visakhapatnam is undergoing sea trials and three other destroyers are under various stages of development by the state-run company, which had to revise the delivery schedule because COVID-19 disrupted operations
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL) will deliver the first of the four stealth guided missile destroyers to the Indian Navy by October and a Scorpene-class submarine by the end of the fiscal year.
The state-run company under the defence ministry, which has an order book of nearly Rs 50,000 crore, will hand over Visakhapatnam-class (Project 15B) destroyer INS Visakhapatnam to the navy in the next 3-4 months. The delivery is delayed because the pandemic disrupted operations.
INS Visakhapatnam is the first of the four destroyers MDSL is building at its site in Mumbai which is also one of the largest that the Indian Navy will possess.
While INS Visakhapatnam is currently undergoing sea trials, three other destroyers of the same class – INS Mormugao, INS Imphal, INS Porbandar – are under various stages of development at MDSL.
This will be followed by the handing over of the fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela by the end of the current financial year. Three such submarines have been delivered to the Indian Navy, the last one being INS Karanj in February this year.
“We are bracing to deliver one (Project) 15 Bravo destroyer named INS Vishakhapatnam by October and may be by end of this year another submarine,” said Narayan Prasad, chairman and managing director, MDSL speaking to analysts.
MDSL management said that the company has an order book of Rs 49,744 crore comprising four destroyers under Project 15 Bravo worth Rs 22,500 crore, four stealth frigates under Project 17 Alfa worth Rs 21,500 crore, six Scorpene submarines worth Rs 5500 crore of which three have been delivered.
The company also has a Rs 500 crore MRLC (medium term refit and life certification) contract for one submarine, Prasad added.
It has also bid for three cadet training ships for the Indian Navy, eight fast patrol crafts and 12 air cushion vehicles for the Coast Guard. Bids worth about Rs 1,800 crore are also being pursued with Argentina and the Suez Canal Authority of construction of 14 offshore patrol vessels.
Prasad said COVID-19 and the resultant lockdown measures taken by the government disrupted MDSL's launch schedules.
“The destroyer (INS Visakhapatnam) was to be delivered by March. There was a force majeure allocated by the government for a duration of four months. We are still falling short of three months. We have already strongly taken this with the government and within those four months the situation did not improve and it continued till October 30 and we were able to open the shipyard fully only by November 1,” Prasad added.
But the Maharashtra government relaxed its lockdown restriction in the first week of June after one full month of lockdown in May as the pace of new Covid-19 cases within the state began to soften. MDSL hopes to make up for lost time by speeding up operations.
“Whilst there has been an impact on account of the precarious situation created by this lockdown and also the stoppage of industrial oxygen supply, all this has resumed by and large to a normal standard and we should be able to catch up with whatever there is,” Prasad added.
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INS Visakhapatnam is undergoing sea trials and three other destroyers are under various stages of development by the state-run company, which had to revise the delivery schedule because COVID-19 disrupted operations
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL) will deliver the first of the four stealth guided missile destroyers to the Indian Navy by October and a Scorpene-class submarine by the end of the fiscal year.
The state-run company under the defence ministry, which has an order book of nearly Rs 50,000 crore, will hand over Visakhapatnam-class (Project 15B) destroyer INS Visakhapatnam to the navy in the next 3-4 months. The delivery is delayed because the pandemic disrupted operations.
INS Visakhapatnam is the first of the four destroyers MDSL is building at its site in Mumbai which is also one of the largest that the Indian Navy will possess.
While INS Visakhapatnam is currently undergoing sea trials, three other destroyers of the same class – INS Mormugao, INS Imphal, INS Porbandar – are under various stages of development at MDSL.
This will be followed by the handing over of the fourth Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela by the end of the current financial year. Three such submarines have been delivered to the Indian Navy, the last one being INS Karanj in February this year.
“We are bracing to deliver one (Project) 15 Bravo destroyer named INS Vishakhapatnam by October and may be by end of this year another submarine,” said Narayan Prasad, chairman and managing director, MDSL speaking to analysts.
MDSL management said that the company has an order book of Rs 49,744 crore comprising four destroyers under Project 15 Bravo worth Rs 22,500 crore, four stealth frigates under Project 17 Alfa worth Rs 21,500 crore, six Scorpene submarines worth Rs 5500 crore of which three have been delivered.
The company also has a Rs 500 crore MRLC (medium term refit and life certification) contract for one submarine, Prasad added.
It has also bid for three cadet training ships for the Indian Navy, eight fast patrol crafts and 12 air cushion vehicles for the Coast Guard. Bids worth about Rs 1,800 crore are also being pursued with Argentina and the Suez Canal Authority of construction of 14 offshore patrol vessels.
Prasad said COVID-19 and the resultant lockdown measures taken by the government disrupted MDSL's launch schedules.
“The destroyer (INS Visakhapatnam) was to be delivered by March. There was a force majeure allocated by the government for a duration of four months. We are still falling short of three months. We have already strongly taken this with the government and within those four months the situation did not improve and it continued till October 30 and we were able to open the shipyard fully only by November 1,” Prasad added.
But the Maharashtra government relaxed its lockdown restriction in the first week of June after one full month of lockdown in May as the pace of new Covid-19 cases within the state began to soften. MDSL hopes to make up for lost time by speeding up operations.
“Whilst there has been an impact on account of the precarious situation created by this lockdown and also the stoppage of industrial oxygen supply, all this has resumed by and large to a normal standard and we should be able to catch up with whatever there is,” Prasad added.
Mazagon Dock To Deliver INS Visakhapatnam By Oct, INS Vela By March To Indian Navy
INS Visakhapatnam is undergoing sea trials and three other destroyers are under various stages of development by the state-run company, whic...
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nibbiars, any idea why 4 costal surveillance radars were added to P 15B??
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we already have main s band radar, maybe this is to track low flying objects??
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The LW-08 is such an eyesore and i cannot fathom why they couldn’t fit an AESA VSR from the DRDO’s stable on it
+ anyone have any ideas what the VSR on the 17As will be?
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On 28th October, the first Ship of The Visakhapatnam class Destroyers ,INS Visakhapatnam was Delivered to Indian Navy. Now this is some great news . hopefully they won't delay in it's Commissioning. It's good that we are Inducting so many new ships in our service. Best wishes for Indian Navy.
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Guys I have a question, do you all really think that Visakhapatnam class Destroyers are Underarmed? Than I would recommend you watch this Video
It's a really good analysis made by Defence matrix. Do watch it ! Good day
Also watch this video on why Our Destroyers are mostly Underarmed.
It's a really good analysis made by Defence matrix. Do watch it ! Good day
Also watch this video on why Our Destroyers are mostly Underarmed.
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When I compare the pictures of Kolkata class and Visakhapatnam class, it is really difficult to differentiate between the two ship classes. Any person if he looks at a Visakhapatnam class Destroyer from Far Away will easily mistaken it for a Kolkata class. And That is a Fact Guys . But there are few Differences between the Two ships. One of them is the design of the Bridge section.
(Above pic is of a Kolkata class Destroyer) notice how the bridge of the ship (marked with a red arrow) is square in Shape.
Whereas in Visakhapatnam class Destroyers
(Visakhapatnam class Destroyer pic |below|)
The bridge is angled ( marked with green arrow) . This is one such visual difference between the two ship classes. Also Visakhapatnam class Destroyers need less crew than kolkata Class ships because there is more Automation done in Visakhapatnam class Destroyers, I just wanted to note some Differences between the Two ships Good day.
(Above pic is of a Kolkata class Destroyer) notice how the bridge of the ship (marked with a red arrow) is square in Shape.
Whereas in Visakhapatnam class Destroyers
(Visakhapatnam class Destroyer pic |below|)
The bridge is angled ( marked with green arrow) . This is one such visual difference between the two ship classes. Also Visakhapatnam class Destroyers need less crew than kolkata Class ships because there is more Automation done in Visakhapatnam class Destroyers, I just wanted to note some Differences between the Two ships Good day.
