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INS Kamorta, the first indigenous warship for Navy

New Delhi: INS Kamorta, the first in series of anti-submarine corvettes indigenously built by Kolkata based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), was handed over to Indian Navy here on Saturday.The super sophisticated warship,

India TV News Desk Published : Jul 13, 2014 8:05 IST, Updated : Jul 13, 2014 8:20 IST


INS Kamorta have a length of 109 m (358 ft) overall and a beam of 13.7 m (45 ft). The ships displace about 3,100 tonnes (3,400 short tons) at full load. It is powered by four 5,096 hp (3,800 kW) diesel engines at 1,050 rpm.

It uses four Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesel engines in CODOG configuration and is propelled two two-shaft, controllable-pitch propellers which allow the ship to reach a top speed of 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph).

It have a complement of about 180 sailors and 15 officers excluding flight crew for the integral ASW helicopter and an endurance of 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi).

The Kamorta is equipped with a wide range of weapon systems. It is fitted with a OTO Melara 76 mm main gun, and uses two AK-630 guns and 16-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles as close-in weapon system.

In addition, it is fitted with 8 3M54 Klub multi-role missiles, 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers and torpedo tubes.

It is also the first warship to be equipped with the Kavach decoy system for protection against anti-ship missiles.

General characteristics :
 
Class & type:
Kamorta-class ASW corvette
 
Displacement:
3,100 tonnes
 
Length:
109.1 m
 
Beam:
13.7 m
 
Propulsion:
4 x Pielstick 12 PA6 STC Diesel engines
CODAD, DCNS raft mounted gearbox
 
Speed:
32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
 
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