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INS <i>Surat</i> (D69)

INS Surat (D69)

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INS Surat is the fourth and last ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.

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Initially, the ship was speculated to be named after port city Porbandar but later it was changed to Surat. The other warships of this class are INS Visakhapatnam, INS Mormugao, INS Imphal.[5]

Construction

The keel of Surat was laid down in 2018. Built at two different geographical locations using the block construction methodology involving hull construction and joining at MDL. Successor of P15A () destroyers, Project 15B is the next generation of stealth guided missile destroyers.[6]

Surat was launched on 17 May 2022 by Mazagon Dock Limited. The ship is expected to be commissioned by 2025.[7][8]

See also

References

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    "INS Visakhapatnam', First Ship of Project 15B launched". indiannavy.nic.in. Indian Navy (News). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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    "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers, Mazagon Dock Limited".
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    Shukla, Ajay (21 April 2015). "INS Visakhapatnam shows growing Indian ability to build warships economically". Business Standard. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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    "Project 15B Guided Missile Destroyers".
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    @ANI (16 November 2021). "Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally Commission INS Vishakhapatnam on Nov 21 in Mumbai: Navy Vice Admiral SN Ghormade" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    "Time to Make-for-World, Says Rajnath as Indian Navy Launches Indigenous Warships in Mumbai". MSN. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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    "Raksha Mantri launches two indigenous frontline warships - Surat (Guided Missile Destroyer) & Udaygiri (Stealth Frigate) - in Mumbai". PIB. 17 May 2022.
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    "All About the INS Visakhapatnam, Navy's Most Powerful Destroyer". NDTV. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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