INS Chennai (D65)
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INS Chennai (D65) is the third and last ship of the Kolkata-class stealth guided missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.[17] She was constructed by the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) at Mumbai. On 17 April 2017, INS Chennai was dedicated to the city of Chennai in presence of then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Palaniswamy.[18]
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INS Chennai (D65) during an exercise in the Indian Ocean. | |
History | |
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India | |
Name | Chennai |
Namesake | Chennai |
Operator | Indian Navy |
Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
Laid down | February 2006 |
Launched | 1 April 2010[1] |
Completed | 12 November 2015 |
Commissioned | 21 Nov 2016[2][3][4] |
Motto | Shatro Sanharaka ("Vanquisher of Enemies")[5] |
Status | In active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kolkata-class destroyer |
Displacement | 7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) full load[6][7][8][9] |
Length | 163 m (535 ft) |
Beam | 17.4 m (57 ft) |
Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King or HAL Dhruv helicopter |
Aviation facilities | Dual Enclosed hangar |
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INS Chennai has on her seal a Bull symbolising the Jallikattu festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu from where the ship associates its heritage.