Commissioning ceremony of INS Kochi at Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
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History | |
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India | |
Name | Kochi |
Namesake | Kochi |
Operator | Indian Navy |
Builder | Mazagon Dock Limited |
Laid down | 25 October 2005 |
Launched | 18 September 2009 |
Commissioned | 30 September 2015 |
Motto | Jahi Shatrun Mahabaho(Sanskrit) "Oh mighty armed one… conquer the enemy"[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kolkata-class destroyer |
Displacement | 7,500 t (7,400 long tons; 8,300 short tons) full load[2][3][4][5] |
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 | |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King or HAL Dhruv helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Dual Enclosed hangar |
INS Kochi (D-64) is a warship of the Indian Navy which was commissioned on 30 September 2015.[13] It is the second warship of the Kolkata-class Destroyer series after INS Kolkata. The keel of ship was laid down on 25 October 2005 and launched on 18 September 2009. It was constructed in Mumbai by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.[1]
On 1 November 2015, the Navy launched the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from INS Kochi. The missile hit its target which was an old ship called INS Alleppey, almost perfectly. This was the first time it was launched straight up from the 7,500-tonne INS Kochi.[14]
On May 16 and 29 November 2017, the Navy launched the Barak 8 missiles from INS Kochi, and it was successful.[15][16]