Consider the following statements with respect to the Indian Navy Vessel, INS Imphal:1.It is the third ship to be launched under Project 15-B.2.The ship is armed with supersonic Surface-to-Surface ‘Brahmos’ missiles and ‘Barak-8’ Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles.3.It is propelled by a powerful Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion Plant (COGAG).Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements with respect to the Indian Navy Vessel, INS Imphal:
1.It is the third ship to be launched under Project 15-B.
2.The ship is armed with supersonic Surface-to-Surface ‘Brahmos’ missiles and ‘Barak-8’ Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles.
3.It is propelled by a powerful Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion Plant (COGAG).
Which of the statements given above are correct?.

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. INS Imphal is the third ship to be launched under Project 15-B. The ship is armed with supersonic Surface-to-Surface ‘Brahmos’ missiles and ‘Barak-8’ Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles. The ship has indigenous content of around 75%. It is designed by Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau and built by Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).

The ship is armed with supersonic Surface-to-Surface ‘Brahmos’ missiles and ‘Barak-8’ Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles. It can accommodate a crew of 312 persons. It has an endurance of 4,000 nautical miles and can carry out a typical 42-day mission.

It is propelled by a powerful Combined Gas and Gas Propulsion Plant (COGAG), consisting of four reversible gas turbines, which enables Imphal to achieve a speed of over 30 knots (approximately 55 kilometers per hour).

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