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What is the News?
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has dedicated INS Visakhapatnam to the nation in a formal ceremony held at Naval Dockyard.
What is INS Visakhapatnam?
INS Visakhapatnam is the name of the first indigenously designed and constructed stealth guided-missile destroyer ship under Project 15B.
The ship has been named after the City of Destiny – Visakhapatnam.
The crew of the ship abides by her motto ‘Yasho Labhasva’ – a Sanskrit phrase that translates to ‘Attain Glory’.
Key Features of the ship
It is the most technologically advanced guided destroyer in the world with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes.
It is equipped with numerous state-of-the-art weapons and has a significant indigenous content of approximately 75%. It also has anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
The ship is propelled by a powerful combined gas and gas propulsion, which enables her speed of over 30 knots.
It is also equipped to be deployed to fight in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare conditions.
Source: This post is based on the article “Andhra Pradesh CM Formally Dedicates INS Visakhapatnam to the City of Destiny” published in PIB on 2nd March 2022.
