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INS Rajput (D51)

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INS Rajput
Career (India)
Name: Rajput
Namesake: Rajput
Builder: 61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Laid down: 11 September 1976
Launched: 17 September 1977
Commissioned: 4 May 1980
Decommissioned: 21 May 2021
Identification:
Motto: Raaj Karega Rajput (lit. The Rajput Will Rule)
Status: Decommissioned
Badge: INS Rajput (D51) crest
General characteristics
Class & type: Rajput-class destroyer
Displacement:
  • 3,950 tons standard,
  • 4,974 tons full load
Length: 142 m (465 ft 11 in)
Beam: 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
Draught: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion: 4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range:
  • 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • 2,600 miles (4,200 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Navigation: 2 × Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I band frequency,
  • Air: 1 × MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C band,
  • Air/Surface: 1 × EL/M-2238 STAR (replacing 1 × MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E band)[1]
  • Communication: Inmarsat,
  • Sonar: BEL HUMSA (replacing 1 × hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar during mid-life refit), 1 × Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
Armament:
  • Anti-surface/ship:
  • 8 × BrahMos supersonic missiles (replacing 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM in 2003)
  • Air-defence:
  • 2 × S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launchers
  • Guns:
  • 1 × AK-726 twin 3" naval gun,
  • 4 × 30 mm (1.2 in) AK-230 CIWS
  • Anti-submarine:
  • 1 × 533 mm (21 in) PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher,
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars,
    • Aircraft carried: 2 × HAL Chetak helicopter (or) 1 × Kamov Ka-27 helicopter
    INS Rajput firing a missile

    INS Rajput firing a BrahMos missile

    INS Rajput was a guided-missile destroyer and the lead ship of the Rajput class of the Indian Navy. It was commissioned on 4 May 1980. It was the first destroyer of the Indian Navy. It was built for India by the erstwhile USSR, and had the shipyard name Nadezhny (lit. Reliable). Captain (later Vice Admiral) Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani was her first commanding officer.

    The Rajput served as the trial platform for the BrahMos cruise missile, and was the first warship to be equipped with the missile. The 4 P-20M inclined single launchers on the ship (2 port and 2 starboard) were replaced by 8 boxed launchers (4 port and 4 starboard) with each having the ability to carry one BrahMos cruise missile. The BrahMos missile was test fired from the ship twice in 2003[2][3][4] and once in 2004,[5][6] 2005[7] and 2008 (land-attack variant).[8] A new variant of the Prithvi-III missile, named Dhanush, was test fired from the Rajput in March 2007 and successfully hit a land-based target. The missile had an enhanced range of 350 km.[9] She is capable of attacking land targets, as well as fulfilling anti-aircraft and anti-submarine roles as a taskforce or carrier escort.[10] Rajput tracked the Dhanush ballistic missile during a successful test in 2005.[11]

    The ship was decommissioned on 21 May 2021 at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.[12][13] She has participated in several important missions over the years, including Operation Aman off the coast of Sri Lanka to assist the Indian Peace Keeping Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War, Operation Pawan for patrolling duties off the coast of Sri Lanka, Operation Cactus to resolve the hostage situation off the Maldives, and Operation Crowsnest off Lakshadweep.[14][15]

    History and construction[]

    Main articles: Rajput-class destroyer and Kashin-class destroyer

    The keel of the ship was laid down on 11 September 1976, and it was constructed at the 61 Kommunar yard in Nikolaev, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). The original name given to the ship was Nadezhdy (lit. hope in Russian).[16] It was launched into open waters on 17 September 1977. It was commissioned as the INS Rajput at Poti, Georgian SSR (now Georgia) on 4 May 1980 by Inder Kumar Gujral, then the Ambassador of India to the USSR (later the Prime Minister).[17]

    References[]

    1. ↑ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625. https://books.google.com/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&pg=PA243. 
    2. ↑ "Anti-ship missile Brahmos test fired". The Times of India. 12 February 2003. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anti-ship-missile-Brahmos-test-fired/articleshow/37171205.cms. 
    3. ↑ T.S. Subramanian (3 Dec 2003). "Anti-ship version of BrahMos proves its mettle". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/2003/12/03/stories/2003120303991300.htm.  [dead link]Template:Cbignore
    4. ↑ "India test-fires BrahMos cruise missile". BBC Selected Wire Articles: India. 23 Nov 2003. 
    5. ↑ T.S. Subramanian (4 Nov 2004). "Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos ready to join Navy". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/04/stories/2004110405661100.htm.  [dead link]Template:Cbignore
    6. ↑ "Brahmos tested successfully". The Times of India. 3 Nov 2004. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Brahmos-tested-successfully/articleshow/909489.cms. 
    7. ↑ T.S. Subramanian (16 Apr 2005). "BrahMos test-fired off west coast". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/2005/04/16/stories/2005041602941400.htm. 
    8. ↑ "Brahmos naval version tested successfully". Press Information Bureau. 5 March 2008. http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=36060. 
    9. ↑ "Dhanush, naval surface-to-surface missile, test fired successfully". domain-b.com. 31 March 2007. https://www.domain-b.com/aero/20070331_fired.htm. 
    10. ↑ Ministry of Defence (24 September 2010). "Brahmos naval version tested successfully". Press Information Bureau. http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=36060. 
    11. ↑ Vishwakarma, Arun (2005-12-28). "Prithvi SRBM". Bharat Rakshak. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Prithvi.html. 
    12. ↑ "INS Rajput to be Decommissioned on 21 May 21". PIB. 2021-05-20. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1720221. 
    13. ↑ ANI (2021-05-21). "INS Rajput, first destroyer of the Indian Navy, which was commissioned on 4th May 1980 will be decommissioned on 21st May during a ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy". https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1395255535029481478. 
    14. ↑ "INS Rajput to be decommissioned today after 41 years of service" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2021-05-20. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-rajput-to-be-decommissioned-on-friday-after-41-years-of-service/article34605714.ece. 
    15. ↑ Soviet Pioneer Retires Ships Monthly July 2021 page 14
    16. ↑ Peri, Dinakar (2021-05-21). "INS Rajput decommissioned after 41 years" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-rajput-decommissioned-after-41-years/article34616154.ece. 
    17. ↑ "INS Rajput to be decommissioned on May 21". The Times of India. 2021-05-20. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ins-rajput-to-be-decommissioned-on-may-21/articleshow/82796682.cms. 

    External links[]

     Soviet Navy
     Russian Navy
     Indian Navy
    Rajput class
  • Rajput (ex-Nadezhny)
  • Rana (ex-Gubitelny)
  • Ranjit (ex-Lovky)
  • Ranvir (ex-Tvyordy)
  • Ranvijay (ex-Tolkovy)
    •  Polish Navy
  • Warszawa (ex-Smely)
  • Preceded by: Kanin class
  • Followed by: Sovremenny class



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