INS Delhi (D61)

Guided-Missile Destroyer

India | 1997

"The Delhi-class of guided-missile destroyers serves the modern Indian Navy through three total vessels led by INS Delhi D61 herself."

Image from the Indian Navy; Picture representative of the Delhi-class ships.

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INS Delhi (D61) is the lead ship of the Delhi-class of guided-missile destroyers current serving the Indian Navy. The class numbers three total and all were constructed at the Mazagon Dock Limited shipyard. The group has been used to succeed the Rajput-class but have since, themselves, been succeeded (at least on paper) by the newer Kolkata-class (detailed elsewhere on this site). Nevertheless, the three warships of the Delhi-class, including INS Delhi, remain in active service as of this writing (December 2017).

INS Delhi was laid down on December 12th, 1992, was launched on March 20th, 1995 and saw official commissioning on November 15th, 1997. The warship homeports out of Mumbai.

Aboard is a crew of up to 350 officer and enlisted personnel. Various systems are installed for various tasks including the Bharat RAWL surface-search radar, a trio of MR-212/201 Vaygach-U ("Palm Frond") navigation radars, the Bharat APSOH/HUMSA hull-mounted sonar and the "Garden Reach" Model 15-750 variable depth sonar.

The armament suite is comprised of 1 x 100mm AK-100 turreted deck gun aided by 2 x 30mm AK-630 Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs). At the heart of the suite, however, is the 4 x KT-184 quadruple missile launchers for the Kh-35 "Switchblade" missile family (NATO: SS-N-25). There are also 2 x "Shtil" Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) launchers. Beyond this, the vessel carries 2 x RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine ROCket (ASROC) launchers and 1 x Quintuple torpedo launcher.

The profile of the warship sees an elevated bow with a continuous line running from bow-to-stern. The turreted deck gun takes its usual place at the forecastle and various missile fits are installed ahead of the bridge superstructure. The main maid is integrated into the bridge superstructure with the first low-profile smoke funnel leading the secondary mast. Aft of the secondary mast is another low-profile smoke funnel. A hangar and helipad complete the warships look. The helipad is set over the aft-section and can service a pair of medium-lift helicopters (typically the Westland Sea King).

Since its entry into service, INS Delhi has been an active participant in exercises involving European allies in Britain and France.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for INS Delhi (D61).

2 x M36E gas turbines with 4 x DT-59 gas turbines (reversible) and 2 x RG-54 gearboxes developing 64,000 horsepower to 2 x Shafts astern.
Propulsion

28.0 kts
32.2 mph
Surface Speed

4,345 nm
5,000 miles | 8,047 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of INS Delhi (D61).

350
Personnel
Complement

535.0 ft
163.07 meters
O/A Length

57.0 ft
17.37 meters
Beam

21.0 ft
6.40 meters
Draught

6,835
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of INS Delhi (D61).

1 x 100 AK-100 turreted deck gun.
4 x KT-184 quadruple Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) launchers (16 x Kh-35 "Switchblade" (SS-N-25)).
4 x 8-cell Vertical Launch System (VLS) for 32 x Barak 1 missiles.
2 xShtil Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) launchers (48 missiles).
2 x 30mm AK-630 Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWSs).
1 x 533mm (21") quintuple torpedo launcher.
2 x RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine ROCket (ASROC) launcher.

Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of INS Delhi (D61).

2 x Westland Sea King (or similar) medium-lift navalized helicopters supported on stern flight deck.

Ships-in-Class (3)
Notable series variants as part of the INS Delhi (D61) family line as relating to the Delhi-class group.

INS Delhi (D61); INS Mysore (D60); INS Mumbai (D62)

Operators
Global operator(s) of the INS Delhi (D61). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

[ India ]

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Image from the Indian Navy; Picture representative of the Delhi-class ships.

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