Rajput-class destroyer





















































































INS Ranvijay at annual bi-lateral naval field training exercise.jpg
INS Ranvijay (D55)

Class overview
Name:
Rajput
Builders:
61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Operators:
 Indian Navy
Succeeded by:
Delhi class
Planned:
5
Completed:
5
Active:
5
General characteristics
Type:
Guided missile destroyer
Displacement:

  • 3,950 tons standard

  • 4,974 tons full load[1]


Length:
146.5 m (481 ft)[1]
Beam:
15.8 m (52 ft)[1]
Draught:
4.8 m (16 ft)[1]
Propulsion:
4 × Ukrainian gas turbines in COGAG, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW); 2 shafts[1]
Speed:
35 knots (65 km/h)[1]
Range:

  • 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)

  • 2,600 nautical miles (4,800 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)[1]


Complement:
320 (including 35 officers)[1]
Sensors and
processing systems:



  • Navigation: 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,


  • Air: 1 x MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band or 1 x Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band (installed on INS Ranjit),


  • Air/Surface: 1 x MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band, replaced by 1 x EL/M-2238 STAR[2]


  • Communication: Inmarsat,


  • Sonar: 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar


Armament:

  • Anti-surface:

  • INS Rajput

  • 4 × Brahmos supersonic missiles and 2 x SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles

  • 1 × Dhanush ballistic missile


  • INS Rana, INS Ranjit

  • 4 × SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles


  • INS Ranvir, INS Ranvijay

  • 8 × Brahmos in aft VLS and 4 x SS-N-2D Styx AShM missiles

  • Air-defence:

  • 2 × S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launchers

  • 1 × S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launcher in Ranvir and Ranvijay

  • 2 × Barak SAM 8 cell launchers in Ranvir and Ranvijay

  • Guns:

  • 1 × 76.2 mm main gun

  • 4 × 30 mm AK-230 CIWS in Rajput and Rana

  • 4 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS in Ranjit

  • 2 × 30 mm AK-630M CIWS in Ranvir, Ranvijay

  • Anti-submarine:

  • 1 × 533 mm PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher

  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars


Aircraft carried:
1 x Ka-28 in last two ships and HAL Chetak helicopter in first three ships

The Rajput-class guided-missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy are modified versions of Soviet Kashin-class destroyers. They are also known as Kashin-II class. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union after considerable Indian design modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator, as well as major changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India in the 1980s. All units are currently attached to the Eastern Naval Command.




Contents






  • 1 Service history


  • 2 Ships of the class


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Service history


The Rajput class inherited their anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare roles for aircraft carrier task-force defense against submarines, low-flying aircraft, and cruise missiles from the Kashin class.
They were the first ships in the Indian Navy to deploy the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems. The systems were deployed during a mid-life refit of the ships. The missile system has four missiles in inclined bow mounted launchers replacing two SS-N-2D Styx AShM launchers in INS Rajput and eight cell VLS system replacing aft S-125M (NATO: SA-N-1) SAM launcher in INS Ranvir and INS Ranvijay.[3]Ranvijay was deployed with an updated vertical launcher for the BrahMos missile.[4] The Indian Navy is planning to upgrade the propulsion of the Rajput-class ships with indigenously developed Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine (KMGT) engine. The Gas Turbine Research Establishment of DRDO has been developing this engine which is currently in testing phase.[5]



Ships of the class



















































Name
Pennant
Builder
Homeport
Laid down
Launched
Commissioned
Status

INS Rajput (ex-Nadezhniy)
D51

61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant

Visakhapatnam
11 September 1976
17 September 1977
4 May 1980[1]
Active

INS Rana (ex-Gubitelyniyy)
D52
29 November 1976
27 September 1978
19 February 1982[1]

INS Ranjit (ex-Lovkiyy)
D53
29 June 1977
16 June 1979
24 November 1983[1]

INS Ranvir (ex-Tverdyy)
D54
24 October 1981
12 March 1983
21 April 1986[1]

INS Ranvijay (ex-Tolkoviyy)
D55
19 March 1982
1 February 1986
21 December 1987[1]


References





  1. ^ abcdefghijklm Commodore Stephen Saunders, ed. (2005). "India". Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006 (108th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. p. 314. ISBN 978-0710626929..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems (5th ed.). Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute. p. 243. ISBN 1557502625.


  3. ^ Indian Navy: INS Rajput, 8 Other Warships To Deploy Brahmos Cruise Missiles


  4. ^ BrahMos all set to cruise into Kerala Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine


  5. ^ Modified Kaveri Engine to Propel Indian Navy Rajput Class Ships




External links



  • Rajput class destroyer - Bharat-Rakshak.com

  • Rajput class destroyer @ GlobalSecurity.org


  • (in English) All Kashin-II Class Destroyers - Complete Ship List











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