INS Kiltan (P30) is an anti-submarine warfare corvette of the Indian Navy built under Project 28. It is the third of four Kamorta-class corvettes. The ship was built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, launched on 26 March 2013, and commissioned on 16 October 2017. Kiltan represents a leap forward in the Navy's attempts at localisation with as much as 90% of its content drawn from India itself.[6][7][8]
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| Name | INS Kiltan |
| Namesake | Kiltan Island |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers |
| Laid down | 10 August 2010 |
| Launched | 26 March 2013 |
| Acquired | 14 October 2017[1] |
| Commissioned | 16 October 2017 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kamorta-class corvette |
| Displacement | 3,000 tonnes (3,307 short tons) |
| Length | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft) |
| Propulsion | 4 diesel motors |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 3,450 mi (5,550 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement | 123 (incl 17 officers)[3] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × Ka-28PL or HAL Dhruv |
| Aviation facilities | Rail-less helo traversing system and foldable hangar door[2] |
History edit
The keel of Kiltan was laid in August 2010 and it was launched in Kolkata on 26 March 2013 by Chitra Joshi, wife of Admiral D. K. Joshi, the Chief of Naval Staff. The ship cost an estimated ₹1,700 crores.[9][10] The ship takes its name from the Kiltan Island, a coral island that is part of India's archipelagic Union Territory of Lakshadweep.[11] It is the successor ship to the INS Kiltan, which was an Arnala-class corvette which participated in Operation Trident, and was later decommissioned in 1987.[12]
Kiltan was handed over to the Navy by the GRSE on 14 October 2017,[13] and was commissioned into the Navy’s Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam on 16 October 2017, in the presence of Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba.[8]
Design edit
The Kamorta-class has been designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design as part of Project 28.[6] It is capable of fighting under nuclear, biological and chemical environments. It will be a frontline warship of the Indian Navy with advanced stealth features and a low radar signature that enhances its anti-submarine warfare capability. The ship will have a complement of 17 officers and 106 sailors.[9]
Features edit
Kiltan is India's first ship to have a superstructure of carbon fibre composite material that has been integrated with its main hull, resulting in lower top weight and maintenance costs and improved stealth features. GRSE thus became the first defence shipyard in India to successfully fuse the carbon composite superstructure with the hull.[13] The ship is 109 m (358 ft) long and 12.8 m (42 ft) broad and is highly maneuverable with a top speed of 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph).[6] It has a displacement of 3,250 tonnes and a range of about 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).[13] It is powered by 4 diesel engines that generate a combined power of 3,000 kW (4,000 hp) and propelled by a main unit of four 3,888 kW (5,214 hp) diesel engines at 1,050 rpm.[9][14]
Kiltan is to be armed with a range of Indian developed cutting-edge weapons and sensors including "a medium-range gun, torpedo tube launchers, rocket launchers and a close-in weapon system".[6] The ship will also contain an integrated communication system and an electronic warfare system.[14]
Gallery edit
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INS Kiltan replenishment at sea by USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4). -
INS Kiltan (P30) with Bangladesh Navy ships BNS Abu Bakr and BNS Prottoy during Bongosagar exercise. -
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References edit
- ^ "INS Kiltan ASW stealth corvette commissioned". SP's Naval Force. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Jayanta (16 October 2017). "INS Kiltan commissioned to Navy by defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018.
- ^ Aero India (PDF). pp.42.
- ^ "Indian Navy commissions fourth and final Kamorta-class corvette". Janes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Rahmat, Ridzwan; Hardy, James (22 July 2014). "Indian Navy takes delivery of first anti-submarine corvette". IHS Jane's Navy International. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Third anti-submarine warfare corvette launched in Kolkata". The Hindu. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "India needs vibrant warship building industry". The Statesman. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ a b Gupta, Jayanta (17 October 2017). "Kolkata-built naval ship commissioned". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Anti-submarine warfare ship launched". The Deccan Herald. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "INS Kiltan launched". Times of India. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kiltan". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "INS Kiltan reborn". Times of India. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Gupta, Jayanta (15 October 2017). "GRSE hands over third ASW corvette to Navy". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette". Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2013.