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The dock will have dimensions 180 m (590 ft) by 44 m (144 ft) by 19.5 m (64 ft) in length, breadth and height, respectively and will be able to handle eight 12,800 tonne-class ships simultaneously. The dock will be used for construction and repair of larger commercial ships as well as for next generation destroyers. [11] [12]
Designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB), a total of four ships are being built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), under the Make in India initiative. [8] The first vessel of the class, INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned on 21 November 2021. [9] The final ship of the class, INS Surat, was commissioned on 15 January 2025. [10]
Launch ceremony of the INS Mahendragiri. INS Mahendragiri is a Nilgiri-class (Project-17 Alpha) frigate of the Indian Navy. [1] It was built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai and was formally launched by Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on 1 September 2023.
In February 2015, the IN contracted Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), a Mumbai-based public-sector shipyard, to build four P-17A frigates at an estimated cost of over ₹21,000 crore. [73] [74] According to the terms of the contract, MDL is to deliver the four frigates in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively. [75]
INS Imphal is the third ship of the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. She was being constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) and has been launched on 20 April 2019. The ship started sea trials on 28 April 2023, and was delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 October 2023. [7] [8] It was commissioned on 26 ...
Three ships of this class are in active service. [1] The Delhi-class vessels were the largest vessels to be built in India at the time of their commissioning. [7] The ships were built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) at a cost of ₹ 750 crore (equivalent to ₹ 32 billion or US$370 million in 2023) each. [8]
All the three ships of the class were constructed at the Mazagon Dock Limited. The construction of the lead ship, Shivalik, commenced in December 2000. The ship's keel was laid in July 2001 and was launched in April 2003. It underwent sea trials in February 2009 before being commissioned in April 2010.
The keel of Visakhapatnam was laid down on 12 October 2013 and she was launched on 20 April 2015 at Mazagon Dock Limited of Mumbai. [8] [9] [10] This was made under Make In India initiative. The ship steering and stabiliser system was manufactured by Larsen & Toubro and hydraulics by Polyhydron Systems. [citation needed].