04-05-2010, 04:58 AM
[url="http://www.ptinews.com/news/592381_INS-Chennai-adds-to-naval-might"]INS Chennai adds to naval might[/url]
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) The Navy today added might to its warship fleet with Elizabeth Antony, the wife of Defence Minister A K Antony, launching INS Chennai, a guided missile destroyer, prior to its induction.
INS Chennai, the third destroyer under Project 15 Alpha, has been built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
The majestic 163-metre long ship had a pontoon assisted launching, with hundreds of MDL workers and dignitaries, including Antony and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma, cheering as the ship was lowered into water here.
Chennai will be fitted with the indigenous supersonic Brahmos surface-to-surface missile system. The destroyer, propelled by four gas turbines, is designed to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) The Navy today added might to its warship fleet with Elizabeth Antony, the wife of Defence Minister A K Antony, launching INS Chennai, a guided missile destroyer, prior to its induction.
INS Chennai, the third destroyer under Project 15 Alpha, has been built by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).
The majestic 163-metre long ship had a pontoon assisted launching, with hundreds of MDL workers and dignitaries, including Antony and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma, cheering as the ship was lowered into water here.
Chennai will be fitted with the indigenous supersonic Brahmos surface-to-surface missile system. The destroyer, propelled by four gas turbines, is designed to achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots.