INS Kamorta, the first indigenous warship for Navy

New Delhi: INS Kamorta, the first in series of anti-submarine corvettes indigenously built by Kolkata based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), was handed over to Indian Navy here on Saturday.The super sophisticated warship, the first in its class of four corvettes being built by GRSE for the Navy was built with indigenously developed steel produced by SAIL's Bhilai Steel Plant. According to the GRSE , the significance of the warship is that it is the “first Indian Naval warship ever built in the country with almost 90 per cent of indigenous content.”The warship is being built with indigenously developed special grade high-tensile (DMR249A) steel produced by SAIL (Steel Authority of India), GRSE officials said.“The hull of the ship encompasses the bulk of sensors and weapon systems that are also indigenously manufactured by various Indian Industries,” the release said. Experts at the GRSE also pointed out that the corvette has a significant edge over existing platforms of other warships as it has a “rail-less” helicopter traversing system. It also has foldable hangar door.Work on the warship started in 2006.The handing over of the warship marks “fruition of a significant project in India's pursuit for self-reliance in indigenous warship building.”The project, driven by the Navy's Directorate of Indigenisation, has been delayed by two years with a cost overrun from the originally estimated INR28 billion (US$470 million) to INR70 billion (US$1 billion), primarily to meet this goal.INS Kamorta have a length of 109 m (358 ft) overall and a beam of 13.7 m (45 ft). The ships displace about 3,100 tonnes (3,400 short tons) at full load. It is powered by four 5,096 hp (3,800 kW) diesel engines at 1,050 rpm.It uses four Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesel engines in CODOG configuration and is propelled two two-shaft, controllable-pitch propellers which allow the ship to reach a top speed of 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph). It have a complement of about 180 sailors and 15 officers excluding flight crew for the integral ASW helicopter and an endurance of 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi).The Kamorta is equipped with a wide range of weapon systems. It is fitted with a OTO Melara 76 mm main gun, and uses two AK-630 guns and 16-cell VLS launched Barak 1 missiles as close-in weapon system. In addition, it is fitted with 8 3M54 Klub multi-role missiles, 2 RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers and torpedo tubes.It is also the first warship to be equipped with the Kavach decoy system for protection against anti-ship missiles.General characteristics : Class & type:Kamorta-class ASW corvette Displacement:3,100 tonnes Length:109.1 m Beam:13.7 m Propulsion:4 x Pielstick 12 PA6 STC Diesel enginesCODAD, DCNS raft mounted gearbox Speed:32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) Sensors and processing systems:Revati Central Acquisition RadarEL/M-2221 STGR fire-control radarBEL ShikariBEL RAWL02 (Signaal LW08) antenna communication grid - Gigabit Ethernet-based integrated ship borne data network, with a fiber optic cable backbone running through the vesselHUMSA (Hull Mounted Sonar Array)Bomber Electronic warfare (EW) suites - BEL Ajanta Electronic warfare & decoys:DESEAVER MKKavachSanket Armament:1 X 76.2 mm Oto SRGM8 x 3M54 Klub2 x AK-630M CIWS2 X RBU-6000 (IRL) anti-submarine rocket launcher16x Barak SAM2x3 Torpedo tubes Aircraft carried:1 Westl