INS Mumbai (D62)
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 INS Mumbai at Fremantle, Western Australia. |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 20 March 1992 |
| Builder: | Mazagon Dock Limited |
| Laid down: | 12 December 1992 |
| Launched: | 20 March 1995 |
| Commissioned: | 22 January 2001 |
| Motto: | "Aham Prayptam Tvidametesam Balam" (I am Invincible) |
| Fate: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6700 Ton |
| Length: | 163 m |
| Beam: | 17 m |
| Draught: | 6.5 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft, 2 cruise diesels, 10,000 bhp; 2 AM-50 boost gas turbines, 54,000 shp |
| Speed: | 32+ Knots |
| Range: | 5000 miles |
| Complement: | 360 (Including 40 Officers) |
| Armament: | 16× SS-N-25 SSM (4 quad launchers), 2× SA-N-7 SAM launchers, 1× 100mm AK-100 gun, 4× 30mm AK-630 gatling guns, 2× RBU-6000 Anti-submarine mortars, 5× 10-21 inch torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 Sea King Helos |
The INS Mumbai (D62) is the third of the Delhi-class destroyers of the Indian Navy.
Mumbai was built in her namesake city Mumbai, launched in 1995, and commissioned in 2001. It was designed in India and built at the Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
The ship is on active service as of 2008.
In July of 2006, it was sent to Lebanon to assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Lebanon during the Israel-Lebanon conflict[1] under the code name Operation Sukoon.
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