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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Russia steps in to bail out sinking Project 15-A

Scaled model of INS KolkataTo comprehend the size of a 6,800-tonne warship, one really needs to see it out of water.

In Mazagon Dock Ltd, Mumbai (MDL), we stare awestruck at two such vessels being built side by side, towering hulks of steel that are being welded and hammered into frontline destroyers for the Indian Navy.

Then we are shown their eventual form at a nearby slipway, where INS Kolkata, the first destroyer of Project 15-A, is being kitted out for its commissioning next year.

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