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Thursday, April 10, 2014

INS Kochi to start sea trials in June

Kolkata class destroyerINS Kochi, the second ship in the INS Kolkata class of stealth destroyers, will commence sea trials in June, an important step before the ship is accepted and commissioned by the Indian Navy.

Constructed at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, the ship has finished basic construction according to MDL officials and only the “outfitting” of external equipment and cabling work remains.

Laid down on October 25, 2005, the ship is a part of the Project 15A which involves three ships to be constructed at the MDL, the two others being the INS Kolkata and the INS Chennai.

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