Kamorta Class Corvette

Contents• Introduction• Order• Features• Stealth Design• Weapons Carried• Ships of The Class• Construction• References

Introduction• Project-28 Kamorta class corvettes - INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt, INS Kiltan and INS Kavaratti - are anti-submarine warships with very low under water noise signature and low radar cross section.• They are the first stealth corvettes designed and built indigenously.

Order

•Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata has orders to build four Project 28 Kamorta class ASW Corvettes for the Indian Navy at a cost of approximately Rs. 1,700 crore each. •The ships have with more than 80 percent indigenous content and are capable of fighting under NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) environment.

Features• The ships are the first in India to feature a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) superstructure integrated with the steel hull of the ship.• Besides reducing the weight, the use of composites improves stealth characteristics and reduces life cycle maintenance costs.• The P-28 ASW corvettes are equipped with a 'rail-less helo traversing system' to handle a helicopter on board the ship, foldable hangar door, and use of indigenous DMR 249A steel and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP).

Stealth Design

•The P 28 class ships feature the ‘X’ form of hull and superstructure which give the ships a low radar cross section. •Also, the hull form is highly efficient with excellent sea-keeping and maneuverability characteristics •The ships anti-submarine warfare capability is largely achieved due to the low signature of radiated underwater noise.

 Length (m)      109 

 Width (m)  12.8

 Max Displacement (ton)  3,000

 Max Speed (kt)   25

 Propulsion  4x3800kw at 1050 rpm diesel engines powering controllable pitch propellers

 Endurance   3,450 nautical miles at 18 knots

 Helicopter  1

 Complement  17 officers, 106 sailors

Weapons Carried• BEL Revati 3-D S-band radar developed by DRDO• EL/M-2221 STGR fire-control radar illuminator for the Barak-1?• BEL Lynx U1 (one fore, one aft)• Kavach system from OFB• Barak-1 anti-missile defence system• ADD 2 X AK 630M guns• OTOBreda’s 76/62 main gun• ADD 2 X L&T IRL (RBU 6000)• ADD Mareech torpedo decoys• 2 X TWIN tube 533mm (Hy wt torpedo) tubes.• Sea King Helicopter• SANKET EW system

Ships of The ClassName Laid down Launched Commissioning

INS Kamorta 20 November 2006 19 April 2010 April 2014

INS Kadmatt 27 September 2007 24 October 2011 Dec 2014

INS Kiltan 10 August 2010 26 March 2013 2015

INS Kavaratti 20 January 2012 2016

Construction• INS Kamorta, the first of the class, was launched on April, 19,

2010, and INS Kadmatt, the second ship of the class, on October 25, 2011.• The keel of the third corvette, INS Kiltan, was laid in August

2010. • The ship was launched on March 26, 2013.• The fourth ship of the class will be called INS Kavaratti.• INS Kamorta was expected to be commissioned in the Indian

Navy in June 2012 and and INS Kadmatt in March 2013. • However, on March 26, GRSE said that INS Kamorta would be

delivered within 2013 and the remaining three ships by 2016.

References

• http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/S8xpAObPt3I/AAAAAAAAKK0/Vaiyq4W-dKc/s1600/Kamorta+,+First+Anti+Submarine+Warfare+Corvette+built+at+GRSE,+Kolkata+takes+to+water+today.-724364.jpg• http://photo.outlookindia.com/images/gallery/20100419/INS_

kamorta_20100419.jpg• http://i.imgur.com/A1UsA.jpg• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamorta-class_corvette• https://sites.google.com/site/idpsentinel/naval-projects/corve

ttes/project-28-kamorta-class-corvette

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