PM likely to induct INS Kolkata in last week of August

After dedicating aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to the nation, prime minister Narendra Modi is likely to induct country’s largest indigenously-built warship INS Kolkata in Mumbai in the last week of August.

The prime minister has already been invited to induct the largest indigenously-built warship, which is constructed by the Mazagon Dockyards Limited and has been designed by Navy’s design bureau, defence officials said here.

The 6,800 tonne warship, which is over three years behind schedule, is a technology demonstrator and will showcase a giant leap in shipbuilding technology in the country, they said.

INS Kolkata will be a part of the Kolkata Class destroyers of the Indian Navy which will include follow-on ships by the name of INS Kochin and INS Chennai respectively. The keel of the warship was laid down in September 2003 and the ship was launched in 2006.