Rajput
IOC: 1980
Total Production: 5
Also Known As
Kashin II
Origin
Ukraine
Contractor/s
61 Kommunara
Guided Missiles:
BrahMos (4)
RBU-6000 (2)
SAM & ABM Missiles:
5V24 (44)
Aircraft, Vehicles & Crafts:
Ka-25
Ka-27
SA-N-1 Goa (2)
Power plant:
Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine
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Description:
The Indian Navy's Rajput-class destroyers were built in the former Soviet Union in the 1980s based on the improved Kashin destroyer project, also known as Kashin II. These ships are suitable for anti-aircraft warfare (AAW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW). Their propulsion system consists of four gas turbines and two shafts developing 94,000-shp which translates into a top speed of 35 knots. The Rajput-class destroyers feature an aft flight deck and hangar to accommodate either a Ka-25 or Ka-27 ASW helicopter.
The Rajput-class destroyer weapon system comprises two SA-N-1 Goa air defense systems mounted at the ship's bow and stern with 44 missiles, four SS-N-2C Styx anti-ship missiles mounted at bow, one dual 76.2mm naval gun, four 30mm anti-aircraft guns, two RBU-6000 ASW rocket launchers and five 21-inch torpedo tubes. The lead ship of this class, INS Rajput, received the BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile replacing the SS-N-2C missiles in September 2005. According to the Indian press, the remaining four destroyers will be upgraded with the new supersonic anti-ship missile.
Specifications
Accommodation: Enlisted 285, Officers 35
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 76.20 mm
Number of Weapons: 48
Dimensions: Beam 15.8 m, Draft 5 m, Length 147 m
Weights: Full Displacement 4,974 t, Standard Displacement 3,950 t
Performance: Top Speed 35 kt (65 kph)
Power: Power 94,000 shp
Other: Torpedo Tubes 5
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008
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