INS Mormugao

Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao was
commissioned recently. It is the 2
nd warship
of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile
destroyers

INS Mormugao
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao was
commissioned recently. It is the 2
nd warship
of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile
destroyers

• Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
  Limited (MDSL)
• Named after: It has been named after a
  key port in Goa which was commissioned
  a day before the Goa Liberation Day
  celebrations.
• A ship ‘class’ describes a group of vessels
  of similar tonnage, usage, capabilities, and
  weaponry.
• Other upcoming ships of this class:
  Imphal, and Surat
  
• About Project 15A: Over the last decade, the Indian Navy has commissioned three guided missile
  destroyers of the Kolkata class — INS Kolkata, INS Kochi, and INS Chennai.
  About Project 15B: This is the advanced version of Project 15A with four guided missile
  destroyers. Its lead ship INS Visakhapatnam (Pennant D66) was commissioned into the Navy in
  November 2021.
• A ship class is identified by its lead ship, in this case, INS Visakhapatnam
• All these ships were built by MDSL (including Project 15A), one of the country’s most
  important Defence PSUs.
  
• Goa Liberation Day: It is celebrated on 19 December every year as a reminder that the state of
  Goa got its freedom from the Portuguese after a long time and it remained under the control for
  450 years.
  On December 19, 1961, Jawaharlal Nehru sent armed forces to the coastal state. The Portuguese
  surrendered and the state was liberated. As a result, Goa, Daman, and Diu became Union
  Territories of India.