Named after the capital city of Manipur. Sanctioned in Delhi. Part of the Visakhapatnam class of missile destroyers. Built in Mumbai. INS Imphal was commissioned by the Indian Navy in Mumbai on Tuesday, December 26. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the INS Imphal is a testament to India’s capabilities.
“The commissioning of INS Imphal is evidence of India’s Aatmanirbhar capabilities,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, at the commissioning ceremony.
INS Imphal is the first warship to have been named after a city from the Northeastern region, the approval for which was accorded by the President in April 2019.
INS Imphal is a potent and versatile platform equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, and torpedoes.
The ship is fitted with a modern surveillance radar which provides target data to the gunnery weapon systems of the ship.
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The INS Imphal is equipped with BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles, with a displacement of 7,400 tonnes and an overall length of 164 meters.
The Imphal came to the Indian Navy on October 20 after it went through a comprehensive trial programme both at harbour and sea. INS Imphal is the largest and most advanced destroyer to be ever named after a city.
The INS Imphal is 163 metres in length and 75% of it has been made with indigenous materials. It is regarded as one of the most potent warships to be constructed in India.
The INS Imphal is named after the capital city of the Northeastern state of Manipur. “It can be said that the glory of North-South, East-West, everywhere is included in INS Imphal. In my view, one of the biggest features of INS Imphal is that it was completely conceptualised, designed and constructed in India,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at the commissioning ceremony.
