INS Delhi and INS Satpura

About INS Delhi:

• It is India’s first indigenously built guided missile Destroyer.
• It is the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. 
• It was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai and commissioned on 15 November 1997.
• Maximum Speed: 28 knots (52 km/h)+
• Range: 5,000 mi (8,000 km)
• Aircraft carried: 2 x Sea King helicopters

About INS Satpura:

• INS Satpura is an indigenously designed and built  Shivalik-class guided-missile stealth frigate.
• The ship is a frontline unit of the Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam.
• Built at Mazagaon Docks Ltd, Mumbai, and commissioned on 20 August 2011, INS Satpura derives her name from the majestic Satpura mountain range in central India.
• It is equipped with a versatile array of weapons and sensors and can carry multi-role helicopters.
• Displacement: 6,200 tonnes
• Maximum Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h;
• Aircraft carried: 2 × HAL Dhruv or Sea King Mk. 42B helicopters

Q1) What is a  guided missile Destroyer?

Guided missile destroyers are multi-mission Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)] surface combatants.

Source: INS Delhi, Satpura depart Sihanoukville, Cambodia

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