Question: Where did Scorpene class submarine “INS Kalvari” set afloat for sea trials?
(a) Naval Dockyard, Mumbai
(b) Naval Dockyard, Kochi
(c) Naval Dockyard, Vishakhapatnam
(d) Naval Dockyard, Tamilnadu
Ans: a
Related facts:
- On October 29, 2015 the country’s first indigenous Scorpene submarine Kalvari set afloat for sea trials at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
- Scorpene submarine is 67 meters long 6.2 meters wide and have 1,550 tones displacement.
- Kalvari is constructed at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
Project 75:
- The submarine has been constructed under ‘Project 75’ of the Indian Navy.
- Mazagon Dock is constructing six Scorpene class submarines (Project 75) under transfer of technology from DCNS, France.
- The project is expected to be completed by 2020.
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