Question: Recently INS Chennai, a P 15A Guided Missile Destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at which of the following place?
(a) Vishakhapatnam
(b) Mumbai
(c) Goa
(d) Kochi
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- On 21 November 2016 INS Chennai, a P 15A Guided Missile Destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at an ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
- The event marks the formal induction into the Navy of the third and the last of the three ‘Kolkata’ class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
- The ship measures 163m in length, 17.4m in breadth with a displacement of 7500 tonnes and can rightfully be regarded as one of the most potent warships to have been constructed in India.
- The ship is propelled by four powerful Gas Turbines, in a Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG) configuration, capable of achieving speeds in excess of 30 knots.
- The ship has enhanced stealth features resulting in a reduced Radar Cross Section (RCS) achieved through efficient shaping of hull, full beam superstructure design, plated masts and use of radar transparent materials on exposed decks.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153966
http://ddinews.gov.in/Home%20-%20Headlines/Pages/Ins%20chennai.aspx