Rajput-class Destroyer

The Rajput-class guided-missile destroyers built for the Indian Navy are modified versions of Soviet Kashin class destroyers. They are also known as Kashin II-class. The ships were built in the former Soviet Union after considerable Indian design modifications to the Kashin design. These included the replacement of the helicopter pad in the original design with a flight elevator, as well as major changes to the electronics and combat systems. Five units were built for export to India in the 1980s. All units are currently attached to the Eastern Naval Command.

Specifications

 * Type: Guided Missile Destroyer
 * Service Period: 1980-Present
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 482 feet (146.91 meters)
 * Beam: 52 feet (15.85 meters)
 * Draught: 16 feet (4.88 meters)
 * Displacement: 4,974 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew: 320 (35 officers and 185 enlisted)
 * Propulsion: 4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp
 * Range: 4,000 mi (6,400 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h); 2,600 miles (4,200 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
 * Speed: 35 knots (64.82 km/hr)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
 * 1 x MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band
 * 1 x Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band (installed on INS Ranjit),
 * 1 x MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band,
 * Inmarsat
 * 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar
 * 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 3"/62-caliber naval gun
 * 8 x Brahmos AShMs
 * 4 x AK-230/AK-630M 30mm CIWS
 * 2 x S-125M SAM Launchers
 * 1 x 533 mm PTA 533 quintuple torpedo tube launcher
 * 2 x RBU-6000 anti-submarine mortars
 * 1 x Dhanush ballistic missile
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Kamov Ka-28 Helix or 1 x HAL Chetak

Unit Run

 * INS Rajput (D51)
 * INS Rana (D52) - sunk by F/A-18C Hornets from HMS Queen Elizabeth
 * INS Ranjit (D53)
 * INS Ranvir (D54) - sunk by HMS Trafalgar
 * INS Ranvijay (D55) - sunk by F/A-18C Hornets from HMS Queen Elizabeth