INS Ranvijay

INS Ranvijay during Exercise Malabar 2012
History
India
NameRanvijay
Builder61 Kommunara Shipbuilding Plant
Commissioned21 December 1987
HomeportVisakhapatnam
IdentificationPennant number: D55
MottoSangrame Vaibhavasya (Glorious in War)
StatusActive
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General characteristics
Class & typeRajput-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 3,950 tons standard
  • 4,974 tons full load
Length147 m (482 ft)
Beam16 m (52 ft)
Draught5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion4 x gas turbine engines; 2 shafts, 72,000 hp (54,000 kW)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
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)
Complement320 (including 35 officers)
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Air/Surface: EL/M-2238 STAR (replacing MR-310U Angara (NATO: Head Net-C) radar at E-band)
  • Air: Bharat RAWL (Dutch Signaal LW08) radar at D-band ( replacing MP-500 Kliver (NATO: Big Net-A) radar at C-band)
  • Navigation: 2 x Volga (NATO: Don Kay) radar at I-band frequency,
  • Communication: Inmarsat,
  • Sonar: 1 x hull mounted Vycheda MG-311 (NATO: Wolf Paw) sonar replaced with Bharat HUMSA during MLR, 1 x Vyega MG-325 (NATO: Mare Tail) variable depth sonar
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Ka-28 helicopter

INS Ranvijay (lit.'Victorious in Battle') is a Rajput-class destroyer in active service with the Indian Navy. Ranvijay was commissioned on 21 December 1987.