The large anti-submarine ship "Reliable" , also known as the destroyer "Rajput" ( Hindi भारतीय युद्ध पोत राजपूत , Eng. Rajput ) - the lead ship of the project 61-ME ( NATO code - "Kashin-II class", also known as "Rajput" "), Built in 1970-1980 in the USSR by order of the Indian government. The large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Reliable" since 1976 was part of the Navy of the USSR , and in 1980 it was transferred to India and became part of the Indian Navy as a destroyer .
| BOD project 61-ME "Reliable" | |
|---|---|
| भारतीय युद्ध पोत राजपूत INS Rajput (D51) | |
 EM “Rajput”: BraMos rocket launch, February 12, 2003 | |
| Service | |
 the USSR India | |
| Class and type of vessel | BOD EM |
| Organization |  USSR Navy Indian Navy |
| Manufacturer | Shipyard named after 61 communards |
| Ordered to build | April 14, 1976 |
| Construction started | September 11, 1976 |
| Launched | September 17, 1977 |
| Commissioned | November 30, 1979 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | May 4, 1980 |
| Status | Active |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | standard: 4,025 t total: 4 905 t |
| Length | on waterline : 134.5 m largest : 146.11 m |
| Width | on waterline : 14.0 m largest : 15.8 m |
| Draft | 6.83 m |
| Engines | 4 × gas turbine |
| Power | 72 000 l. from. [one] |
| Speed | maximum: 30.22 knots economic: 18.7 knots |
| Sailing range | 3,800 miles at 18.7 knots |
| Autonomy of swimming | 10 days |
| Crew | 312 (including 33 officers) [1] according to other sources: 291 (including 29 officers) [2] |
| Armament | |
| Electronic weapons | GAS "Platinum" |
| Flak | 1 × 2 AU AK-726 4 × 2 AU AK-230 (or 4 × 6 AK-630 ) |
| Missile weapons | 4 × 1 PKRK P-20 2 × 2 launcher SAM "Pechora" |
| Anti-submarine weapons | 2 × 12 213 mm RBU-6000 2x6 305 mm RBU-1000 (48 RSL-10) |
| Mine torpedo armament | 1 × 5 533 mm TA PTA-53-61 |
| Aviation group | 1 Ka-28 helicopter, hangar (or Aluette III ). |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Performance characteristics
- 2.1 Power installation
- 2.2 Armament
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
September 11, 1976 BOD project 61-ME "Reliable" was laid down at the shipyard them. 61 Kommunara in Nikolaev under serial number 2201. As early as April 14, 1976, he was added to the lists of ships of the Navy of the USSR .
September 17, 1977 "Reliable" was launched, and November 30, 1979 went into operation, temporarily joining the Red Banner Black Sea Fleet [3] .
May 4, 1980 "Reliable" was expelled from the Soviet Navy and transferred to India, where it was renamed and reclassified as destroyer "Rajput".
In 1993 - 1994, Rajput was modernized by the installation of new electronic equipment.
In 2003, “Rajput” became the first Indian Navy ship equipped with two inclined launchers for launching BrahMos supersonic anti - ship missiles (two missiles per launcher) [4] .
Performance Specifications
Power plant
The main power plant EM “Rajput” consists of four gas turbines of 18,000 liters. from. [1] . Currently, it is planned to replace it with an upgraded version of the Kaveri engine ( eng. GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri ) developed at the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of the Indian Ministry of Defense (“Research and Development Organization of Gas Turbine Units” in Bangalore ) [5] .
Armament
After 2003, according to the plan of the Indian Ministry of Defense, four launchers for P-20 missiles were replaced by two twin-tube launchers for BrahMos missiles designed for firing at surface targets [6] .
Rajput was also equipped with an electronic warfare system Bharat Ajanta ( Indian design).
Since 2003, this destroyer has been a testing platform for the new Russian-Indian anti-ship missiles BrahMos , which are a modification of the Yakhont anti - ship missiles .
- Artillery systems
- One twin 76.2 mm gun mount (AU) AK-726 for 600 rounds;
- Four twin 30-mm AK-230 ACs per 1,000 rounds or four six-barrel 30-mm AK-630Ms per 3,000 rounds.
- Missile systems
- Four SCRK for BrahMos missiles;
- Two S -125 "Pechora" air defense systems ( NATO code is "SA-3", for missiles - "SA-N-1").
- Anti-submarine
- One five-pipe 533-mm torpedo tube (TA) PTA-53-61 (5 torpedoes each);
- Two twelve-barreled (213 mm caliber) rocket launchers of RBU-6000 (for RGB-60 projectile; 96 pcs.).
- Aviation
- One Ka-28 multi-purpose helicopter (or Aluet III ) in the hangar.
- Radar weapons
- EW "Bharat Ajanta";
- Radar detection of surface and air targets "Cleaver" and "Angara";
- Turret and Lynx artillery fire control radars (or two Vympel radars instead);
- Hydroacoustic station (GAS) of the general detection "Platinum".
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Type “Reliable” (project 61-ME) (inaccessible link - history ) . Encyclopedia of the Russian fleet . Date of appeal July 31, 2009. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Tactical and technical characteristics . BOD project 61 (type "Komsomolets of Ukraine") . Naval collection . Date of treatment September 30, 2009. Archived on April 8, 2012.
- ↑ Large anti-submarine ship of project 61-ME "Reliable" . Archive of photos of the ships of the Russian and Soviet Navy. Date of treatment October 1, 2009. Archived on April 8, 2012.
- ↑ Indian Navy tested BrahMos cruise missile using a vertical-type launcher . Army.lv project ( 12.19.2008 ). Date of treatment September 29, 2009. Archived on April 8, 2012.
- ↑ India has created a modernized ship gas turbine engine for destroyers of the Rajput project . Project of the Russian Navy (07/31/2008). Date of treatment September 29, 2009. Archived on April 8, 2012.
- ↑ The Indian army ordered a land-based Brasos battery of supersonic missiles . The newspaper "Military-Industrial Courier" (11/22/2005). Date of treatment September 29, 2009. Archived on April 8, 2012.
Links
- Project 61-МE • Kashin-II class on the Atrina website. (Russian)