Indian Navy conducted the maiden sea trials for Mormugao, the second indigenous stealth destroyer of the P15B class on December 19, 2021.
- Built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDSL), the ship has been named after the port town in Goa.
- The Mormugao was launched in September 2016 when the late Manohar Parrikar was the defence minister.
- The Indian Navy plans to commission the stealth destroyer in mid-2022 when it will be known as INS Mormugao. Mormugao will add significantly to the Indian Navy’s combat capabilities.
- The sea trials come less than a month after the recent commissioning of INS Visakhapatnam, the first of the P15B contract.
- The fourth P75 submarine INS Vela was also commissioned in November and starting sea trials of Mormugao is testimony to the cutting-edge capabilities of MDSL.
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