The Government of India has deputed Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kolkata to visit Hamad Port, Qatar during DIMDEX 2018. INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the three Kolkata Class destroyers and is one of the largest indigenously built destroyers to be operated by the Indian Navy. The Kolkata Class ships have been conceived and designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design and built by Mazagon Dockyard Shipyard Limited, Mumbai.
The vessel has an overall length of 164 meters, displaces about 7500 tons and is capable of achieving a speed in excess of 30 knots.
