INS Chennai

Also known as

D65
P 15A

INS Chennai is an Indian Navy Kolkata-class Project 15A stealth guided-missile destroyer built by Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai and commissioned in 2016. PIB reported the ship successfully test-fired BrahMos from sea, making it a clear launch-platform counterpart for the missile in the catalog.

INS Chennai, Indian Navy stealth guided-missile destroyer, Naval Systems

Image source: INS Chennai (D65) at sea | Wikimedia Commons

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: India
Built by: Mazagon Dock Limited
Type: Indian Navy stealth guided-missile destroyer
Service note: 2016-present
Designer: Indian Navy Directorate of Naval Design
Designed: Project 15A

naval destroyer guided-missile destroyer stealth

Specifications

Class: Kolkata-class / Project 15A
Displacement: About 7,400 tonnes
Length: 163 m
Beam: 17.4 m
Speed: Over 30 knots
Crew: About 360
Propulsion: COGAG with four gas turbines
Armament: BrahMos missiles, Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles, a 76 mm gun, close-in weapon systems, torpedo tubes, and rocket launchers

Ship-Launched Missiles

PIB reported that INS Chennai successfully test-fired BrahMos from sea.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

BrahMos, Supersonic anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile, Munitions

Supersonic cruise missile

PIB reported that INS Chennai successfully test-fired BrahMos from sea and hit a target in the Arabian Sea.

Sources: INS Chennai BrahMos Test Fire | PIB

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Commissioned into the Indian Navy on 21 November 2016; assigned to the Western Fleet.
Used by: Indian Navy

Media

INS Chennai Images

INS Chennai, Indian Navy stealth guided-missile destroyer, Naval Systems - view 1 — Source: INS Chennai during its commissioning | Wikimedia Commons

INS Chennai, Indian Navy stealth guided-missile destroyer, Naval Systems - view 2 — Source: BrahMos fired from INS Chennai during TROPEX 2017 | Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

INS Chennai Joins the Indian Navy | PIBPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports INS Chennai's commissioning, Kolkata-class Project 15A designation, construction by Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai, design background, dimensions, propulsion, crew, and weapons fit. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 INS Chennai BrahMos Test Fire | PIBPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports direct relationship background: BrahMos was successfully test-fired from INS Chennai. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 INS Chennai (D65) at sea | Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing context for the primary gallery image of INS Chennai at sea. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 INS Chennai during its commissioning | Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing context for the commissioning photo of INS Chennai. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 BrahMos fired from INS Chennai during TROPEX 2017 | Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing context for the BrahMos firing photo showing INS Chennai at sea. | Accessed: 2026-06-27