Kolkata-class destroyer

Also known as

Project 15A
Project 15 Alpha
P-15A
Kolkata class
Kolkata-class
Kolkata-class destroyer

The Kolkata-class destroyer is India's first stealth guided-missile destroyer class, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders for the Indian Navy. The three ships - Kolkata, Kochi, and Chennai - entered service from 2014 to 2016 and are documented with Barak-8/MRSAM air-defense missiles.

Kolkata-class destroyer, Stealth guided-missile destroyer class, Naval Systems

Image source: Barak-8 missile firing by Kolkata class destroyer.jpg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: India
Built by: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
Type: Stealth guided-missile destroyer class
Service note: 2014-present
Designer: Directorate of Naval Design
Designed: 2000s
Unit cost: Rs 3,800 crore (US$950 million) per ship
Produced: 2003-2015
Number built: 3

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Specifications

Displacement: 7,400 tons full load
Length: 163 m
Beam: 17.4 m
Draught: 6.5 m
Speed: 30 knots
Complement: 300
Propulsion: Combined gas-and-gas propulsion with four DT-59 gas turbines
Main armament: 32 Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles, 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles, 1 x 76 mm naval gun, and 4 x AK-630 CIWS

Shipboard Air Defense

The class carries the Barak-8/MRSAM air-defense system on all three ships.

Carried item

Item type

Carriage evidence

Barak-8, Medium- to long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense

Surface-to-air missile system

Defense Post says the three Kolkata-class destroyers deploy the Barak-8/MRSAM air-defense system.

Sources: Defense Post Kolkata-class deployment note

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Commissioned from 2014 to 2016; all three ships remain in Indian Navy service.
Used by: Indian Navy

Media

Kolkata-class destroyer Videos

Virtual tour of INS Kolkata (English)

Kolkata-class destroyer Images

Kolkata-class destroyer, Stealth guided-missile destroyer class, Naval Systems - view 1 — Source: IAC1 Vikrant with INS Kolkata (D63) during sea trial.jpg

Kolkata-class destroyer, Stealth guided-missile destroyer class, Naval Systems - view 2 — Source: INS Chennai (D65) at sea.jpg

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Sources

Kolkata-class destroyerPublisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the class's service dates, ship count, dimensions, speed, complement, propulsion, and armament overview. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Kolkata Class Guided Missile DestroyersPublisher: Naval Technology | Note: Supports the class background, shipyard context, and the reported 163 m, 17.4 m beam, 6.5 m draught, 7,400-ton full-load displacement, and 30-knot performance figures. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Project 15-A Kolkata DDGHM - ProgramPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the three-ship program, Mazagon Dock construction context, and the reported Rs 3,800 crore per ship cost. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Defense Post Kolkata-class deployment notePublisher: Defense Post | Note: Supports background context that the Barak-8/MRSAM system is deployed on the three Kolkata-class destroyers. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Barak-8 missile firing by Kolkata class destroyer.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the Barak-8 firing image under Government Open Data License - India. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 IAC1 Vikrant with INS Kolkata (D63) during sea trial.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the sea-trial image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 INS Chennai (D65) at sea.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the ship-at-sea gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27