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Detailed explanation-1: -Aim is to make India an indigenous ship building hub: RM. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mormugao (D67), second warship of the P15B class of stealth guided-missile destroyers, was commissioned in the august presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on December 18, 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Here are five things you need to know about this warship. 1) INS Mormugao is the second stealth-guided missile destroyer under Project 15B. INS Visakhapatnam has already been commissioned into the Indian Navy on November 21 last year.

Detailed explanation-3: -The said decommissioned Khukri (P49) naval ship landed at Jetty, opp. Diu Collectorate and planned to convert into a museum by the U.T. Administration, which is to be kept open for General Public and tourists to create awareness and inspiration to promote Naval services in memorial of Khukri warship.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stealth guided missile destroyer Mormugao, the second of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Sunday. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony in Mumbai, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said INS Mormugao is evidence of India’s excellence in warship design and development.