Mumbai, Sep 18 - The Indian Navy Friday launched the country's second indigenously built stealth warship INS Kochi.

The 6,800-tonne destroyer, built by the Mazagaon Docks Ltd (MDL), was ceremoniously launched by Madhulika Verma, wife of Naval chief Admiral Nirmal Verma.

INS Kochi, the second destroyer of Project 15-A built by the MDL, is 163 metres long, encompasses state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, stealth features, an advanced action information system, sophisticated power distribution and other advanced features.

It will also be fitted with the supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles in collaboration with the Defence Research Development Organisation, twin-tube torpedo launchers, anti-submarine rocket launchers and AK-630 rapid fire guns.

For the first time, MDL used 'pontoon assisting launching method' in collaboration with a Russian firm Baltizky Zavod.