INS Sumedha

INS Sumedha during commissioning ceremony
History
India
Name: INS Sumedha
Operator:  Indian Navy
Builder: Goa Shipyard Limited
Launched: 21 May 2011
Completed: 15 January 2014
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Saryu class patrol vessel
Tonnage: 2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons; 2,400 short tons)
Length: 105 m (344 ft)
Propulsion: Two KOEL/Pielstick Diesel engines
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range: 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement: Eight officers and 108 sailors
Armament:
  • 76-mm SRGM (Super Rapid Gun Mount)
  • close-in weapon system
  • CHAFF launchers[1]

INS Sumedha (P58) is the third Saryu class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, designed and constructed indigenously by the Goa Shipyard Limited.[2][3] It is designed to undertake fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of sea lines of communications and offshore assets and escort duties.[4][5]

Construction

The Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sumedha was launched at Goa Shipyard on 21 May 2011,[6] and was handed over to the Indian Navy on 11 March 2014.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "INS Sunayna to Extend SNC's Reach". Press Information Bureau. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Goa Shipyard Limited touches 200 mark, largest NOPV handed over to Navy". The Times of India. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Third OPV Joins Indian Navy". Naval Today. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "INS Sunayna commissioned to enhance Indian navy's prowess". The Indian Express. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Goa Shipyard Ltd delivers offshore patrol vessel to Navy". Business Standard. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hon'ble Raksha Mantri to Commission GSL Modernisation Project". Goashipyard.co.in. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Indian Navy Commissions third Saryu class Offshore Patrol Vessel INS "SUMEDHA"". March 11, 2014.
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