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{{Short description|Indian naval research vessel}}
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| image_caption = Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel INS ''Astradharini'' in [[Visakhapatnam]], 2015.
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| name = INS ''Astradharini''
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| homeport = Vishakhapatnam
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| type = Torpedo launch and recovery vessel<ref name=intoday/>
| displacement = {{convert|650|t|ST}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2015/10/astradharini-to-speed-up-weapon.html| title=ASTRADHARINI TO SPEED UP WEAPON DEVELOPMENT |publisher=Indian Defence News |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}}</ref>
| length = {{convert|50|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=intoday>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-and-current-affairs/story/ins-astradharani-266811-2015-10-07 |title=India's first indigenous torpedo vessel INS Astradharani got commissioned today: All you need to know |date=2015-10-07 |access-date=2015-10-08 |publisher=India Today |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011005642/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/ins-astradharani/1/492396.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=commisionthehindu>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ins-astradharani-commissioned/article7730364.ece |title=INS Astradharani commissioned |work=The Hindu |date= 6 October 2015|accessdate=2015-10-08}}</ref>
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'''INS ''Astradharini''''' (from {{langx|sa|अस्त्र}} ''astra'', "weapon" and धारिणी ''dhārini'', "holder"; ''trans.'' "she who wields the weapon") is an indigenously designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel built by Shoft Shipyard for the [[Indian Navy]]. She was commissioned into Navy Service on 6 October 2015 at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. After her commissioning, the ship joined the [[Eastern Naval Command]].

==History ==
The vessel is a replacement for ''[[Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel| INS Astravahini]].'' INS Astradharini is designed to conduct technical trials of underwater weapons and systems including torpedoes and mines.<ref name=intoday/><ref name=commisionthehindu/> The ship has a cabin for 13 Researchers in addition to two crew members and 27 sailors.It was developed by the ''Naval Science and Technology Laboratory'' under [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] with assistance from [[IIT Kharagpur|IIT-Kharagpur]]. The [[Catamaran|catamaran hulled]] boat can operate on high sea states and its stability makes it very suitable for carrying passengers and testing weapon systems.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-10-23 |title=Astradharini to speed up weapon development |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/astradharini-to-speed-up-weapon-development/article7799360.ece |access-date=2025-10-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2015-10-10 |title=Indian Navy Welcomes INS Astradharini |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2015/Oct/07/indian-navy-welcomes-ins-astradharini-825956.html |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> [[Hindustan Shipyard|Hindustan Shipyards ltd]] conducted a refit of the ship in 2019 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-12-03 |title=HSL refits INS Astradharini ahead of schedule |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/hsl-refits-ins-astradharini-ahead-of-schedule/article66214500.ece |access-date=2025-10-25 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Defence Watch |date=2022-12-04 |title=HSL completes refit of INS Astradharani 3 weeks ahead of schedule |url=https://psuwatch.com/defencewatch/hsl-completes-refit-of-ins-astradharani-3-weeks-ahead-of-schedule |access-date=2025-10-25 |website=PSU Watch |language=en}}</ref> She also participated at the [[International Fleet Review 2026]] held at [[Visakhapatnam|Visakapatanam]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=IFR & MILAN 2026 |url=https://www.ifrmilan26.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260219124733/https://www.ifrmilan26.com/ |archive-date=2026-02-19 |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=IFR & MILAN 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]
*[[INS Makar]]

==References==
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