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{{Short description|Navy Patrol Ship presently operating as Officers Training Ship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2026}}
{{italic title|string=Sujata}}
{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
| image = INS Sujata (P56) of 1st Training squadron en-route to Sri Lanka.jpg
| image_caption = INS ''Sujata'' (P56) en-route to [[Sri Lanka]].
}}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career
| hide_header =
| country =
| flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
| name = INS ''Sujata''
| namesake =
| ordered =
| builder =
| laid_down =
| launched = 25 October 1991
| acquired =
| commissioned = 3 November 1993
| decommissioned =
| in_service =
| out_of_service =
| struck =
| reinstated =
| honours =
| fate =
| status = Active
| notes =
}}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
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| header_caption =
| class = [[Sukanya class patrol vessel]]<ref name="in-sukanya"/>
| type =
| tonnage =
| displacement = 1,890 tons (full load)<ref name="in-sukanya">{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/opv_sukanya.htm |title=Surface Ships --> Offshore Patrol Vessels --> Sukanya Class|accessdate=13 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619084015/http://indiannavy.nic.in/opv_sukanya.htm |archivedate=19 June 2009 }}</ref>
| length = 101 metres
| beam = 11.5 metres
| height =
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| ice_class =
| power =
| propulsion = 2 × [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|12800|bhp|kW|-1|abbr=on}}, 2 shafts
| sail_plan =
| speed = {{convert|21|kn|km/h|0}}
| range = {{convert|7000|nmi|km|-3}} at {{convert|15|kn|km/h|0}}
| endurance =
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| troops =
| complement = 70
| crew =
| time_to_activate =
| sensors = *1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar
*1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
| EW =
| armament = *1 × 40 mm, 60-cal [[Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]]
*2 × 12.7 mm [[machine gun]]s
*''P51 added:'' 1 [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]]
*''P55 added:'' 2 x 25 mm, 80-cal anti-aircraft guns
| armour =
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| aircraft = 1 [[HAL Chetak]]
| aircraft_facilities =
| notes =
}}
}}

'''INS ''Sujata'' (P56)''' is a [[Sukanya class patrol vessel]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name="in-sukanya"/>

== Service history ==
=== 2025 Kerala oil spill ===
{{Main|2025 Kerala oil spill}}

INS ''Sujata'', [[Aadesh-class patrol vessel|ICGS Arnvesh]] and [[Samarth-class offshore patrol vessel|ICGS Saksham]] were instrumental in the rescue of 24 crew members and containment of an oil spill from the container vessel MSC Elsa 3 off the Coast of [[Kochi]]. Despite the crews best efforts, the ship capsized and sank into the Arabian sea on 25th May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-05-06 |title=Liberian ship sinks off Kerala coast; Navy rescues all 24 crew members |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/May/25/liberian-ship-sinks-off-kerala-coast-navy-rescues-all-24-crew-members |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All crew members rescued after Liberian ship capsizes off Kerala coast |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/all-crew-members-rescued-after-liberian-ship-capsizes-off-kerala-coast |website=The News Minute |access-date=26 May 2025 |language=en |date=25 May 2025}}</ref>

=== Long-range deployment in 2025 ===
{{Excerpt|1st Training Squadron|2025}}

=== Long-range deployment in 2026 ===
{{Excerpt|1st Training Squadron|2026}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sukanya-class patrol vessel}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sujata (P56)}}
[[Category:Sukanya-class patrol boats]]
[[Category:1991 ships]]

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INS Sujata - Revision history

AnnettaCastanon at 11:53, 6 May 2026