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{{Short description|Indian naval vessel}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}{{italic title|string=Sukanya}}
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| image = INS Sukanya (P50) offshore patrol vessel of Indian Navy.jpg
| image_caption = ''Sukanya'' at sea
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|section2={{Infobox ship/career
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| country = India
| flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}
| name = INS ''Sukanya''
| namesake = [[Sukanya]]
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| commissioned = 31 August 1989
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| status = Active
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| badge = [[File:Crest of INS Sukanya (P50).jpg|150px|INS ''Sukanya'' crest]]
}}

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| class = {{sclass|Sukanya|patrol vessel}}
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| displacement = 1,890 tons (full load)<ref name=in-sukanya>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/opv_sukanya.htm |title=Surface Ships of Indian Navy |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 = {{convert|101|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| beam = {{convert|11.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| propulsion = 2 × [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|12800|bhp|kW|-1|abbr=on}}, 2 shafts
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| speed = {{convert|21|kn|km/h|0}}
| range = {{convert|7000|nmi|km|-3}} at {{convert|15|kn|km/h|0}}
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| complement = 70
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| sensors = *1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar
*1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
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| 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
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| aircraft = 1 [[HAL Chetak]]
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| notes = Two onboard desalination plants to produce 20 tonnes of fresh water daily
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'''INS ''Sukanya''''' is the lead vessel of the {{sclass|Sukanya|patrol vessel}}s of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-sukanya/> In [[Sanatana Dharma]], [[Sukanya]] was the daughter of Shryayati, son of [[Vaivasvata Manu]] and the wife of the great sage [[Chyavana]]. It was commissioned into service on 31 August 1989.

==Service history==
In 2006, INS ''Sukanya'' served as the [[Presidential yacht]] for the 2006 Naval Fleet Review.<ref name=2006-fr>{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/NewPfr06/index2.htm |title=PFR 2006 |accessdate=5 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706132634/http://indiannavy.nic.in/NewPfr06/index2.htm |archivedate=6 July 2006 }}</ref> In February 2010, ''Sukanya'' escorted the [[Maldivian Coast Guard]] vessel [[MCGS Huravee (2023)|MCGS ''Hurawee'']] home via [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. ''Huravee'' was returning home after a refit in India.

On 20 and 24 September 2011, [[pirate]]s in the [[Gulf of Aden]] attempted to approach vessels being escorted by INS ''Sukanya''. The attack was warded off and the pirates disarmed by a team of marine commandos. Indian Navy officials seized three rifles, eight magazines and about 320 rounds of ammunition from the pirate boat with 14 pirates. Ladders and [[grapnels]] used by pirates to board merchant vessels were recovered. The boat was carrying a large quantity of fuel and [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]] cylinders, in addition to communication and navigation equipment. This was the fourth time INS ''Sukanya'' thwarted a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. On 11 November 2011, ''Sukanya'' again thwarted piracy attempts near the Gulf of Aden.

In December 2014, a fire damaged the only de-salination plant in [[Maldives]] plunging it into a severe water crisis. On 4 December 2014, ''Sukanya'' led by Commander M. Dorai Babu, NM, while patrolling off [[Kochi]], was immediately diverted to Maldives. The ship had two de-salination plants on board with capacity to produce 20 tonnes of fresh water daily which were used to avert the water crisis.<ref name="PIB">{{cite web |title=Indian Navy the First to Respond in Maldivian Crisis |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=112783 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=10 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/nation-world/heres-how-indian-navy-is-helping-water-crisis-hit-maldives/slideshow/45409358.cms |title=Here's how Indian Navy is helping water crisis-hit Maldives |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=8 December 2014 |accessdate=28 June 2016}}</ref>

On 18 November 2025, ''Sukanya'' arrived at the [[Port of Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]], for an operational turnaround. The vessel departed the island on 21 November.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-19 |title=INS Sukanya makes port call in Colombo |url=https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2025/11/19/202511191400/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251120012831/https://news.navy.lk/eventnews/2025/11/19/202511191400/ |archive-date=2025-11-20 |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=Sri Lanka Navy}}</ref> The ship was again deployed to Sri Lanka to supply 12 tonnes of [[disaster relief]] materials as part of [[Cyclone Ditwah#Operation Sagar Bandhu (India)|Operation Sagar Bandhu]] on 1 December.<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release |title=Indian Navy extends Humanitarian Assistance to Sri Lanka in wake of Cyclone Ditwah |date=2025-12-02 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2197802&reg=3&lang=1 |access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite press release |title=Operation Sagar Bandhu continues providing Emergency HADR Support to Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah |date=2025-12-09 |publisher=[[Indian Ministry of External Affairs]] |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/40420/Operation_Sagar_Bandhu_Continues_providing_Emergency_HADR_Support_to_Sri_Lanka_following_Cyclone_Ditwah |access-date=2025-12-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210022026/https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/40420/Operation_Sagar_Bandhu_Continues_providing_Emergency_HADR_Support_to_Sri_Lanka_following_Cyclone_Ditwah |archive-date=2025-12-10}}</ref> She participated at the [[International Fleet Review 2026]] held at [[Visakhapatnam|Visakapatanam]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Gopal |first=B. Madhu |date=2026-02-17 |title=Visakhapatnam set for grand Presidential Fleet Review on February 18 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-set-for-grand-presidential-fleet-review-on-february-18/article70643607.ece |access-date=2026-02-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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|File:INS Sukanya (P50) at sea.jpg
|INS Sukanya (P50) at sea.
|File:Top view of INS Sukanya (P50).jpg
|Top view of INS Sukanya (P50).
|File:Ins-sukanya.jpg
}}

==References==
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[[Category:1989 ships]]

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