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{{Short description|Indian navy patrol vessel}}<br />
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{{Infobox ship<br />
|section1={{Infobox ship/image<br />
| image = INS Suvarna (P52) at sea.jpg<br />
| image_caption = INS ''Suvarna''<br />
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|section2={{Infobox ship/career<br />
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| country = India<br />
| flag = {{shipboxflag|India|naval}}<br />
| name = INS ''Suvarna''<br />
| namesake = <br />
| ordered = <br />
| builder = <br />
| laid_down = <br />
| launched = 22 August 1990<br />
| acquired = <br />
| commissioned = 4 April 1991<br />
| decommissioned = <br />
| in_service = <br />
| out_of_service = <br />
| struck = <br />
| reinstated = <br />
| honours = <br />
| fate = <br />
| status = Active<br />
| notes = <br />
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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics<br />
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| header_caption = <br />
| class = [[Sukanya class patrol vessel]]<ref name=in-sukanya/><br />
| type = <br />
| tonnage = <br />
| displacement = 1,890 tons (full load)<ref name=in-sukanya>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/sukanya-class-saryu-class-karwar-class|title=Sukanya Class, Saryu Class, Karwar Class - Indian Navy|website=indiannavy.nic.in|accessdate=16 February 2017}}</ref><br />
| length = 101 metres<br />
| beam = 11.5 metres<br />
| height = <br />
| draught = <br />
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| depth = <br />
| hold_depth = <br />
| decks = <br />
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| ramps = <br />
| ice_class = <br />
| power = <br />
| propulsion = 2 × [[diesel engine]]s, {{convert|12800|bhp|kW|-1|abbr=on}}, 2 shafts<br />
| sail_plan = <br />
| speed = {{convert|21|kn|km/h|0}}<br />
| range = {{convert|7000|nmi|km|-3}} at {{convert|15|kn|km/h|0}}<br />
| endurance = <br />
| test_depth = <br />
| boats = <br />
| capacity = <br />
| troops = <br />
| complement = 70<br />
| crew = <br />
| time_to_activate = <br />
| sensors = *1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar<br />
*1 BEL 1245 navigation radar<br />
| EW = <br />
| armament = *1 × 40 mm, 60-cal [[Bofors]] [[anti-aircraft gun]]<br />
*2 × 12.7 mm [[machine gun]]s<br />
*''P51 added:'' 1 [[Dhanush (missile)|Dhanush ballistic missile]]<br />
*''P55 added:'' 2 x 25 mm, 80-cal anti-aircraft guns<br />
| armour = <br />
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| aircraft = 1 [[HAL Chetak]]<br />
| aircraft_facilities = <br />
| notes = <br />
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'''INS ''Suvarna'' (P52)''' is a [[Sukanya class patrol vessel]] of the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=in-sukanya/><br />
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INS ''Suvarna'' has been modified for use as a test bed for the launch of the ship-based [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Program#Dhanush|Dhanush]] short-range [[ballistic missile]].<br />
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On 19 April 2021, INS Suvarna, while on a surveillance patrol in the [[Arabian Sea]], seized [[narcotic]]s worth [[Indian rupee|₹]]3000 crore being transported on a fishing vessel.<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Manjeet Negi |date=April 19, 2021 |title=Indian Navy ship seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 crore from fishing vessel in Arabian Sea|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-navy-ship-seizes-narcotics-worth-rs3000-crore-fishing-vessel-arabian-sea-1792655-2021-04-19|access-date=2021-04-19|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mega bust: Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth over Rs 3,000 crore in Arabian Sea|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/04/19/mega-bust-indian-navy-seizes-narcotics-worth-over-rs-3k-crore-in-arabian-sea.html|access-date=2021-04-19|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-19|title=Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 cr from fishing vessel in Arabian Sea|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/indian-navy-seizes-narcotics-worth-rs-3000-cr-from-fishing-vessel-in-arabian-sea|access-date=2021-04-19|website=ZEE5 News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Navy ship seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 cr in Arabian Sea: Govt sources|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/indian-navy-ship-seizes-narcotics-worth-rs-3000-cr-in-arabian-sea-say-govt-sources/746923|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 crore from fishing vessel|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indian-navy-seizes-narcotics-worth-rs-3000-crore-from-fishing-vessel/articleshow/82144932.cms|access-date=2021-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 cr from fishing vessel in Arabian Sea|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/apr/19/indian-navy-seizes-narcotics-worth-rs-3000-cr-from-fishing-vessel-in-arabian-sea-2291983.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419121242/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/apr/19/indian-navy-seizes-narcotics-worth-rs-3000-cr-from-fishing-vessel-in-arabian-sea-2291983.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2021|access-date=2021-04-19|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Sukanya-class patrol vessel}}<br />
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[[Category:Sukanya-class patrol boats]]<br />
[[Category:1990 ships]]<br />
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