Template:Italic title Template:Infobox ship INS Nirdeshak (Hindi: निर्देशक lit. director) is the second ship of her class of survey ships. It is a hydrographic survey ship built by GRSE for the Indian Navy.[1][2] The ship inherits the same name as that of a previous survey vessel which served the Navy until December 2014.
Design
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The primary role of the vessels would be to conduct coastal and deep-water hydro-graphic survey of ports, navigational channels, Exclusive Economic Zones and collection of oceanographic data for defence. Their secondary role would be to perform search & rescue, ocean research and function as hospital ships for casualties.[4][5][6][7]
Construction and service
The keel of the ship was laid on 1 December 2020[8] and launched on 26 May 2022.[9]
The ship was delivered to the Indian Navy on 8 October 2024.[10] It was commissioned on 18 December 2024.[11][12][13] She participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam.[14] She visited Colombo port in Sri Lanka for an Operational Turnaround and a training visit in April 2026. She will take part in the 4th India-Sri Lanka joint diving exercise (DIVEX 2026), a bilateral diving exercise scheduled from April 21-27.[15]
References
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- ↑ GRSE bags over Rs 2,000 crore contract to build 4 large survey vessels for Navy. Deccan Chronicle(2018-10-30). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ MOD signs contract with GRSE for supply of four survey vessels for Indian Navy. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ Indian MoD orders four survey ships from GRSE | Jane's 360. www.janes.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ GRSE to build four survey vehicles for Indian Navy, contract inked. The Economic Times(2018-10-30). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ GRSE to supply vessels to Indian Navy - NWI - Naval Warfare - Shephard Media. www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ GRSE Lays Keel for Second Survey Vessel (Large) for Indian Navy, Mathew, Arun. DefPost. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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- ↑ Indian Navy to commission last Scorpene-class submarine & first Nilgiri-class frigate in January 2025, Deshpande, Smruti(2024-12-11).
- ↑ INS Nirdeshak to be commissioned on December 18. The Hindu(2024-12-10). Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ↑ IFR & MILAN 2026. IFR & MILAN 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ MSN. www.msn.com. Retrieved 2026-04-22.