Template:Infobox ship INS Sanshodhak is the fourth and final ship of Template:Sclass of survey ships. It is a hydrographic survey ship built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy.[1]
Design
The ships have a displacement of Template:Convert and a length of Template:Convert. They have a cruising speed of Template:Convert with a maximum speed of Template:Convert and an operating range of Template:Convert at a speed of Template:Convert. The ships have a complement of 231 and are equipped with hydrographic sensor equipment and a hangar which can accommodate one advanced light helicopter. In the secondary role, the ships can be fitted with a CRN 91 naval gun. In addition, the vessels will follow MARPOL (marine pollution) Standards of the International Maritime Organisation and will be built per Classification Society Rules and Naval Ship Regulations.[2]
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.[3][4][5][6]
Construction
The class of the survey vessel were ordered on 30 October 2018 by the Ministry of Defence to the GRSE for its design, construction and delivery to the Indian Navy.[7] The keel of the ship was laid on 17 June 2022[8] and launched on 13 June 2023.[9] Following contractor trials and validation, she was delivered to the Indian Navy on 30 March 2026 along with Template:INS and Template:INS.[1][10]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 3 ships - Dunagiri, Sanshodhak, and Agray - handed over to Navy on Monday. BusinessLine(2026-03-30). Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Template:Cite press release
- ↑ Keel laying ceremony of fourth ship of SVL and Second and third ships of ASW SWC. pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ Template:Cite press release
- ↑ Navy gets three indigenous warships from GRSE, boost to self-reliance push. India Today(2026-03-30). Retrieved 2026-03-31.