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INS Subhadra (P51) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.[1] Since her commissioning, she has been under the operational command of Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (India) (FOCWF). The ship has changed its base port to Karwar, Karnataka in Mar 2012 from Mumbai. During the operational service, the ship has evolved in two major roles – Strategic and Conventional.
Service history
Operation Sankalp
Template:Further INS Subhadra played a crucial role in the rescue of 17 sailors from the former-MV Ruen as she, along with INS Kolkata, P-8I Neptune patrol aircraft, SeaGuardian drones and MARCOS Commandos air-dropped from an IAF C-17 Globemaster III .The ship managed to capture 35 pirates in a mammoth 40 hour operation about 700 miles from Indian Coastlines.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class Template:Webarchive, indiannavy.nic.in, 2011-10-20
- ↑ Navy forces Somali pirates to surrender; rescues 17 hostages. Hindustan Times(2024-03-17). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew. The Guardian(2024-03-17). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ↑ Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ Indian navy rescues hijacked vessel MV Ruen from 35 pirates; all crew-members safe. The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ↑ Indian navy rescues hijacked vessel MV Ruen from 35 pirates; all crew-members safe. The Times of Oman. Retrieved 2024-03-17.