INS Astradharani

Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel INS Astradharini in Visakhapatnam, 2015.
History
India
Name: INS Astradharani
Operator: Indian Navy
Builder: Shoft Shipyard Pvt. Ltd
Commissioned: 6 October 2015
Identification: Pennant number: A61
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Type: Torpedo launch and recovery vessel[1]
Displacement: 650 tonnes (720 short tons)[2]
Length: 50 m (160 ft)[1][3]
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h)[1][3]
Complement: 2 officers and 27 sailors and can carry 13 additional crew[1][3]
Notes: Catamaran Hull design.[1]

INS Astradharini (translated as "she who keeps weapons") is an indigenously designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel built by Shoft Shipyard for the Indian Navy. She was commissioned to Navy Service on 6 October 2015 at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. After commissioning, the ship entered the Eastern Naval Command.

Construction

Astradharani – the 50-metre twin-hulled warship is also the first to be built at a private yard with armament fixtures. The ship was collaboratively designed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory(NSTL) of DRDO, Shoft Shipyard and IIT Kharagpur. The design of the ship was tested at the facilities at the NSTL.[4]

Features

The ship has a complement of two officers and 27 sailors and can carry 13 scientists. The catamaran hull configuration in the ship significantly reduces its power requirement. With a length of 50 m, the vessel can undertake multiple trials during a single sortie and is fully equipped with all modern amenities that warships have.[4]

Purpose

The vessel is a replacement of INS Astravahini that was built by Goa Shipyard Limited and P.S. and Company for the Indian Navy. It was decommissioned on 17 July 2015 after 31 years of service. INS Astradharini will be used to carry out the technical trials of underwater weapons and systems like torpedoes and mines.[1][3]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "India's first indigenous torpedo vessel INS Astradharani got commissioned today: All you need to know". India Today. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  2. ↑ "ASTRADHARINI TO SPEED UP WEAPON DEVELOPMENT". Indian Defence News. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "INS Astradharani commissioned". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  4. 1 2 "INS Astradharani commissioned into Indian Navy". c4learn. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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