INS Subhadra (P51)

History
Name: INS Subhadra
Commissioned: 25 January 1990
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Sukanya class patrol vessel[1]
Displacement: 1,890 tons (full load)[1]
Length: 101 metres
Beam: 11.5 metres
Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines, 12,800 bhp (9,540 kW), 2 shafts
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
Range: 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement: 70
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 1 × Racal Decca 2459 search radar
  • 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 HAL Chetak

INS Subhadra (P51) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.[2]

INS Subhadra has been used as a test bed for the Dhanush ship-launched ballistic missile and associated stabilization and launch platform.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class, indiannavy.nic.in, 2011-10-20
  3. India test fires ship-based nuclear-capable missile, SpaceDaily.com, 25 November 2015
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