INS Sumitra (P59)
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| History | |
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 India
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| Name: | INS Sumitra |
| Operator: |
Indian Navy |
| Builder: | Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Laid down: | 28 April 2010 |
| Launched: | 6 December 2010 |
| Commissioned: | 4 September 2014 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Saryu class patrol vessel |
| Tonnage: | 2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons; 2,400 short tons) |
| Length: | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Beam: | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Two KOEL/Pielstick Diesel engines |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Complement: | Eight officers and 108 sailors |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 × HAL Dhruv or 1 × HAL Chetak |
INS Sumitra is the fourth and last Saryu class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited.[2] It is the presidential yacht of India. It is designed to undertake fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of sea lines of communications and offshore assets and escort duties.[3][4]
Construction
The keel of INS Sumitra was laid at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) on 28 April 2010, and she was launched on 6 December 2010. During her construction at GSL, she was known as Yard 1211.[5][6]
Service history
INS Sumitra completed her sea trials and was handed over to the Indian Navy on 18 July 2014,[2] and was commissioned into the fleet by the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan on 4 September 2014 in Chennai. She will operate under the Eastern Naval Command and conduct maritime surveillance and coastal security missions. Her first Commanding Officer is Commander Milind Mokashi.[7]
Operation Raahat
On 30th March 2015, INS Sumitra and her crew rescued 350 Indian citizens stranded in Yemen, by evacuating them from the Yemeni port of Aden to Djibouti across the Red Sea. This rescue was part of Operation Raahat. Sumitra was diverted from her anti-piracy patrol in the Lakshadweep region to join the operation while Saudi Arabia-led forces were conducting air strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
Two other navy ships INS Mumbai (D62) and INS Tarkash (F50) were also part of this operation, along with two C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force, two Airbus A-320 aircraft from Air India and passenger liners MV Kavaratti and MS Coral. The operations were overseen by Retd Gen VK Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India.
See also
References
- ↑ "INS Sunayna to Extend SNC’s Reach". Press Information Bureau. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Goa Shipyard Limited delivers INS Sumitra to Indian Navy". The Times of India. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "INS Sunayna commissioned to enhance Indian navy’s prowess". The Indian Express. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ↑ "Goa Shipyard Ltd delivers offshore patrol vessel to Navy". Business Standard. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "INS Sumitra: Goa Shipyard Launches Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV)". Marine Buzz. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "‘Sumitra' inducted into navy". The Hindu. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Navy's largest patrolling vessel INS Sumitra commissioned". The Economic Times. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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