INS Sunayna (P57)

INS Sunayna
History
India
Name: INS Sunayna
Operator:  Indian Navy
Builder: Goa Shipyard Limited
Commissioned: 15 October 2013
Identification: Pennant number: P57[1]
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Saryu-class patrol vessel
Tonnage: 2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons; 2,400 short tons)
Length: 105 m (344 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:
  • 76-mm super rapid gun mount
  • close-in weapon system
  • Chaff launchers[2]

INS Sunayna is the second Saryu-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy, designed and constructed indigenously by the Goa Shipyard Limited. 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]

Service history

The keel laying of the ship was done on 25 September 2007, it was launched on 14 November 2009,[4] was delivered to the navy for sea trials on 3 September 2013,[5][6] and got commissioned into active service on 15 October 2013 at Kochi, her home port.[5][6]

She will be deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Offshore Patrol Vessel - Sukanya Class". Indian Navy. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "INS Sunayna to Extend SNC's Reach". Press Information Bureau. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "INS Sunayna commissioned to enhance Indian navy's prowess". The Indian Express. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Navy launches patrol vessel
  5. 1 2 "Goa shipyard limited hands over new patrol vessel to Indian navy," Times of India 2 September 2013
  6. 1 2 "Goa Shipyard hands over patrol vessel to Navy". The Hindu. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "INS Sunayna commissioned". Business Standard. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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