Goa Shipyard Limited hands over new patrol vessel to Indian Navy

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Goa Shipyard Limited hands over new patrol vessel to Indian Navy (INS Sunayna)

PANAJI: Goa shipyard limited on Monday delivered the second of the new 105-metre class of naval offshore patrol vessel (INS Sunayna) to the Indian Navy.

R Adm (retd) Vineet Bakhshi, VSM, chairman and managing director, Goa shipyard limited handed the vessel to Cdr Aftab Ahmed Khan, commanding officer designate, "INS SUNAYNA" in a simple ceremony in Goa.

The vessel is the largest offshore patrol vessel of the Indian Navy and the largest constructed by Goa shipyard limited. The vessel will help the Indian Navy for undertaking ocean surveillance and surface warfare operations in order to prevent infiltration and transgression of maritime sovereignty. This vessel is suitable for monitoring sea lines of communication, defence of offshore oil installations and other critical offshore national assets. Besides, the vessel can be deployed for escorting high value ships and fleet support operations, a Goa shipyard press release said.

Designed and built by Goa shipyard limited, the warship is the culmination of many years of in-house design development and ship build techniques. The first of the series of new 105-metre class of NOPV "INS SARYU" was earlier handed over to the Indian Navy by Goa shipyard on December 21, 2012 and a 90-metre OPV "CGS VAIBHAV" was handed to the Indian coast guard on March 31, 2013.

Goa shipyard limited hands over new patrol vessel to Indian navy - The Times of India

 

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INS Saryu the lead ship of her class.

Source:
Broadsword: INS Saryu, the first Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV), joins the Indian Navy

 

[SajeevJino]

Glad to see the Ships Within 5 years the GSL completed two 2300 tons Offshore patrol Vessel ..Good to Go for More Orders and Look for Export Orders

Check out Her Arms

She is crewed by eight officers and 105 sailors. She is armed with an Italian-made OTO Melara 76-millimetre (3.0 in) gun; two Russian-made AK-630 six-barrelled 30-millimetre (1.2 in) close-in weapon systems (CIWS), and six self-protection chaff launchers, all of which are controlled by an on-board electro-optic fire-control system.[13] She also has navigational and early warning radars, and an integrated electronic warfare system. She carries two rigid inflatable fast-motor boats alongside a multi-role helicopter like the HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Saryu_%28P57%29

 

[ramakrishna]

The Saryu Class Naval Offshore Patrol Vessels, An in-house design for INS which accommodates 118 Crew members. I read that the offshore patrol vessel can conduct a range of missions, including maritime patrol, ocean surveillance and overseeing the sea lines of communication.

Kudos to Indian Navy ...

 

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INS Sunayna, largest naval offshore patrol vessel, commissioned

To be soon deployed on anti-piracy operations in Gulf of Aden

The Indian Navy inducted into service its largest offshore patrol vessel (OPV), INS Sunayna, at the Southern Naval Command here on Tuesday.

Vice-Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the command who commissioned the 105-metre long ship, designed and built by the public sector Goa Shipyard, told the media that the OPV added to the command's teeth and that it would soon be deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.

Commending Goa Shipyard for delivering a state-of-the-art vessel — which displaces 2,200 tonnes and is fitted with the most advanced communication, navigation and electronic warfare equipment besides a 76-mm SRGM (Super Rapid Gun Mount), and close-in weapon system (CIWS) — the Vice-Admiral said with an endurance of 6,000 nautical miles, the vessel was ideal to carry out a range of maritime security operations including anti-piracy patrol, anti-poaching campaigns and monitoring of the vital sea lines of communication along the Indian Ocean. It was to the yard's credit that the vessel was delivered with zero work pending, he said.

The mandate of the Navy was to secure national interest in the Indian Ocean Region, a vital theatre of strategic importance, and INS Sunayna would strengthen the force's capability to attain this, he said, adding the vessel would see extensive deployment around the Lakshadweep archipelago as well.

Commander Aftab Ahmed Khan will be the commissioning commanding officer of INS Sunayna, which will have a complement of eight officers and 105 sailors.

The NOPV — the second in the class after INS Saryu was added to the naval inventory in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands earlier this year — is expected to bridge the crucial gap in the Southern Naval Command's long-endurance patrol capability in the wake of the conversion of OPV INS Sujata into a cadet training vessel over a year ago. The vessel can embark an advanced light helicopter (ALH) or a Chetak search and rescue helicopter.

Two more vessels of the class, under construction at Goa Shipyard, would be delivered to the Navy between this year-end and mid-2014, said Commodore (Retd) Prabhat Shrivastava, Director (Corporate Planning, Projects and Business Development) of Goa Shipyard.

Keywords: INS Sunayna, Gulf of Aden, offshore patrol vessel, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean region, Goa shipyard, anti-piracy operations

INS Sunayna, largest naval offshore patrol vessel, commissioned - The Hindu

 

[Sridhar]

From above link

 

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Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sunayna commissioned

KOCHI: INS Sunayna, the second of the Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel class of ship, was commissioned by Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command.

The vessel, to be based here under Southern Naval Command, has been built at the Goa Shipyard Limited and will meet the increasing ocean surveillance and patrolling requirements of the Indian Navy.

The warship 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.

Speaking on the occasion, Vice Admiral Soni said the shipbuilding process continues to be one of the most challenging tasks starting from design to integration of diverse equipment, prior final setting to work and delivery of a seaworthy combat platform.

Two diesel engines propel INS Sunayna and enables it to achieve speeds in excess of 25 knots. The ship also has an automatic power management system and is fitted with the latest Navigation, Communication and Electronic Support Systems.

INS Sunayna can also carry a helicopter. Commander Aftab Ahmed Khan, the Commanding Officer of the ship leads a crew of 8 officers and 108 sailors.

Later speaking to reporters, the Vice Admiral said the ship was ready to fight piracy. 'We see deployment of Sunayana in the Gulf of Eden in the near future', he said.

Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sunayna commissioned - The Economic Times

 

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Later speaking to reporters, the Vice Admiral said the ship was ready to fight piracy. 'We see deployment of Sunayana in the Gulf of Eden in the near future', he said.

Typo or alternate spelling of Aden?

 

[Ash]

Typo or alternate spelling of Aden?

That Gulf is anything but Eden

 

[Abhijeet Dey]

Good. After completing the rest of the ships in OPV category GSL should start building AIP equipped submarines since Indian Navy is having a shortage of submarines.

 

[jmj_overlord]

Good. After completing the rest of the ships in OPV category GSL should start building AIP equipped submarines since Indian Navy is having a shortage of submarines.

i agree with you. Anyway this will be another milestone in indian navy's path to become a blue water navy.....

 

[Dinesh_Kumar]

@Decklander

Sir, can we modify this platform for same functions as a destroyer? It can certainly hold a helicopter, and fitment of HUMSA Sonar and a CIWS / Akash SAM system can give a bubble of Air Defence.

Context being: Kolkota Class taking 10 + years, while these type of vessels can be stamped out in 2-3 years, even open avenues for L&T. Speed of 15 knot acceptable, endurance increased by replenishment at sea. Well?

 

[Decklander]

@Decklander

Sir, can we modify this platform for same functions as a destroyer? It can certainly hold a helicopter, and fitment of HUMSA Sonar and a CIWS / Akash SAM system can give a bubble of Air Defence.

Context being: Kolkota Class taking 10 + years, while these type of vessels can be stamped out in 2-3 years, even open avenues for L&T. Speed of 15 knot acceptable, endurance increased by replenishment at sea. Well?

these ships have swing role weapons fit. They are more of support vessels than actual man of war. They can help as weapon supply ships, troop transport and also hospital ship. making every ship a destroyer or frigate is not good as the weapons and associated stuff takes away lot of space.

 

[Bheeshma]

They can be upgraded to Light frigate configuration but not a destroyer. Can throw 8 SAM's and maybe 4 inclined SSM's like Uran on them. Ofcourse the chopper can carry Dunking sonar, torps or Uran missiles.