PANAJI: INS Sumedha, the latest induction into the Indian Navy, arrived here on Sunday, after being commissioned at Goa Shipyard Limited on March 7 by Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.
Sumedha is the third ship of the indigenous new-generation offshore patrol vessel (NOPV) project to be inducted into the Indian Navy, and the first to join the Eastern Fleet. Designed and built at the Goa Shipyard Limited, the ship demonstrates the immense potential of the country's indigenous ship building capability, said the Navy.
The primary role of the ship is EEZ surveillance, anti-piracy patrols, fleet support operations, maritime security to off-shore assets and escort operations for high value assets. The ships weapon and sensor outfit includes a SRGM 76.2 mm gun, close in weapon systems, latest navigational and early warning radars and an integrated ESM system, an official release here on Sunday stated.
The ship is also equipped with two rigid inflatable fast motorboats and is capable of carrying a helicopter on board. The ship is propelled by two of the largest diesel engines of their type to be inducted in the Indian Navy and is capable of achieving high speeds. The entire propulsion and power management of the ship is controlled electronically by an automatic power management system, the release added.
INS Sumedha is commanded by Commander Anand E Kulkarni, a gunnery specialist, and is manned by a crew of nine officers and about 100 sailors.
On arrival at Visakhapatnam, the ship was accorded a warm reception by senior officers of the Command and families of the crew. The ship will now form a part of the Eastern Fleet and will augment the off-shore surveillance and maritime capability off the eastern seaboard.
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