INS Suvarna (P52)
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Name | INS Suvarna |
Launched | 22 August 1990 |
Commissioned | 4 April 1991 |
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 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Suvarna (P52) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.[1]
INS Suvarna has been modified for use as a test bed for the launch of the ship-based Dhanush short-range ballistic missile.
On 19 April 2021, INS Suvarna, while on a surveillance patrol in the Arabian Sea, seized narcotics worth ₹3000 crore being transported on a fishing vessel.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Sukanya Class, Saryu Class, Karwar Class - Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ DelhiApril 19, Manjeet Negi New; April 19, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 17:01. "Indian Navy ship seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 crore from fishing vessel in Arabian Sea". India Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Mega bust: Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth over Rs 3,000 crore in Arabian Sea". The Week. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 cr from fishing vessel in Arabian Sea". ZEE5 News. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Indian Navy ship seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 cr in Arabian Sea: Govt sources". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 crore from fishing vessel". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Indian Navy seizes narcotics worth Rs 3,000 cr from fishing vessel in Arabian Sea". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Categories:
- Sukanya-class patrol vessels
- Naval ships of India
- 1990 ships
- Indian military stubs
- Naval ship stubs