INS Subhadra (P51) is a Sukanya class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy.[2]
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| Name | INS Subhadra |
| Namesake | Subhadra |
| Commissioned | 25 January 1990 |
| 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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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 HAL Chetak |
INS Subhadra has been used as a test bed for the Dhanush ship-launched ballistic missile and associated stabilization and launch platform.[3]
Service history
editOperation Sankalp
editINS Subhadra played a crucial role in the rescue of 17 sailors from the former-MV Ruen as she, along with INS Kolkata, P-8I Neptune patrol aircraft, SeaGuardian drones and MARCOS Commandos air-dropped from an IAF C-17 Globemaster III .The ship managed to capture 35 pirates in a mammoth 40 hour operation about 700 miles from Indian Coastlines.[4][5][6][7]
References
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- ^ a b "Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class". Indiannavy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ Indian Naval Ships-OPV-Sukanya Class Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, indiannavy.nic.in, 2011-10-20
- ^ India test fires ship-based nuclear-capable missile, SpaceDaily.com, 25 November 2015
- ^ "Navy forces Somali pirates to surrender; rescues 17 hostages". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Indian navy recaptures Somali pirate ship and frees crew". The Guardian. 17 March 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Indian navy captures ship from Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Indian navy rescues hijacked vessel MV Ruen from 35 pirates; all crew-members safe". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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