INS Sunayna (P57)

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.[4]

INS Sunayna at sea.
History
India
NameINS Sunayna
NamesakeSumitra[1]
Operator Indian Navy
BuilderGoa Shipyard Limited
Launched14 November 2009
Commissioned15 October 2013
IdentificationPennant number: P57[2]
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSaryu-class patrol vessel
Tonnage2,200 tonnes (2,200 long tons; 2,400 short tons)
Length105 m (344 ft)
PropulsionTwo KOEL/Pielstick Diesel engines
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
ComplementEight officers and 108 sailors
Armament
  • 76-mm super rapid gun mount
  • close-in weapon system
  • Chaff launchers[3]

Service history

The keel laying of the ship was done on 25 September 2007, it was launched on 14 November 2009,[5] was delivered to the navy for sea trials on 3 September 2013,[6][7] and got commissioned into active service on 15 October 2013 at Kochi, her home port.[6][7]

She will be deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.[8]

In June 2018 she was deployed to Yemen's Socotra island as part of "Operation Nistar", an HADR mission to evacuate around 38 stranded Indian nationals in/around Socotra, after a cyclone hit the area.[9]

INS Sunaya, along with INS Chennai, was sent to the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in June 2019 to protect Indian shipping interests amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.[10]

See also
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References
  1. https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-daily-current-affairs/prelims-pointers/ins-sunayna/
  2. "Offshore Patrol Vessel - Sukanya Class". Indian Navy. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. "INS Sunayna to Extend SNC's Reach". Press Information Bureau. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. "INS Sunayna commissioned to enhance Indian navy's prowess". The Indian Express. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. Navy launches patrol vessel
  6. "Goa shipyard limited hands over new patrol vessel to Indian navy," Times of India 2 September 2013
  7. "Goa Shipyard hands over patrol vessel to Navy". The Hindu. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  8. "INS Sunayna commissioned". Business Standard. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  9. "Navy sends ship to Socotra island in Yemen to rescue 38 stranded Indians". The Times of India. PTI. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  10. "India warships sent to strategic Gulf waters: Navy".
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