INS Investigator (J15)
INS Investigator at sea | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | INS Investigator |
| Builder | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers |
| Launched | 8 August 1987 |
| Commissioned | 1990 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sandhayak-class survey ship |
| Type | Hydrographic survey ship |
| Displacement | 1,929 long tons (1,960 t) full |
| Length | 87.8 m (288 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 12.8 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | |
| Complement | 18 officers + 160 enlisted |
| Armament | Bofors 40 mm gun |
| Aircraft carried | HAL Chetak helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
INS Investigator (J15) (Hindi: अन्वेषक) is the fourth ship in the Sandhayak class, and operates as a hydrographic survey ship in the Indian Navy's Andaman and Nicobar Naval Command. Investigator is equipped to prepare marine charts and electronic maps for the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS). It can provide humanitarian aid and disaster-management support, and can be quickly converted into a hospital ship; the ship is equipped with an operating theater and associated equipment to deal with medical emergencies at sea.