INS Nirdeshak (2022)

For other ships with the same name, see INS Nirdeshak.

Nirdeshak during launch
History
India
NamesakeNirdeshak
BuilderGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Yard number3026
Launched26 May 2022
Acquired8 October 2024
Commissioned18 December 2024
IdentificationPennant number: J19
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeSandhayak-class survey vessel
Displacement3,400 tonnes (3,346 long tons)
Length110 m (360 ft 11 in)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) to 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • Survey Motor Boats (SMBs)
  • Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs)
Complement231
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
  • Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
  • Multi Beam Echo Sounders
ArmamentCRN 91 naval gun
Aircraft carried1 × HAL Dhruv MK.3 Navy helicopter
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

INS Nirdeshak (Hindi: निर्देशक lit. director) is the second ship of her class of survey ships. It is a hydrographic survey ship built by GRSE for the Indian Navy. The ship inherits the same name as that of a previous survey vessel which served the Navy until December 2014.

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