INS Sudarshini
INS Sudarshini (A77) en-route to Sri Lanka | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Name | INS Sudarshini |
| Namesake | Sundari Nanda |
| Owner | Indian Navy |
| Builder | Goa Shipyard Limited |
| Launched | 25 January 2011 |
| Commissioned | 27 January 2012 |
| Home port | Kochi, Southern Naval Command |
| Identification | |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Three-masted barque |
| Displacement | 513 tons |
| Length | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Beam | 8.53 m (28.0 ft) |
| Height | 34.5 m (113 ft) (mainmast above waterline) |
| Draught | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
| Installed power | 320 hp (240 kW) per engine |
| Propulsion | 2 Kirloskar Cummins diesel engines |
| Sail plan | Barque rig (1035 m2 sail area) |
| Complement | 61 |
INS Sudarshini is a sail training ship built by Goa Shipyard for the Indian Navy. The ship is a sister ship of INS Tarangini which was commissioned in 1997. "Sudarshini" means "beautiful lady Sundari" after the younger half-sister of Buddha. The ship was designed by Colin Mudie, a naval architect and yacht designer from the United Kingdom.