Nistar-class diving support vessel
Nistar personnel performing Yoga | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) |
| Operators | Indian Navy |
| Cost | |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Diving support vessel |
| Displacement | 9,350 t (9,202 long tons) |
| Length | 118.4 m (388 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 22.8 m (74 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engine |
| Complement | 1 × Deep-submergence rescue vehicle |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 1 × EW Suite |
| Armament | 2 × 30 mm/65 AK-630 CIWS |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × 15 t (15 long tons) helicopter. |
The Nistar class is a series of two diving support vessels being built by Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) for the Indian Navy. The deal was signed on 20 September 2018 with the delivery of the ships is scheduled to commence from July 2023. The primary role of the vessels to support the Indian Navy's submarine fleet and meet various operational requirements such as submarine rescue, deep sea diving operations, sustained patrolling, non combatant evacuation operations and search and rescue (SAR). The induction of the vessels helps the Indian Navy to prioritize submarine operations in the Indo-Pacific.