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|Ship caption=Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel INS ''Astradharini'' in [[Visakhapatnam]], 2015.}}
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|Ship type= Torpedo launch and recovery vessel<ref name=intoday/>
|Ship displacement= {{convert|650|t|ST}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2015/10/astradharini-to-speed-up-weapon.html| title=ASTRADHARINI TO SPEED UP WEAPON DEVELOPMENT |publisher=Indian Defence News |date= |accessdate=2015-10-24}}</ref>
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'''INS ''Astradharini''''' ("Weapon-holder", from {{lang-sa|अस्त्र}} ''astraa'', "Weapon" and धारिणी ''dhārini'', "holder") (translated as "she who keeps weapons") is an indigenously designed and built torpedo launch and recovery vessel built by Shoft Shipyard for the [[Indian Navy]]. She was commissioned to Navy Service on 6 October 2015 at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. After commissioning, the ship entered the [[Eastern Naval Command]].

==Purpose==
The vessel is a replacement of ''[[Astravahini-class torpedo recovery vessel| INS Astravahini]]'' that was built by Goa Shipyard Limited and P.S. and Company for the Indian Navy. It was decommissioned on 17 July 2015 after 31 years of service. INS Astradharini will be used to carry out the technical trials of underwater weapons and systems like torpedoes and mines.<ref name=intoday/><ref name=commisionthehindu/>

==See also==
*[[List of active Indian Navy ships]]

==References==
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